Knapp, S. Potted Histories. An Artistic Voyage Through Plant Exploration.
Pub. Scriptum Editions. 2003 pp. 336 with colour plates throughout. 4to. New hardback. RRP £45.00.
This book covers how plants have adopted remarkable behaviours for survival in a variety of harsh habitats. It also tells the remarkable stories of the adventurous botanist explorers who braved disease, slave traders, war, jungles and other dangers to collect plants now commonly grown in our own gardens.
£25.00 [ref: 49911]

Koopowitz, H. Orchids and their Conservation.
1st. Ed. Pub. Batsford. 2001 pp. 176 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. A very nr. fine hardback in fine dw. Out-of-print.
Considers the natural history of orchids, threats to them, both in the natural environment and commercially, and how they can be conserved.
£12.00 [ref: 54498]

Korner, Christian. Alpine Treelines. Functional Ecology of the Global High Elevation Tree Limits.
1st. Ed. Pub. Springer. 2012 pp.xi, 220 with colour photos. Large 8vo. New hardback.
Christian Korner provides a global synthesis of the treeline phenomenon from sub-arctic to equatorial latitudes. He includes an account on treelines in the past and a section on global change effects on treelines, now and in the future.
£75.00 [ref: 57747]

Kuhn, Rolf. (et al). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean. Second Edition.
2nd. Ed. RBG, Kew. 2024 pp.ix, 462 with col. photos. & dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £40.00.
In this completely revised second edition, the authors have drawn on the latest scientific research to bring clarity to orchid identification and names, with an emphasis on the natural variability that exists in many wild species. This edition incorporates the latest updates in taxonomy. With over 2,000 colour photographs and new images, the book provides the reader with an accessible and easy-to-use identification guide to the natural variability seen in these orchids. The book covers orchids from Europe and the Mediterranean, extending to Turkey and the immediate near east of North Africa and Macaronesia.
£36.00 [ref: 69750]

Lambdon, Phil (et al.). Flowering Plants & Ferns of Ascension Island.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2023 pp.vi, with colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. 8vo. New softback.
In the most complete treatment yet, this field guide covers both acutely threatened natives and the chaotic panoply of new arrivals. It explores the island’s evolutionary significance, and its revealing insights into the impacts of humans on fragile ecosystems.
£28.50 [ref: 71338]

Lancaster, Roy. A Plantsman in Nepal.
Rev. Ed. Pub. Antique Collectors’ Club. 1995 pp.291 with 270 colour and 70 b/w. illus. and 2 maps within the text. A new hardback in new dw. RRP £35.00.
The accounts of the expedition were first published in 1981. This edition has updated nomenclature and an additional chapter on a subsequent visit to Nepal by the author.
£30.00 [ref: 44749]

Lawson, Rachel. The Tree Grower’s Guide. A Beginner's Guide to Identifying and Growing Trees from Seed, and Starting a Community Tree Nursery
1st. Ed. Pub. The Tree Council. 2023 pp.104 with colour illus. and photos. throughout. 8vo. New softback.
Growing a young tree from seed is a simple, satisfying act anybody can do almost anywhere. This readable, practical and beautifully illustrated book guides the reader through the essentials step-by-step for identifying, gathering and growing UK trees from seeds – whether in a few pots on a balcony to setting up a community tree nursery to grow a whole woodland or new hedgerow.
£10.99 [ref: 64278]

Mabey, R. Food for Free.
New. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 pp.272 with colour illus. throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £14.99.
An absolute classic text for those interested in foraging.
£13.50 [ref: 53640]

Mabey, Richard. Food for Free. 50th Anniversary Edition.
New. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2022 pp.xv, 272 with 16 colour plates. 8vo. New hardback in new dustwrapper. RRP £22.00.
Fully updated, 50th Anniversary, edition of the classic complete guide to the edible species of the UK that introduced foraging to generations of naturalists.
£20.00 [ref: 64014]

Marren, Peter. Mushrooms. The natural and human world of British fungi. British Wildlife Collection No. 1.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2012 pp.272 magnificently illustrated with colour photographs throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £35.00.
The first book in the British Wildlife series provides a new insight into the world of fungi. Written in his own inimitable style, it is a refreshingly candid view of the diversity of fungi and our relationship with this intriguing group, exploring such subjects as the naming of fungi, their importance in natural ecosystems, fungus forays and our ambivalent attitude to edible fungi, as well as recent efforts to record and conserve vulnerable species.
£31.50 [ref: 44803]