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Horticultural Books
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Books about Trees and Shrubs for Sale:
[8431]
American Horticultural Society; John Fogg and Joseph McDaniels (editors) .
Check List of the Cultivated Magnolias. Mount Vernon, VA: American Horticultural
Society, 1975. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft
Cover. Very Good- Mt.Vernon, VA 1975. 4to. 66 pages. Staple-bound. X Lib $115.95
[1107] Anderson, E. B.. Camellias. London: Blandford Press, 1961. 1st
Edition. sm 8vo. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. London 1961. 8vo. xi, 113 pages
with 12 colour and 19 b/w illustrations. Cloth w.dj. Every camellia grower, or
potential grower, will find in this book the directions that will suit all his
requirements. Very good. $8.95
[5764] Arnold-Foster, W.. Shrubs for the Milder Counties. London:
Country Life, 1948. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good- / Good. London 1948. 8vo. 367 pages with about 40 b/w photos.
Cloth w.dj. Front flyleaf missing, else very good. $19.75
[6291] Aslund, AndersGerhold, Henry D., Willet N. Wandell and Norman L.
Lacasse . Street Tree Factsheets. University Park, PA: USDA Forest Service,
1993. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ringbinder. Very
Good ISBN: 1-883956-00-5. A publication of the Municipal Tree Restoration
Program. PA State. University Park, 1993. 4to.About 300 pages with hundreds of
colour photos. Ringbinder. $38.95
[416] Bean, W. J.. Ornamental Trees for Amateurs. London: Country Life,
1925. 1st Edition. 1st edition. London 1925. 8vo. 122 pages with 15 b/w photos.
Cloth. Very good. $7.95
[1761] Bean, W. J.. Ornamental Trees for Amateurs. London: Garden Book
Club, 1958. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Revised edition. London 1958. 8vo. 120 pages with
24 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. GBC. Very good.
$1.95
[1477] Bean, W. J.. Ornamental Trees for Amateurs. London: 1925. 1st
Edition. 1st ed. London 1925. 8vo. 122 pages with 15 b/w photos. Cloth. Some
underling in text. $3.95
[3755] Bean, W. J.. Shrubs for Amateurs. London: Country Life, 1924. 1st
Edition. sm 8vo. Hard Cover. Very Good London 1924. Sm 8vo. viii, 117 pp with
15 b/w photos. Cloth. Very good. Bean was curator of Kew Royal Botanic
Gardens. $2.95
[8670] Benson, Gilbert Thereon. The Trees and Shrubs of Western Oregon. Stanford
CA: Stanford University, 1930. 1st Edition. Lg 8vo. Soft Cover. Good+ 170
pages. Wrappers. X Library (with protective plastic taped to wrappers). $45.95
[6028] Bloom, Adrian. Gardening with Conifers. Buffalo Willowdale:
Firefly Books, 2002. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 1-55209-633-5. 2002. 4to. 192 pages with hundreds
of colour photos. Paperback. $14.95
[69] Bowers, Clement Gray. Rhododendrons and Azaleas. New York:
MacMillan, 1968. 2nd Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover.
Very Good / . Their origins, cultivation and development. 2nd edition. NY 1968.
4to. xvii, 525 pages with 26 colour plates and 83 illustrations. Cloth. Fine.
Important and accurate botanical and cultural guide. $19.85
[5084] Brungraber, Robert L. Timber Design for the Civil Professional
Engineering Examination. Belmont, CA, U.S.A.: Professional Publications,
1995. 3rd Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very
Good ISBN: 0-912045-13-2. Circa 100 pages. Paperback. Very good condition. $2.95
[6919] Buffum, B.C.. Cultivated Shade and Forest Trees. Laramie, WY:
University of Wyoming, 1898. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Univ. of WY Ag College Bulletin.
