Calendula Horticultural Books
P.O. Box 1043
Anacortes, WA 98221
Tel: (360) 299-4516
Fax: (360) 293-7083
Contents:
General Gardening 1-58
Nursery Catalogs 59-66
Landscape Architecture 67-74
Vegetables 75-93
Plant Monographs 94-122
Roses 128-157
Pomology 158-212
Agriculture, Botany Wildflowers 213-254
Mushrooms 255-267
General Gardening
1. Armitage, Allan M. Ornamental Bedding Plants. Crop Production Series 4. UK 1994. 8vo. 175 pp with b/w illustrations. Paperback. As new. $ 65.95
2. Armitage, Allan M.
Specialty Cut Flowers. The production of annuals, perennials,
bulbs and woody plants for fresh and dried cut flowers. 1st ed.
Portland 1993. 8vo. 372 pp with some illustrations. Cloth w.dj. $ 18.95
3. Bailey, L. H. and Ethel Zoe Bailey Hortus Second. A Concise Dictionary of
Gardening, General Horticulture and Cultivated Plants in North America.
11th prtg NY 1960. 4to. 778 pp. Cloth w.dj. Good. $ 9.95
4. Bailey, Liberty Hyde and Ether Zoe
Hortus Third. A Concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the
United States and Canada. Revised and enlarged by the staff of the Bailey
Hortorium at Cornell University. 6th prtg. NY and London 1976. 4to.
xiv, 1290 pp with some text-diagrams. Cloth. The ultimate botanical reference,
accounting for 34,305 families, genera, and species. As new. $ 48.95
5. Baumgardt, John Philip Bulbs for Summer Bloom. Achimenes
to Zephyrathes. NY 1970. 232 pp with 125 ills. Cloth w.dj. $ 5.95
6. BeetonÕs Guide to Good Gardening The Garden and its Work for every Month
in the Year setting forth the best modes and means of restoring worn-out
garden grounds to its original fertility and freshness; the renovation and
regeneration of decayed and exhausted fruit trees; the theory of plant life and
growth; methods of propagation management of all kinds of fruit- bearing trees
and the gardenerÕs out-door work in every season. London 1890. 8vo. 940 pp with some b/w line drawing.
Paperback. $ 25.95
7. Bobbitt, Van; Art Antonelli; Carrie Foss; Roy Dadidson; Ralph Byther; Ray Maleike Pacific Northwest Landscape IPM Manual. 1st ed. WSU Puyallip, WA 1996. 4to. Ringbinder. 169; 39 pp. $ 14.95
8. Coley, Hilda M. Romance of Garden Flowers. London 1948. Lg 8vo. 158 pp with 42 illustrations. Cloth. $ 9.95
9. Cox, E. H. M. Wild Gardening. 1st ed. London 1929. Sm 8vo. Ix, 124 pp with 17 b/w photos. Cloth. $ 42.95
10. Coutts, J. All About Gardening. Revised ed. London 1935. 8vo. 384 pp with some b/w photos. Cloth. $ 5.95
11. Curtis, R. W. and Donald Wyman Ornamental Trees for New York State. Their Landscape Value and Care. Cornell Extension Bulletin. Ithaca 1934. 8vo. 32 pp with 4 b/w photos. Staple-bound. $ 4.95
12. Decker, Henry F. and Jane M. Lawn Care. A Handbook for Professionals. 1st ed. Englewood Cliffs 1988. Lg 8vo. Xv, 270 pp with diagrams. Hardcover. $ 42.95
13. Dreyer, Peter A Gardener Touched with Genius. The Life of Luther Burbank. 1st ed NY 1975. 8vo. 322 pp w. 9 b/w photos. Cloth (Front endpaper missing). X PL. $ 7.95
14. Elliott, R.C. (Editor) A Handbook of Rock Gardening. A Special Number of the Alpine Garden SocietyÕs Quarterly Bulletin. London 1964. 8vo. 104 pp with some diagrams. Wrappers. $ 4.95
