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]

Leach, S.J. et al. Botanical Links in the Atlantic Arc.
Pub. BSBI. 2006 pp.336 plus 52 colour plates. Royal 8vo. New hardback. In-print at £24.99.
Comprises 45 papers and posters presented at the symposium ‘Botanical Links in the Atlantic Arc’ held in 2003. The symposium gave botanists the opportunity to celebrate the wild plants of the Atlantic coastal regions of Europe, and to consider a whole range of topics concerning their distribution, autecology, conservation and management.
£20.00 [ref: 32398]

Leon, Christine and Yu-Lin, Lin. Chinese Medicinal Plants, Herbal Drugs and Substitutes. An identification guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2017 pp.ix, 806 with many colour photos. 4to. New hardback. Highly recommended. RRP £110.00
A superb reference. Comprehensive and illustrated, the work is laid out to allow quick and easy cross-referencing of official and substitute species. Accessible to those without botanical training, it covers a wide range of herbal drugs, with a focus on varieties common in international trade and those recognized by Western medical associations.
£85.00 [ref: 52423]

Mabey, R. Food for Free.
New. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2007 pp.272 with colour illus. throughout. 8vo. A new softback. RRP £12.99
An absolute classic text for those interested in foraging.
£11.75 [ref: 53640]

Mabey, Richard. The Cabaret of Plants. Botany and the Imagination.
1st. Ed. Pub. Profile Books. 2015 pp.374 with colour illus. 8vo. New hardback in new dw. RRP £20.00.
'The Cabaret of Plants' celebrates the idea that plants are not simply 'the furniture of the planet', but vital, inventive, individual beings, worthy of respect - and that to understand this may be the best way of preserving life on Earth.
£15.00 [ref: 55676]

Macpherson, P. The Flora of Lanarkshire.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2016 pp.viii, 392 with 24 plates of colour photos., and dist. maps throughout. 4to. New hardback in new dw.
The first comprehensive Flora of the Vice-County of Lanarkshire and includes a detailed insight into past and present species.
£38.50 [ref: 54609]

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]

Maskew, Roger. The Flora of Worcestershire.
Pub. Maskew. 2014 pp.810 pages, over 500 colour photos and b/w. distribution maps. Royal 4to. A new hardback.
The Flora of Worcestershire is the first comprehensive account of the flora of the county since The Botany of Worcestershire by Amphlett and Rea in 1909.
£46.99 [ref: 47820]

Mathew, Brian (Ed.). Genus Cyclamen. In Science, Cultivation, Art and Culture.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2013 pp.574 with more than 700 colour photos., and illus. 4to. New hardback. RRP £90.00.
A celebration of Cyclamen. Practical information on cultivation and propagation is presented alongside the botany of all taxa, the history of Cyclamen and information on its use in botanical art, ceramics, pottery and more.
£65.00 [ref: 57365]

Miles, Archie. The British Oak.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Constable. 2016 pp.304 profusely illustrated with colour and b/w. photographs & illus. A new hardback in new dw. RRP £30.00.
Comprehensively explores the history, culture, topography and biology of the oak tree in Britain. Highly acclaimed.
£22.50 [ref: 50950]