Laramie 1898. 34 pages with some photos. Staple-bound. $9.95
[3992] Bushey, Donald. Shade Trees for the Home Lawn. Ithaca: Cornell
University, 1950. Reprinted Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Staple-bound. Very Good Cornell Extension Bulletin.
Ithaca 1950. 8vo. 16 pages with 6 illustrations. Staple-bound. $2.95
[2207] Bushey, Donald. The Planting and Care of Shrubs and Trees.. Ithaca:
Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin. 30, 1949.
Reprinted. Ithaca 1949. 32 pages with 11 illustrations. Staple-bound. Vrey
good. $4.95
[6864] Carr, J.D.. The South African Acacias. Johannesburg: Conservation
Press, 1976. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Johannesburg 1976. 4to. 323 pages with many
diagrams and b/w photos. Cloth w.dj.
$115.95
[7838] Chidamian, Claude. Camellias for Everyone. London: Garden Club
Club, 1963. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very
Good / Very Good. a simple down to earth introduction to a most beautiful and
valuable evergreen flowering shrub. Its history, varieties, uses, propagation,
and culture. 140 pages with 16 b/w photos. Cloth with dust jacket. $0.95
[1785] Chittenden, F.J.. Ornamental Flowering Trees And Shrubs. London:
Royal Horticultural Society, 1948. 3rd Printing. Lg 8vo. Hard Cover. Very Good
Report of the Conference held by the Royal Horticultural Society at the
Greycoat Street Hall April 26-29, 1938. 3rd printing. London 1948. 8vo. 271
pages with 80 b/w photos. Cloth. Very good. $9.95
[8607] Church, Glyn;Greenfield, Pat. Trees and Shrubs for Flowers. Richmond
Hill, Ontario, Canada: Firefly Books Ltd, 2002. 1st Edition. Folio - over
12" - 15" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN: 1-55297-630-0. 160 pages
with very many colour photos. Softcover.
$4.75
[657] Cloud, Katherine M.-P.. Evergreen and Flowering Shrubs for Your Home. New
York: Greenberg, 1957. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Very Good / Good+. NY 1957. Lg 8vo. 248 pages with about 100 b/w photos.
Cloth. Very good. $1.94
[7281] Conservation Commission of Missouri. Missouri Urban Trees. Missouri:
1997. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good
Conservation Commission of Missouri 1997. 4to. 65 pages with hundreds of colour
photos. Staple-bound. $9.95
[7] Cook, E.T.. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens. London: Country
Life, 1908. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good- 2nd edition. London 1908. Lg 8vo. xiv, 500 pages with
about 100 b/w photos. Cloth. Very minor foxing, else very good. Great
reference! Pruning, propagation, lots of varieties, culture, ideal location,
trees and shrubs for best effects...
$11.95
[9] Cox, E. H. M. and P. A. Cox. Modern Shrubs. London: Thomas Nelson,
1958. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good
/ Good. London, New York. 1958. 8vo. 215 pages with 4 colour plates and 21 line
drawings. Cloth. Descriptions and characteristics of hundreds of different
species and varieties of old and modern shrubs. Very good. $1.85
[7180] Cranefield, F.. Trees and Shrubs for Shade and Ornament. Madison:
University of Wisconsin, 1904. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Univ. of WI Ag Bulletin. Madison
1904. 60 pages with 47 b/w photos. Staple-bound. $12.95
[5040] Curtis, R. W. and Donald Wyman. Ornamental Trees for New York State.
Their Landscape Value and Care. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1934. 1st
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very
Good Cornell Extension Bulletin. Ithaca 1934. 8vo. 32 pages with 4 b/w photos.
Staple-bound. Very good. $4.95
[535] Davis, Lucius D.. Ornamental Shrubs for Garden, Lawn and Park
Planting. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. 1st Edition. 4to -
over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good with an account of
the origin, capabilities, and adaptations of the numerous species and
varieties, native and foreign, and especially of the new and rare sorts, suited
to cultivation in the United States. NY and London 1899. 4to. vi, 338 pages
with some diagrams and woodcuts. Decorative cloth with gilt stamping. Very
good. $23.95
[1515] Dersal, William R. van. Ornamental American Shrubs. New York
London Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1942. 1st Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good / Good. NY, London,
Toronto 1942 (©1942). 8vo. xiii, 288 pages plus 68 b/w plates. Cloth w.dj.