15. Franklin, Jerry F. A Guide to Seedling Identification for 25 Conifers of the Pacific Northwest. PNW Forest and Range Exper. Station Sept 1961. Sm 8vo. Ringbinder. 65 pp with 27 photos. $ 9.95
16. Glenny, George
The Handbook to the Flower Garden and Greenhouse. 3rd edition. London 1855. 8vo. xii, 406
pp. Cloth w/decorative spine. Slight wear to outer joints of spine. $ 35.95
17. Graf, Alfred Byrd Tropica. Color Cyclopedia of Exotic
Plants and Trees from Tropics and Subtropics for Warm Region Horticulture and
in Cool Climate the Sheltered Indoors. 1st ed. E. Rutherford, NJ
1978. 4to. 1120 pp with 7000 colour photos. Cloth (rubbed and worn along the
edges). $ 139.95
18. Graf, Alfred Byrd Exotica. Series 4. International
Pictorial Cyclopedia of Exotic Plants from Tropical and Near-tropic Regions. A
Treasury of Indoor Ornamentals for Home, the Office, or Greenhouse Ð in Warm
Climates the Patio and the Garden Outdoors. E. Rutherford, NJ 1982. 4to. 2
volumes. 2576 pp with 16,300 photos. Cloth with torn .dj. $ 345.95
19. Griffiths, Mark Index of Garden Plants. Reprinted
ed. Portland, OR 1995. 8vo. 1234 pp. Cloth w.dj. Issued by the RHS and defining
over 60,000 names of ornamental and economic plants, 30,000 cultivars as well
as 12,000 popular names. $ 215.95
20. Grimm, William Carey The Book of Shrubs. NY 1957. 4to. 522 pp with hundreds of diagrams. Cloth w.dj. $ 7.95
21. Holcomb, E. Jay Bedding Plants IV. A Manual on the Culture of Bedding Plants as a Greenhouse Crop. 4th ed. Batavia, IL 1994. 8vo. 430 pp with 16 colour and some b.w photos. Paperback. $ 32.95
22. Jones, Paul Flora Superba. Selected and painted by the artist. Text by Wilfred Blunt. Foreword by Sir George Taylor. London (Tyron Gallery) 1971. Half vellum with dark blue boards in slipcase. Book is in excellent condition, slipcase with some rubbing. Folio. 1st ed. #122 of a limited edition of 406 copies. Signed by Paul Jones. 16 fine color plates, each with accompanying text description and tissue guards, overall introduction. Gilt vignette on cover, gilt lettering on spine. Book is clean and fine. Original glassine dj. has some cuts. The plates were printed by the Curwen Press by multi-colour lithography. The colour plates have been printed on a matt coated cartridge made by Bowaters and the text on Arma all-rag paper. $ 575.95
23. King, Ronald The World of Kew. London 1976. 4to. 128 pp. Copiously illustrated. Cloth. $ 7.95
24. Knox, Maude D. Flower Lore. Come to the Wildwood
with me. Circa 1980 20 pp. Staple bound. Plant poetry. $ 4.95
25. LaMance, Lora S. House Plants. A Book of Practical
Information Regarding the Culture of House and Greenhouse Plants. Flora
Park, NY 1892. 12mo. 95 pp. Wrappers though covers are missing. Text fine. $ 25.95
26. Laurie, Alex and L.C. Chadwick Commercial Flower Forcing. The Fundamentals and their
Practical Application to the Culture of Greenhouse Crops. 1st
ed. Philadelphia 1934. 8vo. 519 pp with 49 photos. Cloth. $ 9.95
27. Lilley, A.E.V. and W. Midley A Book of Studies in Plant Form with
Some Suggestions for Their Application to Design. 12th Thousand.
