Graham, G.G. & Primavesi, A.L. Roses of Great Britain and Ireland. BSBI Handbook No. 7.
1st. Ed. Pub. BSBI. 1993 pp.208 with b/w. illus. and dist. maps. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
Twelve native and eight introduced species are described and illustrated, and 83 hybrids are described. The illustrations show, in each case, fruiting twigs and details of stems, leaves and hips. The 32 distribution maps cover the native species and selected hybrids.
£17.50 [ref: 72262]
Gray, L. (Ed.). Flowering Plants. A Concise Pictorial Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2011 pp.288 with col. illus. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback. In-print at £19.99.
This book graphically illustrates over 100 of the most important plant families that shape our lives and environment, taken from the classic reference Flowering Plant Families of the World by V. H. Heywood, R. K. Brummitt, A. Culham and O. Seberg. Both as an illustration of the breathtaking beauty of plants and as an introduction to the science behind flowering plants, this concise pictorial guide provides a handy reference.
£9.50 [ref: 67984]
Grey-Wilson, C. &. Cribb, P. Guide to the Flowers of Western China.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2011 pp.vi, 642 over 2,000 col. photos & maps. Small 4to. Owner’s name to ffep and half-title. Fine hardback.
China's rich flora is unrivalled in temperate latitudes of the world, with 30,000 species of plants. Nowhere is this floral richness better seen than in the west of the country.
£35.00 [ref: 71873]
Grieve, B.J. How to Know Western Australian Wildflowers. Part 2: Dicotyledons (Amaranthaceae to Lythraceae). A Key to the Flora of the Extratropical Regions of Western Australia.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Univ. Western Australia Press / Wildflower Society of Western Australia. 1988 pp.xv, 731 with col. photos & text figs. Large 8vo. Ownership insc. in pencil to ffep. Nr. fine hardback.
This revised edtion of Part II, like all books in the series, is designed for quick and easy identification with simple, straightforward drawings for most species.
£15.00 [ref: 65828]
Harlow, W.M. Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Dover. 1959 pp.106, with b/w. photos. & illus. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
The fruit key is for trees of the Northeastern USA. The twig key is for deciduous woody plants of Eastern North America.
£3.50 [ref: 53712]
Harrap, Simon. A Pocket Guide to the Orchids of Britain and Ireland.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2016 pp.255 with colour photographs and colour maps. Small 8vo. New softback.
This new Pocket Guide covers all 56 species of British and Irish orchids, with concise text, colour photographs and accurate range maps based on maps compiled by the Biological Records Centre.
£14.99 [ref: 53647]
Hayward, J. A New Key to Wild Flowers.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Uni. Press. 1995 pp.278 with line drawings throughout. Large 8vo. Nr. fine ringbound softback. Latest edition.
£12.50 [ref: 58509]
Huxley, Anthony & Taylor, William. Flowers of Greece and the Aegean.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Hogarth Press. 1989 pp.vi, 185 with colour photos. and b/w. illus. 8vo. Softback. Some spotting and marking to fore-edges. VG.
£5.00 [ref: 63019]
Jahns, H.M. Collins Guide to the Ferns, Mosses and Lichens. of Britain and Northern and Central Europe.
1st. Eng. Ed. Pub. Collins. 1983 pp.272 with colour photos. throughout. 8vo. Some spotting to top-edge of text block and boards a little sunned o/w. a fine hardback.
Highly recommended. Describes over 750 species, concentrating upon those that the reader is likely to encounter and be able to identify without the use of a microscope.
£35.00 [ref: 70205]