Very good/worn. $12.95
[659] Duruz, Selwyn. Flowering Shrubs. London: Geoffrey Bliss, 1952. 3rd
Edition. 3rd enlarged and revised edition. London 1952. 8vo. 155 pages with 35
b/w photos. Cloth. Minor foxing around the edges. Small nick to rear cover.
Else very good. $7.95
[5105] Edlin H.L. and M. Nimmo. Tree Injuries. Their Causes and Prevention. London
and New York: Thames and Hudson, 1956. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾"
- 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. London and NY 1956.
Sm 8vo. 167 pp with 124 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj.. Very good condition. $14.95
[4560] Egleston, N. H.. Hand-Book of Tree-Planting. Or why where what and
how to Plant. New York: Appleton & Co., 1893. 1st Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good NY 1893. 12mo.
126 pages. Cloth. $15.95
[738] Eley, Charles. Gardening for the Twentieth Century. London: John
Murray, 1923. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good- 1st edition. London 1923. 8vo. xiv, 256 pages with about
25 b/w photos. Cloth. Slight rubbing to front cover, else very good. $9.90
[2699] Emberton, Sybil. A Year in the Shrub Garden. London: Faber and
Faber, 1972. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
Very Good / Very Good. London 1972. 264 pages with some diagrams. Cloth w.d.
Very good/very good. $12.95
[2039] Emerson, Geo B.. Report on the Trees and Shrubs growing Naturally in
the Forests of Massachusetts. Boston: Dutton and Wentworth, 1846. 1st
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very
Good Boston 1846. 8vo. xv, 547 pages. The last page (index) has been replaced
with a modern photocopy. Also, the 17 engravings called for are missing.
Rebound in modern cloth with some repairs to a few front pages. (Weight 2.25
lbs or 1 kg) $75.95
[5634] Fletcher, H. L. V.. Popular Flowering Shrubs. New York: Drake
Publishers, 1972. 1st American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: 0 87749-199-2. NY 1972. 8vo.
192 pages with b/w photos. Cloth.
$2.95
[8718] Garman, H.. The Elms and Their Diseases. Lexington, KY: Kentucky
Agricultural Experiment Station, 1899. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾"
- 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 27 pages with 12 b/w plates.
Staple-bound. $5.95
[5134] Gilpin, William. Remarks on Forest Scenery and other Woodland Views,
(relative chiefly to picturesque beauty), illustrated by the Scenes of
New-Forest in Hampshire. London: Blamire, 1794. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 2nd ed. London
1794. 3 books bound in 2 volumes. Later half-calf over marbled boards. Vii,
340; iii, 310, xx pages with 1 map and 31 lithographic. Very clean and tight
copy and attractive. The first part "considers trees as single objects,
investigating their general picturesque qualities in their several kinds and in
the specific character of each." The Second book considers trees under
their various modes of composition, from the clump to the forest. It considers
them likewise under several picturesque circumstances of permanent and
accidental beauty… the New-Forest, which is the subject of the third
book; The scenery of it is next described in a series of journeys through its
several divisions; and lastly the modes of the habits of life are remarked, of
such animals, as inhabit and embellish it." $429.95
[540] Gorer, Richard. Quick Growing Shrubs. London: Heinemann, 1976. 1st
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very
Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0434302511. London 1976. Lg 8vo. 184 pages with 24
black & white photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good. $2.95
[1359] Grant, John A. and Carol L. Grant. Trees and Shrubs for Pacific
Northwest Gardens.. ill. Phyllis Heady. Seattle: Frank McCaffrey, 1948. 3rd
Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very
Good What to grow and how to grow them. 2nd edition. Seattle 1955. 8vo. 335
pages with some b/ w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good. (Weight 1 pd or 500
gr) $6.95
[7947] Grant, John A. and Carol L. Grant. Trees and Shrubs for Coastal
British Columbia Gardens. Vancouver, BC: Whitecap Books, 1990. 2nd Edition.