London and NY 1903. 8vo. 183 pp with 247 illus. Cloth. Full of plant and flower
design inspirations. $ 115.95
28. Litte, Elbert L. and Barbara H.
Honkala Trees and Shrubs of the United
States. A Bibliography for Identification. USDA, Wash, DC 1976. 8vo. 56 pp.
Staple-bound. Organized by states and regions. $ 33.95
29. Lloyd, Christopher The Well-Chose Garden. NY 1984. Lg
8vo. 176 pp with many colour photos. Cloth w.dj. $ 12.95
30. Macself, A. J.
Simple Rock Gardening. 2nd enlarged ed. London 1934.
Sm 8vo. 134 pp with 8 b/w photos and some diagrams. Cloth w.dj. $ 7.95
31. Macself, A.J.
Simple Gardening. London ca. 1930. Sm 8vo. xi, 127 pp with some
diagrams in text. Cloth. On the more basic principles of gardening. $ 3.95
32. Macself, A. J. The Gardener's Treasury. A
Pictorial Guide to Plants, Trees and Shrubs, inclu-ding Photographic Examples
of Practical Garden Operations. 2nd ed. London 1934. 4to. 528 pp with probably
100 b/w photos. Cloth (Spine faded). $ 6.95
33. Mannering, Rosslyn
Ornamental Flowering Shrubs. How to grow and cultivate them. London
ca. 1940. 12mo. 91 pp with 2 b/w photos. Paperback. $ 4.95
34. McCarty, L.B. Best Golf Course Management Practices. 1st ed
2001. 4to. 672 pp with very many illustrations. Hardcover. $ 69.95
35. McFarland, J.Horace, R.Marion &
Daniel J. Foley Garden Bulbs in Colour. 2nd
ed. NY 1941. 8vo. xxiv, 296 pp with several hundred photos. Cloth. Discusses
many different varieties of tulips, narcissus, lilies, and other bulbs. $ 3.95
36. Moolman, Valerie
Gardening Indoors & Out. Selected & edited from USDA Home
and Garden Bulletins. NY 1971. 8vo. 159 pp with many b/w photographs. Boards
w.dj. Front blank is missing, else excellent. $ 4.95
37. Musgrave, Toby, Chris Gardner and
Will Musgrave The Plant
Hunters. Two hundred years of adventure and discovery around the world.
London 1999. 8vo. 224 pp with many illustrations. Cloth w.dj. X PL. VG-. $ 15.95
38. Martin, Deborah L. (editor) 1,001 Ingenious Gardening Ideas. New,
Fun and Fabulous Tips that will Cahnge the Way You Garden Ð Forever!
Rodale, 4th prtg 1999. Lg 8vo. 342 pp with diagrams. Hardback. $ 9.95
39. Nichols, B Garden Open Today. 1st
US ed. NY 1963. 8vo. 252 pp. Cloth w.dj. $ 29.95
40. Nichols, B. Merry Hall. Later prtg. London
1953. 319 pp. Cloth. $ 19.95
41. Ogden, Samuel R.
Step-by-Step to Organic Vegetable Growing. 2nd prtg. Rodale 1971.
8vo. ix, 182 pp with many b/w photos and diagrams. Cloth. $ 4.95
42. Ortloff, H. Stuart and Henry Raymore Garden Maintenance. 1st
ed. NY 1932. 302 pp. Cloth w.dj. $ 5.95
43. Ortloff, Henry Stuart
A Garden Bluebook of Annuals and Biennials. Garden City 1931.
8vo. xxii, 245 pp with 23 b/w photos and 7 planting arrangements. Cloth. $ 6.95
44. Penwarden, Elaine
ItÕs the Plants that Matter. London 1967. 8vo. 131 pp with some
text drawings by the author. Cloth w.dj.
