Calendula Horticultural Books
P.O. Box 1043
Anacortes, WA 98221
USA
Tel: (360) 299-4516
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Books on Greenhouse Gardening for Sale:
[3824] . Greenhouse Systems. Automation,
Culture, and Environment. Ithaca, NY:
1994. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good
International Conference. New Brunswick, NJ 1994. 4to. 306 pages. Paperback.
$8.95
[1857] (UK) Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food. Commercial Glasshouses. Siting, Types, Construction and
Heating.. London: 1964. 4th Edition.
Bulletin No. 115. 4th ed. London 1964. iv, 111 pages with many b/w photos and
text drawings. Paperback. Very good.
$6.95
[296] Abbott, Daisy T.. The Indoor
Gardener. Minneapolis, MN: University
of Minnesota Press, 1946. 3rd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Cloth. Very Good 3rd printing. Minneapolis 1946. Sm 8vo. vi, 120 pages. Cloth.
Fine.
$6.95
[1767] Baines, Thomas. Greenhouse &
Stove Plants. London: John Murray,
1885. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good
Flowering and Fine-Leafed, Palms, Ferns, and Lycopodiums. With full details of
the propagation and cultivation of 500 families of plants, embracing all the
best kinds in cultivation, suitable for growing in the greenhouse, intermediate
house, and stove. 1st edition. London 1885. Lg 8vo. 362 pages. Brown cloth.
With full details of the propagation and cultivation of 500 families of plants.
Very good-.
$59.95
[1444] Ballard, Ernesta Drinker. Garden in
Your House. New York: 1958. Revised
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Revised edition. NY
1971. 8vo. xiii, 258 pages with 90 photos and illustrations. Cloth with dust
jacket. Very good. Large plant specific section. "The great merit of the
book lies in its freshnes, its recommendations based on personal observations..
."
$4.95
[2615] Bewley, W. F.. Diseases of
Glasshouse Plants. Ernest Benn, 2nd
printing. London 1928. 8vo. 208 pages with 47 b/w photos. Cloth. Very good.
$17.95
[1230] Bewley, W. F.. Diseases of Glasshouse
Plants. London: Ernest Benn, 1923.
1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st
edition. London 1923. 8vo. 208 pages with 47 b/w illustrations. Cloth. Detailed
information on disease control. Very good.
$14.95
[2013] Budlong, Ware. Indoor Gardens. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1967. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Good. A Collection of Novel Ideas for House
Plant Groupings. NY 1967. 8vo. 175 pages with 6 color and 21 b/w photographs.
Cloth w.dj. BCE. Very good. (Weight 1 pd or 500 gr)
$3.95
[389] Card, Fred. W.. On the Comparative
Merits of Steam and hot Water for Greenhouse Heating. Introduction by L.H. Bailey. Cornell University
Extension Bulletin 41. Ithaca, NY 1892. 8vo. 23 pages. Staple bound. Edges
slightly worn.
$8.95
[822] Carter, A. R.. Dutch Lights for
Growers and Gardeners. London: Garden
Book Club, 1956. London 1956. Sm 8vo. 194 pages with 12 b/w photos, 9 diagrams,
and 25 cropping plans. Boards w.dj. Very good/very good.
$10.95
[1034] Chabot, Ernest. How to Grow Rare
Greenhouse Plants. Gramercy
Publishing, 1952. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. 260
Flowering Varieties for Amateur and Florist. 260 Flowering Varieties for
Amateur and Florist. Gramercy Publishing 1952. Sm 8vo. 182 pages with some b/w
photographs and diagrams. Cloth. Very good.
$3.95
[1033] Chabot, Ernest. The New Greenhouse
Gardening for Everyone. New York:
1955. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good-
NY 1955. 8vo. 252 pages with many b/w and colour photos. Cloth. Very
good-(slightly scuffed)
$3.94
[142] Chase, J. L. H.. Cloche Gardening. London: Faber and Faber, 1954. 4th Printing. 4th
printing. London 1954. 8vo. 196 pages with 36 b/w photos and some diagrams.
Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$13.95
[700] Crockett, James Underwood. Flowering
House Plants. Time-Life, Revised ed.
NY 1972. 4to. 160 pages with very many colour illustrations. Very good.
$3.95
[1435] Crockett, James Underwood. Foilage
House Plants. 1972. 1972 Time-Life.
4to. 160 pages with very many color illustrations. Hardcover. Very good.
$2.95
[1041] Crockett, James Underwood. Window
Sill Gardening in Town and Country. New
York: Book Club Edition, 1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
Very Good / Very Good. How to Achieve Greenhouse Success with Your House
Plants. NY 1958. 8vo. 120 pages with 22 photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$3.85
[2693] Dakers, J. S.. Simple Greenhouse
Management. Collingridge, 3rd
edition. London 1949. Sm 8vo. x, 110 pages with 8 b/w photos and some diagrams.
Cloth (spine faded). Else very good.
$5.95
[146] Dakers, J.S.. The Modern Greenhouse.
London: Cassell & Company, 1955.
7th Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good A
Practical Guide to the Management of the Warm and Cool Greenhouse. 7th ed.
London 1955. 8vo. xi, 260 pages with 54 b/w photos and 60 diagrams. Cloth. Very
Good.
$5.95
[1043] Dakers, Jas. S.. Commercial
Glasshouse Crops. London: London
ca.1935. 8vo. 166 pages. Cloth. Growing vegetables and flowers under glass.
Very good.
$18.95
[1242] Davidson, Hugh C.. The Culture of
Pot-Plants in Rooms, Greenhouses, & Frames. London: 1922. London 1922. vii, 154 pages with 63
text-illustrations. Cloth. With much plant specific cultural information. Very
good.
$9.95
[2512] Eaton, Jerome A.. Gardening Under
Glass. An Illustrated Guide to the Greenhouse. Macmillan, NY 1973. 8vo. 306 pages with very many b/w
photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good/good.
$8.95
[3534] Elbert, George and Edward Hyams.
House Plants. London: Nelson, 1967.
1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good.
1st edition. London 1967. 8vo. 208 pages with 35 colour photos. Cloth w.dj.
(Weight 2 pds or 1 kg)
$12.95
[3638] Evans, Charles M. And Roberta Lee
Pilner. Terrariums. Outdoor World,
1973. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Very
Good. NY 1973. 102 pages with many diagrams. Cloth w.dj.
$9.95
[3639] Faust, Joan Lee. Book of House
Plants. New York: New York Times Book
Co., 1973. 5th Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good 5th
printing. NY 1973. 8vo. 274 pages with some b/w illustrations. Cloth w.dj.
$8.95
[1249] Fitch, Charles Marden. The Complete
Book of House Plants. New York: 1972.
NY 1972. 8vo. xi, 308 pages with many b/w photos. Cloth. Very good.
$7.95
[2697] Flawn, Louis N.. Gardening with
Cloches. John Gifford, London circa
1960. 8vo. 202 pages with 48 b/w photos and 38 line drawings. Cloth. Use of
moveable miniature cold frames to grow vegetables and flowers. Small moveable
greenhouses for early vegetable production. Very good/good.
$12.95
[1525] Fletcher, H.L.V.. Gardening in
Window Boxes and other Containers. London:
1969. London 1969. 8vo. 159 pages with some b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$7.95
[432] Free, Montague. All About House
Plants. Their Selection, Culture and Propagation, and How Best to Use Them for
Decorative Effect.. Garden City 1950.
8vo. xiii, 329 pages with many colour and b/w photographs. Cloth. Very good.
The author was a horticulturist at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens in New York.
$5.95
[2076] Genders, Roy. The Greenhouse for
Pleasure and Profit. London circa
1960. 8vo. 189 pages with 13 b/w photos. Cloth. Very good.
