Seddon, Mark and Shreeve, David. Great British Elms. The Remarkable Story of an Iconic Tree and It's Return from the Brink.
1st. Ed. Pub. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024 pp.224 with colour photos., throughout and one colour map. 4to. New hardback. RRP. £30.00.
A celebration of the British elm and positive hope for its future. Since the 1970s nearly all elms in the British Isles have proven to be susceptible to outbreaks of Dutch elm disease, with millions of trees lost. However, the elm was not lost forever. Among all this sudden death and destruction, unnoticed by many, some elms survived the onslaught. This is the story of their recovery.
£26.00 [ref: 68872]

Short, Philip. In Pursuit of Plants. Experiences of nineteenth & early twentieth century plant collectors.
1st. Ed. Pub. Timber Press. 2004 pp.xvi, 351 with col. & b/w. photos. and illus. Large 8vo. New hardback in new dw.
A fascinating insight into the hardships and endurance required by the early plant hunters in the search for their quarry. Seven chapters are dedicated to a geographical area - namely Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand, Europe, North America, Central & South America and the Oceans & Islands - with details then provided for plant collectors who worked in those areas.
£22.50 [ref: 36451]

Stewart, Joyce & Stearn, William T. The Orchid Paintings of Franz Bauer.
1st. Ed. Pub. Herbert. 1993 pp.160 with full-page colour and b/w. reproductions of Franz Bauer’s artwork. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw. RRP. £25.00. Out-of-print.
Franz Bauer, a contemporary of Redoute, is considered one of the great botanical artists. This is the first book to reproduce a collection of his works, and includes almost all his completed orchid paintings.
£20.00 [ref: 52971]

Streeter, David. Collins British Common Wild Flower Guide.
Amended. Ed. Pub. William Collins. 2015 pp.272 with many colour illus. throughout. 8vo. A new softback.
This guide is based on the comprehensive Collins Wild Flower Guide. It’s designed as an accessible field guide to the identification of those plants commonly found growing wild in the British Isles.
£14.99 [ref: 52420]

Streeter, David. et al. Collins Wild Flower Guide. The most complete guide to the wild flowers of Britain and Ireland.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Collins. 2016 pp.704 with many colour illus. 8vo. New softback. RRP £24.99.
Over 1,900 species described in this updated 2nd edition of the classic field guide.
£22.50 [ref: 50253]

Sunderland, Tony. Field Guide to the Rattans of Africa.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG Kew. 2009 pp.66 with colour photos. 8vo. Softback. New.
Identification guide to all 22 species found in Africa, their ecology and distribution, and their sustainable management. The first identification aid for the rattan palms of the entire continent. Species descriptions are based on leaf and stem characteristics and are illustrated with more than 120 colour photographs, line drawings and distribution maps.
£40.00 [ref: 56730]

Thorogood, C. (et al). Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Canary Islands.
1st. Ed. Pub. RBG, Kew. 2024 pp.v, 439 with col. photos. throughout. 8vo. 8vo. New softback. RRP £40.00.
This comprehensive and accessible field guide to the Canary Islands flowers covers more than 2,000 of the region's exceptionally diverse and important plants, from the most common species to local endemics. Each species profile includes nomenclature, description, dimensions, habitat, flowering times, and distribution.
£36.00 [ref: 69749]

Thorogood, Chris & Hiscock, Simon. Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2019 pp.vii, 272 with colour photos., and b/w. illus. throughout. 8vo. New softback. RRP £40.00.
The most comprehensive identification guide to the rich Mediterranean flora of the Algarve region of southern Portugal, including the Cape St. Vincent Peninsula National Park.
£36.00 [ref: 71341]

Thorogood, Chris & Hiscock, Simon. Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Algarve.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew Publishing. 2014 pp.vii, 272 with colour photos., line drawings and dist. maps. 8vo. New hardback. RRP £35.00.
This is the first comprehensive identification guide to the rich Mediterranean flora of the Algarve region of southern Portugal, including the Cape St. Vincent Peninsula National Park.
£31.50 [ref: 52422]

Thorogood, Chris. Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of the Western Mediterranean.
1st. Ed. Pub. Kew. 2016 pp.630 with many colour photos. and b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. New hardback. RRP £40.00. Highly recommended.
Encompasses southern Europe from the Portuguese Algarve in the west to Italy in the east, the islands (including the Balearic Islands, Corsica and Sardinia), and North Africa from Morocco in the west to Tunisia in the east.
£35.00 [ref: 52435]