Non-technical but informative with plenty to laugh about. $ 6.95
45. Perkins, Harold O. Ornamental Trees for Home Grounds.
NY 1965. 8vo. 192 pp with many b/w photos and drawings. Cloth. General cultural
remarks followed by plant specific discussions. $ 4.95
46. Peart, Paul J.
Pictorial Plant Guide for Mild Region Landscaping. 2nd prtg.
Monterey, CA 1963.Folio. 200 pp with very many b/w photos. Cloth. $ 9.95
47. Phillips, G.A.R.
The Rock Garden and Alpine Plants. London 1946. 8vo. xii, 251
pp with very many b/w photos. Cloth (tanned around
edges). Construction, planting
& furnishing rock gardens, including information on ponds. $ 9.95
48. Post, Kenneth Cut-Flower Production under Glass.
Cornell Extension Bul. 252. Ithaca 1933. 8vo. 32 pp with 15 illustrations. Staple
bound. . $ 8.95
49. Ries, Victor H. How to Grow Annual Flowers. 1st
ed. Garden City 1936. Sm 8vo. 96 pp with 18 illustrations. Cloth w.dj. $ 8.95
50. Salisbury, E. J. The Living Garden or The How and Why of Garden Life. 9th prtg. NY 1946. 12mo. xi, 232 pp with 49 b/w photos and line-drawings. Cloth. Discusses interesting botanical principles in the context of garden flowers. Book was awarded the Veitch Memorial Medal by the Royal Horticultural Society. $ 5.95
51. Smith, Alice Upham
Trees in a Winter Landscape. NY 1969. Lg 8vo. x, 207 pp with very
many diagrams. Cloth. Beautiful line drawings of the shape and appearance of
these trees along with valuable cultural comments. $ 11.95
52. Smith, Ralph Diseases of Flowers and other
Ornamentals. California Agric. Exten-sion Service
Circular. Berkeley 1940. 8vo. 108 pp w. 40 b/w photos. Staple-bound. $ 7.95
53. Stearn, William T. Botanical Latin. History, Grammat,
Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary. 2nd ed. UK 1973. 566 pp.
Cloth (soiled). $ 15.95
54. Straight, E.M. Some Flowering Bulbs with a chapter on
common bulb diseases. Ottawa 1928. 53 pp with 18 photos. Staple-bound. $ 19.95
55. Thomas, H.H. Garden Work for Every Day. London
1913. 12mo. 156 pp with many diagrams and photos. Cloth (slightly soiled). $ 15.95
56. Tucker, P. J. Pruning Ornamentals. Univ. of
Guelph, Ontario Bulletin. 1986. 40 pp with 14 ills. Staple-bound. $ 3.95
57. Verey, Rosemary Good Planting. NY 2001. 4to. 168 pp
with very many color photos. Cloth.w.dj. $ 15.95
58. Weigel, C.A. Insects Injurious to Ornamental
Greenhouse Plants. USDA FarmersÕ Bulletin. Washington, DC 1931. 8vo. 80 pp
with 91 ills. Staple bound. $ 6.95
Nursery Catalogs
59. Bovees Nursery
Rhododendrons and their Companion Plants. Portland, OR 1977-78 56
pp. $ 9.95
60. Burpee Gardens 1986. Warminster, PA. 192 pp with
colour photos. $ 5.95
61. Clyde Robin Seed Catalog 1977-1980. Castro
Valley, CA 80 pp with colour photos. Narrow 8vo. Wildflowers, rock garden
plants. $ 8.95
62. Glendoick Gardens Ltd. Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Autumn
1975-Spring 1987. Perth, Scotland. 29 pp. Famous Cox nursery. $ 35.95
63. North Coast Rhododendron Nursery Spring 1987/88. Bodega, CA. 4to. 21
pp.
$ 12.95
64. Rocknoll Nursery Spring 1986. Hillsboro, OR 28 pp. Rock plants,
perennials, irises, wildflowers. $ 5.95
65. ShepherdÕs Garden Seeds 1990. Torrington, CT. 8vo. 102 pp.
Vegetables, annuals, perennials. $ 6.95
66. The Tooles Herb Magic and Wisconsin Ferns and Wild
Flowers. Herb plants and seeds, herb products, native ferns and wild flowers.
