Carruthers, Leslie & Ronald Ginns

Echeverias: A Guide to Cultivation and Identification

John Bartholomew & Son Ltd. Edinburgh, 1973. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9780851529080 It is not only succulent enthusiasts who are taking up the cultivation of these colourful plants. Certain species with showy flowers have long been offered by the trade as houseplants. Many of the new hybrids have such brilliantly coloured rosettes that they are in considerable demand for house decoration. Species are very numerous and new ones are being continually introduced. The same applies to hybrids. Unfortunately many are being grown under wrong names. The authors have carefully gone into these matters and have endeavoured to include all those varieties introduced into this country up to 1971. The book is non-botanical and should serve as a useful introduction for all those interested in the cultivation of these lovely plants. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 110 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket front inner flap corner-clipped. Gilt titles spine. brown clothe; illustrated by colour photo's. & b/w. drawings. Includes appendices, bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Gardening; Succulents; House Plants; Pot Plants; Gardening. ISBN: 0851529089. ISBN/EAN: 9780851529080. Inventory No: 3107.

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Donald, John (Editor)

Ashingtonia. Volumes 1 and 2 (Cacti & Succulents)

Journal Hollygate Nurseries, Ashington, Sussex, 1973-1977. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Black Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Ashingtonia was a bi-monthly journal, based on the reference collection of succulents at Hollygate Nurseries, extending its work to the research botanist and serious student, the amateur and the connoisseur. Volume 1 has 12 issues, July 1973 to May 1975. Volume 2 has 10 issues, July 1975 to May/June 1977. The journal is illustrated with colour photo's. and with botanical drawings and distribution maps. The two volumes, together with the 56 page botanical index & species catalogue for cactaceae, are bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to the spine. Size: Oblong 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216 + 56 pages. Item Type: Journal. No Dust Jacket as published. Gilt titles spine. Includes extensive index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Gardening; Cacti; Succulents; Cactaceae; Natural History & Resources. Inventory No: 5260.

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Gray, Ronald

Cambridge Gardens

Pevensey Press, Cambridge, 1984. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth), Illustrated by: Ernest Frankl (photo's.). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. 9780907115205 b/w. map endpapers; The gardens of Cambridge have been praised for centuries in written records that begin with Celia Fiennes in 1697 and continue with tributes from Thomas Gray, Wordsworth, Tennyson, Henry James and many others, yet this is the first book about them. Their range is astonishing: from formal gardens reminiscent of Hidcote and Sissinghurst to the famous lawns of the Backs, from scientific collections of mulleins and insectivorous plant to wildernesses and beech­shadowed pools, from a pets' cemetery in what was once a monastery to a 350-year-old mulberry tree. They afford walks of all lengths from five minutes to several hours, and one could spend a whole holiday fortnight visiting them arid still discover riches galore next time. Tourists, gardeners, botanists, Cambridge citizens and anyone who enjoys getting to know not only a garden's trees, shrubs and flowers but also something of its purpose, design and historical associations will find this book a tempting invitation to exploration, and an ideal companion and guide. The opening chapter explains the development of the many green and flowering spaces, open and enclosed, that give Cambridge its special character (and make it so different from Oxford). A description of each of the established college gardens is followed by a tour of the University Botanic Garden, and the book ends with a mention of some of the areas in the care of the City Parks Department that contribute to make Cambridge a garden city. The author of the text, Ronald Gray, Vice-Master of Emmanuel College, has enjoyed these gardens for almost forty years, and has an unrivalled knowledge of them as a whole. His lively account is matched in 60 full colour photographs by Ernest Frankl, Senior Tutor of Trinity Hall, whose eye for the classic views and unexpected delights of Cambridge is well known. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 81 pages. Dust Jacket is in very good condition but with tiny closed tear at top of spine;. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Gilt titles spine & front. Multiple copies available this title. green cloth; illustrated by colour photo's.. Illustrator: Ernest Frankl (photo's.). Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Botany; Cambridge University; East Anglia; England; Genealogy & Local History. ISBN: 0907115209. ISBN/EAN: 9780907115205. Inventory No: 2610.

