Davis, T.D. et al. (Eds.). Adventitious Root Formation in Cuttings. Advances in Plant Sciences Series Volume 2.
1st. Ed. Pub. Dioscorides Press. 1988 pp.315 with b/w. figs., and tables. Large 8vo. A nr. fine hardback in fine dw., gently sunned.
The first comprehensive treatment of the striking of roots from above ground parts of plants.
£10.00 [ref: 56916]

de Rothschild, N. The Exbury Nerine Collection. The Catalogue of the Exbury / Vico nerines.
Pub. Blurb. 2010 pp.[44] with col. photos. throughout. Small 8vo. Fine hardback. Title page inscribed by the author Nicholas de Rothschild and Theo Herselman of Exbury Gardens. Scarce.
The definitive photographic catalogue of the nerine collection at Exbury in the UK. This is one of the finest collections of these plants in the world.
£17.50 [ref: 71604]

de Yarburgh-Bateson, Nina. Dried Flowers. The Art of Preserving and Arranging.
1st. Ed. Pub. Lutterworth Press. 1972. pp.169 with col. & b/w photos. 4to. Author’s signature to ffep. Nr. fine hardback in vg. dw. From the library of Peter Seabrook, horticulturalist, gardening writer and broadcaster, authenticated by his daughter, Alison Seabrook-Moore.
In this book the author describes the techniques she has evolved from years of experiment in pressing leaves, preserving flower-heads, varnishing seed-heads and drying grasses, mosses and lichens.
£10.00 [ref: 64389]

Dela-Croix, N. Britain’s Inspirational Gardens.
Pub. Garden Answers. 2004 pp.160 with colour photographs and other illus. A vg. copy in same dw.
£4.00 [ref: 40779]

Delamer, E.S. The Kitchen & Flower Garden.
New Ed. Pub. George Routledge. [1856] pp.viii, 184, viii, 181 with hand-col. frontis, b/w. text figs. Small 8vo. Hardback. AEG. Cords of two sections stretched o/w. contents fine. Original decorated cloth boards vg. plus. Scarce.
In two parts with the first concerning vegetable gardening and the second, flower growing.
£27.50 [ref: 70016]

Dennison, Matthew. Behind the Mask. The Life of Vita Sackville-West.
Pub. William Collins. 2015 pp.xix, 364 with colour and b/w. photos. 8vo. New softback.
A biography of Vita Sackville-West - the celebrated author and poet, and the recluse who found in nature and her garden at Sissinghurst Castle, solace from the contradictions of her extraordinary life.
£9.99 [ref: 54739]

Drysdale Woodcock, H. & Stearn, W.T. Lilies of the World.
Pub. Country Life. pp. 431 with plates and line drawings. VG. in now protected dw. which is lightly chipped in places.
£30.00 [ref: 31878]

Duggan, J. Plants in the Getty's Central Garden.
1st. Ed. Pub. Getty Publications. 2003 pp.ix, 148 with superb colour photos. throughout. 8vo. A fine softback.
Details the characteristics and growing habitats of nearly four hundred plants, each beautifully illustrated by noted garden photographer, Becky Cohen.
£10.00 [ref: 55102]

Duncan, G. Grow Bulbs. A Guide to the Cultivation and Propagation of Bulbs of South Africa and Neighbouring Countries.
2nd. Ed. Pub. SANBI. 2010 pp.v, 390 with col. photo. throughout. 8vo. Fine softback.
South Africa’s bulbous plants (geophytes) comprise approximately 2,100 species. This very significantly enlarged second edition provides an extensive selection of the best species to grow in a variety of conditions. Graham Duncan has a clear writing style and his text is very accessible.
£35.00 [ref: 71628]

Duncan, G. Grow Nerines. A guide to the species, cultivation and propagation of the Genus Nerine.
1st. Ed. Pub. Nat. Bot. Inst. Kirstenbosch. 2002 pp.76 with col. photos. throughout. 8vo. Nr. fine softback.
A very well illustrated guide. Graham Duncan is a South African botanist and specialist bulb horticulturalist at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa known for his expertise on Nerines.
£19.50 [ref: 71605]