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN:
0-921061-83-8. 2nd ed. Vancouver 1990. 8vo. 456 pages with some b/ w photos.
Cloth w.dj. $12.95
[200] Green, Samuel B.. Principles of American Forestry. New York: John
Wiley & Sons, 1907. 1st Edition. Sm 8vo. Hard Cover. Good 1st edition, 6th
thousand. NY 1907. xiii, 334 pages with 73 illustrations. Cloth (3 small
stainmarks on front cover). Else tight and clean inside. $11.95
[191] Green, Samuel B.. Forestry in Minnesota. Minnesota Forestry
Association, 1898. 1st Edition. Sm 8vo. Soft Cover. Very Good 1898. Sm 8vo. 311
pages with 60 text-illustrations. Wrappers. Very good. $14.25
[681] Haworth-Booth, Michael. The Flowering Shrub Garden Today. London:
Country Life, 1962. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st edition. London 1961. 8vo. 151 pages with 32 b/w
and 7 colour photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good. (Weight 1.25 lbs or 600 gr) $5.95
[542] Haworth-Booth, Michael. Effective Flowering Shrubs. London:
Collins, 1965. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Good 3rd edition. London 1965. 8vo. 350 pages with 47 color plates.
Cloth. Shows how to keep the garden colorful throughout the growing season
using just shrubs. Good. $8.95
[8671] Hepting, George H. And Marvin E. Fowler. Tree Diseases of Eastern
Forests and Farm Woodlands. Washington, DC: USDA, 1962. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 48 pages with 23
b/w photos. Staple-bound. Yellow covers.
$5.80
[3171] Hessayon, D. G.. The Tree and Shrub Expert (Expert Ser.). Expert
Books, 1983. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover.
Very Good ISBN: 0-903505-17-7. A complete guide to the selection and care of
trees and shrubs for your garden. 5th printing London 1983. 8vo. 128 pages with
hundreds of colour photos. Paperback.
$5.95
[3537] Hillier, H. G.. Late-flowering Trees and Shrubs. London: Royal
Horticultural Society, 1961. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Staple-bound. Very Good 10 page article in the Journal of the Royal Hort. Soc.
1960. 8vo. Wrappers. $4.95
[3279] Hofer, George. The Aspen Borer and How to Control it. Washington,
DC: USDA, 1920. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Soft Cover. Very Good- USDA, Wash, DC 1920.11 pages with 9 illustrtions.
Staple-bound. $5.95
[2213] Hofman, Jaroslav and Jirina Kaplicka. Ornamental Shrubs. London:
Spring Books, 1969. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Very
Good London 1969. 4to. 128 pages with about 50 attractive colour plates. Cloth.
Very good. $4.95
[684] Hornibrook, Murray. Dwarf and Slow-Growing Conifers. London:
Country Life, 1938. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Good 2nd entirely revised ed. London 1938. 8vo. xvi, 286
pages with about 40 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good. From a horticultural
library. $14.95
[3442] Hottes, Alfred Carl. Climbers And Ground Covers. New York: De La
Mare, 1947. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Cloth. Very Good including the vast array of hardy and subtropical vines which
climb or creep. 1st edition. NY 1947. 302 pages with many b/w photographs.
Cloth. Very through. (Weight 1.5 pds or 750 gr) $6.85
[1553] Hyams, Edward. Ornamental Shrubs For Temperate Zone Gardens. London:
1967. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good /
Very Good. September and October Flowering. London 1967. 8vo. 128 pages with 8
b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good.