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Greenfield, Ian

Turf Culture

Leonard Hill Ltd., London, 1862. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The value of grass has been recognized from prehistoric times and the twentieth-century may well be seeing more intensive study of grass and grassland economy than any that preceded it. Within the past 100 years the aesthetic value of grass for pleasure and sport has also gradually gained recognition. Here we have a book which delves deeply into the scientific side of grass culture and it is doubtful whether any more comprehensive account of turf composition and weed and pest control in many parts of the world, has ever appeared in Great Britain. The author discusses a wide range of soils found in many countries and argues that there is scope for future correlation between soil types and crops. With increasing emphasis. on recreation during the post-war years, the development of sports facilities involving the provision of high-class turf has become of prime importance. The application of scientific principles to turf production has obvious value, but little attempt has been made in previous works to describe and correlate scientific developments relating to turf culture in a form intelligible to both the scientist and the practical man. In this book the relevant scientific principles and developments have been described and applied with their implications in terms of practical results. The book has been designed to cater for the needs of the professional groundsman, the amateur and the student, all of whom are interested in the provision of high quality turf for either sports or ornamental purposes. To rear 5 pages of contemporary grass related adverts. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv + 364 + 5. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Gilt titles spine. brown marks from adhesive tape oninside of overs. green cloth; illustrated by b/w. drawings with colour & b/w. photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Playing Fields; Lawns; Grassland; Farming & Rural Life. Inventory No: 4792.

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Jacobson, Hermann

A Handbook of Succulent Plants: Descriptions, Synonyms and Cultural Details for Succulents other than Cactaceae - 3 volume set in slip cases

Blandford, London, 1960. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Red Cloth). Very Good Condition/slip cases fair. Illustrated by 1,617 b/w photos. & drawings plus three b/w. maps. Volume One: Titles; Contents list, Preface; A Short History of Succulent Plants; The Home of Succulent Plants; Form & Mode of Life; Uses of Succulent Plants; The Cultivation of Succulents; Enumeration of Succulent Plants; Succulent Plants & their Families Arranged Alphabetically from Abromeitiella to Euphorbia. Volume Two: Ficus to Zigophyllum. Volume Three: Mesembryanthemums (Ficoidaceae). First Thus. Size: Large Octavo. X + 489; 490 to 912; 913 to 912 + 3 . 3-volume set (complete). Previous owner's small name & address label inside front cpvers. Top edges red. Gilt titles on black panels spines. some rubbing to black titles panels on spine; some splitting to slip cases (now strengthened with clear tape) & small piece missing from top edge of one of them.. illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Over 3 kilos. Category: Gardening; Botany; Succulents; Plants; Natural History & Resources. Inventory No: 5261. This is a SET of books, therefore heavier than a standard volume, and will involve extra shipping charges..

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Macself, A J

Soils and Fertilizers. The Home Garden Books

Thornton Butterworth, London, 1932. Second Edition, Red Cloth, Illustrated by: Photo's & Drawings. Very Good/Fair. black titles spine & front; colour frontis. showing wireworm & other ground pests; illustrated throughout by sepia photo's. & b/w. drawings; the second & 'Popular' edition of this useful book for gardeners which deals with every aspect of soil improvement in a balanced way (without over-emphasis on chemical solutions) & tackles the needs of various soil types from sand to marsh in a language which is simple rather that technically scientific.a sound copy though with bumping to corners, a few margin notes in ink & previous owner's name-stamp to front endpaper; in an intact D/J. which has missing pieces at the spine-ends; including index - 224 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrator: Photo's & Drawings. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Gardening; Ecology; Gardening. Inventory No: GDN00003.