$9.95
[1817] Glenny, George. The Handbook to the
Flower Garden and Greenhouse. London:
Houlston and Sons, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good
New & revised edition London ca 1880. 8vo. xii, 411 pages. Cloth
w/decorative cover. New endsheets. Very good -.
$39.95
[13] Goold-Adams, Deenagh. The Cool
Greenhouse and Conservatory.. London:
1959. London 1959. 8vo. 180 pages with 38 black and white photos. GBC. Very
good.
$8.95
[2307] Keane, William. In-Door Gardening
for Every Week in the Year:. London:
Cottage Gardener, 1860. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover.
showing the most successful treatment for all plants cultivated in the
greenhouse, conservatory, stove, pit, orchid, and forcing-house. London 1860.
12mo. Green cloth (some dampstaining to outer edges and along front endpaper
but not affecting text) .
$55.95
[1668] Kramer, Jack. Bromeliads, the Colorful
House Plants. ill. Andrew R.
Addkison. Princeton: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1965. 1st Edition. 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good Toronto, NY, London 1965. 8vo.
113 pages with 18 colour photos and 31 line-drawings and a great chart. Cloth.
Information on 150 species with many year-round blooming flowers. Very good.
(Weight 0.5lb or 300 gr)
$11.95
[6890] LaMance, Lora S.. House Plants. A
Book of Practical Information Regarding the Culture of House and Greenhouse
Plants. Floral Park, NY: John Lewis
Childs, 1892. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover. Good Flora
Park, NY 1892. 12mo. 95 pages. Wrappers though covers are missing. Text fine.
$25.95
[2216] Larkcom, Hellyer and Dodd. The
Observer Good Gardening Guide. Webb
& Bower, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very Good / Very Good. UK
1983. 8vo. 256 pages with very many photographs. All round gardening handbook.
Very good.
$19.95
[3444] Leuchars, Robert B.. A Practical
Treatise on the Construction, Heating, and Ventilation of Hot-Houses. Boston: Jewett and Comp., 1851. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Cloth. including conservatories, green-houses, graperies and
other kinds of horticultural structures. Boston 1851. 8vo. (vi), 366 pp with 58
text-diagrams. Cloth (front joint repaired). Slight soiling to covers. Else
tight and clean inside. (Weight 1.5 pds or 750 gr)
$139.95
[2526] Loudon, J.C.. The Green-House
Companion. London: 1825. 2nd Edition.
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good- comprising a general
course of green-house and conservatory practice throughout the year; a natural
arrangement of the principal green-house plants in cultivation: with a
descriptive catalogue of the most desirable to form a collection, their proper
soils, model of propagation, management, and references to botanical works in
which they are figured. Also the proper treatment of flowers in rooms, and
bulbs in water glasses. 2nd edition. London 1825. 8vo. xii, 256; 204 pages.
Lacks title page and possibly frontispiece. New cloth. Text clean. Tight and
very clean. (Edition and authorship has been compared to other editions)
$135.95
[1476] Macself, A. J.. The Amateur's
Greenhouse. London: 1953. 4th
Edition. 4th revised and enlarged edition. London 1953 8vo. (xi), 302 pages
with 35 text diagrams + about 90 b/w photos. Cloth. Shaken.
$3.95
[1854] McDonald, Elvin. The Complete Book
of Gardening under Lights. Garden
City: Doubleday and Company, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth.
Very Good / Very Good. Garden City 1965. 8vo. 215 pages with 34 photos and 10
line drawings. Cloth w.dj. The authoritative guide to successful gardening
without sunlight. Very good
$4.75
[2528] McIntosh, Charles. The New and
Improved Practical Gardener and Modern Horticulturist. Thomas Kelly, containing the latest and most approved
management of kitchen, fruit, and flower gardens, the green-house, hot-house,
conservatory, &c. For every month in the year. London 1839. 8vo. iv, 972
pages with 10 hand-coloured copper plates (each depicting 4 flowers), a
numerous woodcuts. Original calf with blind stamping. Very good.