$10.95
[2078] Johns, C. A.. British Trees including the finer shrubs for garden and
Woodland. London: George Routledge and Sons, 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Edited by Ernest Thomas Cook.
London circa 1915. 8vo. xvi, 285 pages with 41 text-illustrations plus 56 pages
of photographs. Decorative green cloth with gilt stamping. Each genus and
sometimes even species is traced through history and literature. This mixed
with some botanical information provides a wealth of knowledge about each
plant. Very good. $19.95
[7089] Johnson, Robert L. and Elbert L. Little. Trees, Shrubs, and Woody
Vines of the Bluff Experimental Forest, Warren County, Mississippi. USFS,
1967. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good USFS
1967. 4to. 14 pages with 4 illustrations. Ringbound. $8.95
[3362] Johnstone, G. H.. Asiatic Magnolias in Cultivation. London: Royal
Horticultural Society, 1955. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12" - 15"
tall. Hard Cover. Very Good- Royal Hort. Soc. London 1955. 4to. 160 pages with
14 colour + 20 b/w plates and 1 fold-out map. Brown cloth. From a horticultural
library (with bookplate, blindstamp and stick mark). Otherwise in very good and
barely used condition. $215.95
[309] Kauffman, Elre. Trees of Washington. Washington: Outdoor Press,
1932. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Signed by
Author. The Man - the City, DC 1932. 8vo. 90 pages with a few photos. Cloth (2
small spots on front cover). Good.
$18.95
[7181] Kennedy, Beveridge. Ornamental and Shade Trees. Reno: University
of Nevada, 1906. 1st American Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Univ of NV Ag Bulletin. Reno 1906.
61 pages with illustrations. Staple-bound.
$14.95
[688] Kumlien, L. L.. The Friendly Evergreens. New York and Toronto:
Rinehart & Company, 1954. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" -
12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 2nd prtg. NY 1954. 4to. 237 pages
with hundreds of photos and diagrams. Cloth w.dj. Very good. $3.95
[7285] Lancaster, Roy. Trees for Your Garden. UK: Floraprint, 1974. 4to
- over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good UK 1974. 8vo. 146
pages with hundreds of colour photos. Boards. Colour encyclopedia. $6.94
[501] Little, Elbert L.. Check List of United States Trees. Washington:
1979. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard
Cover. Poor Agriculture Handbook 541. Washington 1979. 8vo. 375 pages. Cloth
(which has stainmark on front lower corner). Otherwise clean and tight inside. $8.95
[837] Loads, Fred W.. Success With Shrubs And Trees. Garden Book Club,
1964. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. London
1964. 8vo. 188 pages with 36 b/w photos and some diagrams. Cloth w.dj. A
practical guide that covers all one needs to know in order to grow the
recommended varieties successfully. Very good. $2.95
[7710] Lynch, R.J.. Trees of the Cambridge Botanic Garden. London: Royal
Botanic Gardens, 1915. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 20 page lecture (plus 13 b/w
plates) in rhe Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society. Wrappers $6.95
[4961] Macoboy, Stirling. What Shrub is That?. New York: Portland House,
1990. . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good /
Good. ISBN: 0 517 692112. NY 1990. 4to. 368 pages with over 1,250 colour
photos. Cloth w.dj. $8.95
[839] Macself, A. J.. Flowering Trees and Shrubs. ill. Malby Lee.
London: Thornton Butterworth Limited, 1924. 1st Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Cloth. Very Good 1st edition. London
1924. 8vo. 224 pages with 15 photos and 20 diagrams. Cloth. Very good. (Weight
1.25 lbs or 600 gr) $8.95
[1067] Mannering, Rosslyn. Ornamental Flowering Shrubs. London: Foulsham
& Co, 1940. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Soft Cover.