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Mowat, J.L. (Editor)

The Journal of The Scottish Rock Garden Club - Vol. VIII Part I - No.30 - April, 1962

Journal Scottish Rock Garden Club, Midlothian, Scotland, 1962. First Edition, Paper Covers, Illustrated by: Photo's. Very Good/N/A. illustrated by b/w. fontis. photo. & further 15 in mid-section; contents include following articles:- "Rock-Gardener's Alphabet"; "From the High Hills"; "Starting from Scratch"; "Confessions of a Rock-less Gardener"; "A Few Trilliums"; "Notes from My Garden" & "In Search of Daphne petraea" together with the usual letters; show reports & club business. A few minor margin notes; including adverts, section - 88 pages. THIS BOOKLET IS POST-FREE - any postal charges indicated will be reduced to nil. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Type: Journal. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Gardening; Scotland; Gardening. Inventory No: GDN00005.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Gardening/Rock Gardens/Scotland/Scottish Rock Garden Club Gardening; Scotland; Gardening. Photo's Unbranded Mowat, J.L. (Editor) The Journal of The Scottish Rock Garden Club - Vol. VIII Part I - No.30 - April, 1962 Gardening

Sealy & Gray, George & Ronald

Emmanuel College Buildings And Gardens

Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 1996. Second Impression, Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Near Fine Condition. inside covers have two beautiful colour illustrations of two of the larger trees in the college grounds & the rear cover shows a flower bed in the college gardens. The booklet gives the history of the buildings & gardens with b/w. plans of the college site & a number of diagrammatic plans of the various gardens with the positions of notable plants & trees marked thereon. The eight central pages have colour photo's. of both the buildings & gardens. with corrections. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 34 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Gardening; Cambridge University; Cambridge Colleges; Cambridge; England; Architecture. Inventory No: 2622.

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Smith, Guy N.

Tobacco Culture: A D.I.Y. Guide

The Spur Publications Company, Liss, Hampshire, 1977. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. This comprehensive guide to Tobacco Culture will be welcomed by all who smoke or take snuff. Pipe, cigarette and cigar smoking are all covered. The author has grown, cured and processed tobacco for more than 15 years. He has persevered and built on his experience which he now relates in this book. Starting with the basics of preparing the seed-bed, selection of the type of tobacco and the actual growing, the author goes into detail on how to produce an acceptable grade of tobacco, one which meets the precise requirements of the smoker/grower. It will be unique; specially grown, cured and processed to meet the needs of the individual. A major problem up to now has been the difficulty of obtaining suitable equipment for Pressing, Shredding and Curing the tobacco. The Author has faced the problem and invented or adapted suitable equipment which can be made by anyone who is a handyman. Suitable diagrams show the parts needed and the principles to apply to make all you need for producing your own tobacco. This book can be the start of an enjoyable hobby. There is no need for a large garden or special knowledge. Save money and yet develop your own special brand. Make your own cigarettes, smoke your own cigars, or, if your choice is the pipe, produce pipe tobacco. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi + 114. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Previous owner's inscription, lavish, in ink, to fep.. Gilt titles spine. green cloth; illustrated by b/w. drawings & photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Gardening; Tobacco; Tobacco Growing; Curing Tobacco; Crafts & Hobbies. Inventory No: 4592.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Gardening/ Hobbies/Tobacco/Snuff/Tobacco Curing//Tobacco Growing/Smoking Gardening; Tobacco; Tobacco Growing; Curing Tobacco; Crafts & Hobbies. Unbranded Guy N. Smith Tobacco Culture: A D.I.Y. Guide Tobacco Tobacco Growing Curing Tobacco Craf

Strong, Roy

A Small Garden Designer's Handbook.

Conran Octopus, London, 1987. First Edition, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. 9781850291107 red end-papers; The author looks at the many elements which make up a garden - paths, paving, steps, walls, hedges, fences, pergolas, arches, arbors, water, obelisks, sundials and statuary. There is a section on training plants and the book is extensively illustrated with photographs. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is in very good condition, without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Maroon titles spine & front. white cloth; illustrated by colour photo's. & drawings. Includes bibliography & index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Gardening; Garden Design; Landscape Architecture; Garden Planning; Architecture. ISBN: 1850291101. ISBN/EAN: 9781850291107. Inventory No: 4536.

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Keywords: BZDB227 Gardening/Garden Design/Architecture/Landscape Architecture/Garden Planning Gardening; Garden Design; Landscape Architecture; Garden Planning; Architecture. Unbranded ISBN: 1850291101 EAN: 9781850291107 Roy Strong A Small Garden Designer's Handb