$395.95
[1484] Miles, Carol. Portable Field
Hoophouse. 1997: 1997. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Wash State Univ. Extension Bulletin.
1997. 4to. 7 pages with 6 illustrations. Staple-bound. A great idea that won’t
cost you much.
$4.95
[842] Moolman, Valerie. Gardening Indoors
& Out.. New York: Castle Books,
1971. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good - Selected
& edited from USDA Home and Garden Bulletins. NY 1971. 8vo. 159 pages with
many b/w photographs. Boards w.dj. Front blank is missing, else excellent. Very
good.
$4.25
[3319] Newhall, A.G., Charles Chupp and
C.E.F. Guterman. Soil Treatments for the Control of Diseases in the Greenhouse
and Seedbed. Ithaca, NY: Cornell
University, 1940. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Staple-bound. Very Good Cornell Extension Bulletin. Revised edition. Ithaca
1940. 8vo. 58 pages with 30 b/w photos. Staple-bound. (Weight 3 ounces or 75
gr)
$7.95
[1585] Paisley, Keith. Protected
Cultivation, Modern Management of Greenhouse and Frame. London: Pearson, 1962. 1st Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Good 1st edition. London 1962. Sm 4to. ix, 215
pages with 52 b/w illustrations. Cloth (covers unevenly lightened by sun). Else
clean and tight. Construction and growing in greenhouses. (Weight 2 pds or 1kg)
$15.95
[3633] Pierce, John H.. Greenhouse Grow
How. Farmington Hills, MI, U.S.A.:
Gale Group, 1978. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Very Good. A Reference Book. 2nd printing. Seattle, WA 1977.
4to. 240 pages with very many illustrations. Cloth w.dj. Very good/very good.
$8.95
[1872] Pirone, P.P.. Modern Gardening. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1952. 1st Edition. 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. This Book shows
you how to feed plants through their leaves, slow down growth of shrubs and
trees, spray weeds to death, speed up growth of vegetables and flowers, beat
insects... A Complete Guide to the Agricultural Uses of Modern Chemistry’s
Miracle Drugs. 1st edition. NY 1952. Lg 8vo. ix, 371 pages. Cloth. Very good.
$4.95
[2537] Poincelot, Raymond P.. Gardening
Indoors with House Plants. Rodale
Press 12th printing 1974. 8vo. xi, 266 pages with some b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very
good/good.
$9.95
[3806] Price, Bob. Today’s Guide to
Greenhouse Gardening. London: Garden
Book Club, 1976. Lg 8vo. Cloth. Very Good / Very Good. London 1976. Lg 8vo. 143
pages with many b/w photos. Cloth w.dj.
$9.95
[1073] Puttock, A.G.. Greenhouse Plants
For Pleasure. London: Garden Book
Club, 1958. London 1958. 8vo. 183 pages with over 40 b/w photos & diagrams.
Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$10.95
[705] Rochford, T. & R. Gorer. The
Rochford Book of House Plants. MacMillan,
NY 1963. 8vo. 230 pages with 100 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$8.95
[4169] Rockwell, F.F. and Ester Grayson.
Gardening Indoors. New York:
MacMillan, 1938. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very
Good The enjoyment of living flowers and plants the year round, and new opportunities
for home decoration. 1st ed. NY 1938. 8vo. 201 pages with some b/w photos.
Cloth.
$8.95
[2716] Rowles, William F.. The Garden
Under Glass. Grant Richards Ltd,
London 1914. 8vo. xvi, 368 pages with 32 b/w photos and 77 diagrams. Green
cloth with attractive gilt stamping. Very good.