Baraboo, WI 1946. 26 pp. $ 12.95
Landscape Architecture and Garden Design
67. Cooney, Loraine M. (editor) Garden History of Georgia
1722-1933. 2nd prtg. Atlanta, GA 1976. 4to. 458 pp with very
many b/w illustrations. Cloth w.dj. $ 115.95
68. Du Cane, Ella and Florence The Flowers and Gardens of Japan. 1st
ed. London 1908. 8vo. 249 pp plus 50 colour illustrations. Cloth with gilt
stamping. $ 57.95
69. Lynch, Kenneth The Book of Garden Ornament 2076.
4to. 5th prtg. Wilton, CT 1976. 400 pp w. about 4,000 of b/w illustrations. Cloth. X Lib. Product catalog $ 8.95
70. Parsons, Samuel
Landscape Gardening. Notes
and suggestions on lawns and lawn planting - laying out and arrangement of
country places, large and small parks, cemetery plots, and railway-station
lawns - deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs - the hardy border - bedding
plants - rockwork, etc. NY 1904 (©1891). 8vo. xxii, 329 pp with over 177 b/w illustrations. Cloth w/decorative
cover. Slightly rubbed on corners. $ 59.95
71. Synge, Patrick M.;
Paterson, Allen; Bisgrove, Richard; Wright, Tom; Lemmon, Kenneth THE
GARDENS OF BRITAIN, Vols 1-5 (of6) Vol 1: Devon, Cornwall; 2: Dorset,
Hampshire, Isle of Wight; 3: Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire,
Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire; 4: Kent, East & West Sussex, Surrey; 5:
Yorkshire, Humberside; Each volume about 150 pages with photos. Cloth w.dj.
$ 33.95
72. Tatsuo and Kiyoko
Ishimoto Japanese
Gardens Today. How the Japanese use rocks, water, plants. NY 1968. 8vo. 127
ppwith over 200 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. $ 4.95
73. Valery, Marie-Francoise Gardens of Provence and the Cote
dÕAzur. 1998. Folio. 176 pp w. over 200 color photos. Text in English,
French and German. Cloth w.dj. $19.95
74. Visick, Jacquey Planning a Town Garden. London 1978. 4to. 79 pp
with many colour and b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. $ 4.95
75. Beattie, J. H. The Farm Garden. USDA Farmers'
Bulletin 1673. Washington 1931. 8vo. 67 pp with 26 b/w photos. Staple bound.
Covers perennial vegetables, greens, salad crops, roots and tubers, cucurbits,
legumes, cabbage group, onions... $ 5.95
76. Dutt and Fletcher Vegetable Varieties for Pennsylvania.
University Park 1956. 8vo. 14 pp. Staple-bound. $ 2.95
77. Georgeson, C. C. Vegetable Growing in Alaska. AK
Agric Exper. Station Bulletin. Washington, DC 1905. 46 pp with 6 b/w photos.
Staple-bound. $ 12.95
78. Grinsdale and Macoun Digging and Storing of Potatoes.
Canada Dept. of Agric. Ca 1910. 4 pp. $ 1.95
79. Grubb, E. H. and W. S. Guilford The Potato. 1st ed. Garden City
1912. 8vo. 545 pp with many diagrams and b/w photos. Decorative cloth.
Thorough. $ 27.95
80. Lovelock, Yann The Vegetable Book. An Unnatural
History. NY 1972. 8vo. 383 pp with some diagrams. Cloth. X PL. $ 12.95
81. Nissley, C. H. Home Vegetable Gardening. 3rd prtg.
New Brunswick, NJ 1943. Sm 8vo. x, 246 pp with a few diagrams. Cloth w.dj. $ 9.95
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