Peterken, G. Meadows. British Wildlife Collection No. 2.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. British Wildlife Publishing. 2018 pp.431 with 250 colour & b/w. photos and illus. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £35.00.
Highly recommended. ‘Meadows’, the second volume of a major new series of books on British natural history, provides one of the most wide-ranging and eloquent treatments of this quintessential British habitat.
£32.00 [ref: 54852]

Polunin, Oleg & Stainton, Adam. Flowers of the Himalaya.
1st. Ed. 13th. Imp. Pub. Oxford India Paperbacks. 2018 pp.xxx, 580 with over 600 colour photos., plus b/w. illus. 8vo. A new softback. Latest edition.
An excellent reference which describes some 1,500 species found between 1,200m and 5,500m in the Himalayas. Details the finest plant-hunting areas and the best seasons to go. Over 1,000 species are illustrated.
£24.50 [ref: 55063]

Porley, Ron D. England’s Rare Mosses and Liverworts. Their history, ecology and conservation.
1st. Ed. Pub. WildGuides. 2013 pp.224 with colour photos. and dist. maps. 8vo. A new hdbk. Last three copies. RRP £24.95.
This is the first book dedicated to England’s rare and threatened mosses and liverworts, collectively known as bryophytes.
£22.95 [ref: 52867]

Pratt, E.A. The Wild Flowers of the Isle of Purbeck, Brownsea and Sandbanks and Wild Trees and Ferns. Where to find them and help with identification of similar species.
2nd. Rev. Ed. Pub. Brambleby Books. 2017 pp.316 with 32 colour photographic plates and 22 maps. 8vo. A new softback.
An essential companion on any ramblings in this wild-flower rich area of Dorset.
£18.00 [ref: 54035]

Presant, O.V. A Perfect Friend. The Life of Cumbrian Plant Hunter William Purdom.
1st. Ed. Pub. Hayloft Publishing. 2019 pp.176 with colour and b/w. photos., and maps. 8vo. New softback.
Purdom travelled to China where he explored many areas new to Europeans and he had a special rapport with the Chinese. To him they were simply friends. As well as searching for plants he carried with him photographic equipment and brought back unique images not only of plants but landscapes and people.
£19.50 [ref: 57350]

Pressel, S. et al. Mosses, Liverworts and Hornworts of Ascension Island.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces Publications. 2017 pp.vi, 137 with over 300 colour photos., and maps throughout. 8vo. A new softback.
A very well illustrated and informative guide, covering 87 species, including 60 mosses, 23 liverworts and 4 hornworts.
£12.95 [ref: 54604]

Preston, C.D. & Hill, M.O. Cambridgeshire’s Mosses & Liverworts. A Dynamic Flora.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2019 pp.vi, 326 with colour photos., figs., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. A new softback, gently knocked at top of spine. RRP £27.50.
Describes the current bryophyte flora of the vice-county, based on surveys undertaken between 2000 and 2018. Detailed accounts of the 341 species recorded from the county since 1660 are given and changes in its bryoflora are analysed.
£22.50 [ref: 58432]

Preston, C.D. & Hill, M.O. Cambridgeshire’s Mosses & Liverworts. A Dynamic Flora.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2019 pp.vi, 326 with colour photos., figs., and dist. maps. Large 8vo. New softback.
Describes the current bryophyte flora of the vice-county, based on surveys undertaken between 2000 and 2018. Detailed accounts of the 341 species recorded from the county since 1660 are given and changes in its bryoflora are analysed.
£27.50 [ref: 57285]

Pridgeon, A.M. et al. (Eds.). Genera Orchidacearum. Volume 1. General Introduction, Apostasioideae, Cypripedioideae.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. O.U.P. 2009 pp.xiv, 197 with colour and b/w. photos and other text illus. 4to. A new hardback in illus. boards, gently bumped to top-edge. RRP. 167.50
Genera are comprehensively described, including the complete nomenclature, distribution, anatomy, cultivation, economic uses, taxonomic notes, and a select bibliography.
£67.50 [ref: 54435]

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J. et al. Genera Orchidacearum. Volumes 1 to 6.
Pub. Oxford University Press. 2009-2014 Six volume set with colour photographs and line drawings. 8vo. New hardbacks. (Vols. 1 to 4 are first edition reprints; Vols. 5 and 6 are first edition). RRP £980.00.
The six volumes of ‘Genera Orchidacearum’ provide a complete, robust classification of orchids, descriptions of individual species, and cultivational information. The series, superbly illustrated with colour photographs and line drawings of all the genera, is an indispensable reference tool for scientists and for orchid breeders, collectors and enthusiasts.
£825.00 [ref: 54393]