$15.95
[2914] Sanders, T. W.. The Amateur's
Greenhouse. London: Collingridge,
1904. 2nd edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good A
complete guide to the construction, heating and management of greenhouses; the
propagation and cultivation of plants adapted for growing therein; with a
description of the insects, animal and fungoid pests affecting plants, and
remedies for their eradication. xiv, 415 pages with 1 colour fold out plate and
hundreds of b/w photos and diagrams. Decorative cloth with gilt stamping.
$29.95
[417] Sanders, T.W.. The Amateur's
Greenhouse:. London: Collingridge,
1907. 3rd Edition. Cloth. Very Good A Complete Guide to the Construction,
Heating, and Management of Greenhouses; the Propagation and Cultivation of
Plants adapted for Growing therein...3rd edition. London 1907. 8vo. xiv, 416
pages with 1 chromolithographic fold-out plate and hundreds of b /w photos and
diagrams. Cloth with decorative stamping. Very good.
$25.95
[981] Schubert, Margot. Blumerfenster
richtig anlegen.. Berlin: Bauwelt
Sonderheft, Bauwelt Sonderheft. Berlin circa 1970. 4to. 25 pages with very many
b/w photos and construction diagrams. Staple bound. Very good.
$3.95
[326] Shewell-Cooper, W.E.. The A.B.C. of
the Greenhouse. London: English
Universities Press, 1962. 3rd Printing. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Revised edition. London 1962. Sm 8vo. 328 pages
with some diagrams and photos. Cloth. Very good.
$5.95
[855] Shewell-Cooper, W.E.. The A.B.C. of
Cloche Gardening. London: English
Universities Press, 1956. 3rd Printing. 12mo. Cloth. Very Good / Good. Third
printing. London 1956. Sm 8vo. 174 pages with 16 b /w photos and 19
line-drawings. Cloth w.dj. Gardening Series. Very good. (Weight 3/4 pound or
400 gr)
$11.95
[169] Simons, Arthur J.. All About
Greenhouses. London: Garden Book
Club, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good.
London ca 1960. 8vo. 231 pages with 52 b/w photos and 100 diagrams. Cloth w.dj.
Very good/good.
$10.95
[2538] Van Tress, Robert. House Plants. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago 1937, 36
pages with about 20 b/w photos. Staple-bound. Very good.
$5.95
[1082] Walls, Ian. Greenhouse Gardening. London: 1974. London 1974. 8vo. 160 pages with many
colour & b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Covers construction, heating &
extensive range of plants which can be grown only in greenhouse conditions.
Very good.
$8.95
[2718] Wheelwright, Edith G.. Greenhouse
Culture for Amateurs. Country Life, A
Guide to the cultivation of Tender and Half-Tender Plants, Mainly without Heat.
1st edition. London 1937. 8vo. 163 pages with 18 b/w photos. Cloth. Light
foxing on first few pages. Else very good.
$14.95
[2230] Wilson, Helen van Pelt. Houseplants
are for Pleasure. Doubleday &
Comp., How to grow healthy plants for home decoration. Garden City 1973. 8vo.
xi, 179 pages with many photographs. Cloth w. dj. BCE. Very good.
$9.95
[447] Wood, Allen H.. Grow Them Indoors. A
manual of house plants and their culture.. Boston:
Hale, Cushman & Flint, 1936. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st editon. Boston 1936. 8vo. (xi), 221 pages with
37 b/w photos and 19 diagrams. Cloth. Very good.
$5.95
[448] Wood, Allen H.. Grow Them Indoors. A
manual of house plants and their culture.. Boston:
Hale & Comp., 1944. 3rd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good 3rd printing. Boston 1944. 8vo. (xi), 221 pages with 37 b/w
photos and 19 diagrams. Cloth with tattered dj. VG/P.
$4.95
[2897] Wright, W. J.. Greenhouses. Their
Construction and Equipment. New York:
Orange Judd, 1946. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Revised edition. xvii, 269 pages with 128
diagrams and photos. Cloth w.dj.
$12.95