Very Good How to grow and cultivate them. London circa 1940. 12mo. 91 pages
with 2 b/w photos. Paperback. Very good. (Weight 1/4 pound or 150 gr) $2.95
[4379] Mansfield, T. C.. Shrubs in Colour and Cultivation. London:
Collins, 1948. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 3rd edition. London 1948. 8vo. 266 pages with man
colour photos. Cloth w.dj. Contains very many variety descriptions. $5.95
[1095] Marshall, W.. Planting and Rural Ornaments. London: G Nicol,
1796. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good
being a second edition with additions of planting and ornamental gardening, a
practical treatise in 2 volumes. London 1796. xxxii, 408, iv; xx, 454, iii
pages. New half cloth with marbled boards. Small stain on title page. Else very
clean, tight and attractive. An interesting mix of information, as the majority
of this work is devoted to woodland and hedgerow management by describing the
trees and shrubs that can be grown in the open air in England, with botanical
descriptions, comments on propagation, method and season of planting, training,
uses, and management. The other part of the work (1/4 of text) is comprised of
the history and principles of modern art and taste in gardening, followed by
remarks on estates such as Persfield, Stowe, Fitherwick, Leasowers, Hagley,
Enville.. $265.95
[1859] Mongredien, Agustus. Trees & Shrubs for English Plantations. London:
John Murray, 1870. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Very Good- A Selections And Description Of The Most
Ornamental Trees And Shrubs, Native And Foreign, Which Will Flourish In The
Open Air In Our Climate: With classified lists of the several species, under
the heads of size and habit, peculiarities of foliage a nd flowers, season of
blooming, soils, situation, etc., for the purposes of practical application.
London 1870. 8vo. x, 388 pp with 29 woodcuts. Cloth with decorative cover
showing some soiling and foxing. Partially uncut (2 pages carelessly opened) .
Good +. $65.95
[5945] Negus, John. A Gardener's Guide to Flowering Shrubs. , 2001. 8vo
- over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very
Good. ISBN: 1-897730-76-4. UK 2001. 4to. 95 pages with very many colour photos.
Blue cloth w.dj. $5.90
[3627] Notcutt, R.C.. A Handbook of Flowering Trees and Shrubs for
Gardeners. London: Martin Hopkinson, 1926. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾"
- 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good London 1926. 8vo. vii, 246 pages
with 24 b/w photos. Cloth. Some foxing.
$9.95
[3538] Notcutt, R.C.. Japanese Cherries. London: Royal Horticultural
Society, 1935. 1st Canadian Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good 9 page article in the Journal of
the Royal Hort. Soc. 1935. 8vo. Wrappers.
$7.95
[450] Ontario Department of Lands and Forests. Forest Tree Planting. Ontario
Dept. of Lands and Forests Bulletin. Revised. Toronto 1947. 8vo. 68 pages with
some b/w photos. Paperback. $4.95
[1071] Osborn, A.. Shrubs and Trees for the Garden. London: Ward Lock
Limited, 1945. Revised Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Hard Cover. Very Good Revised edition. London 1945. 8vo. 576 pages with 8
colour plates over 300 photos and diagrams. Green cloth. Valuable reference
book by Kew Arboretum staff member. Very good. $12.95
[1866] Osborn, A.. Pruning Hardy Shrubs. London: 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. London, Royal Hort Soc.
circa 1910. 20 pages. Wrappers. Very good.
$5.95
[6306] Paul, Anthony and Yvonne Rees. Designing with Trees, The complete
guide to using trees in your Garden. London: Windward, 1989. 1st Edition.
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good.
ISBN: 0 7112 0499 3. London 1989. 4to. 192 pages with hundreds of diagrams and
colour photos. Cloth w.dj. $12.95
[8560] Peattie, Donald Culross. A Natural History of Western Trees. New
York: Bonanza Books, 1953. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. 751 pages with some
illustrations by Paul Landacre. Cloth w.dj
$14.95
[1587] Pirone, P.P.. Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees. New
York: Oxford University Press, 1948. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Good 2nd edition. NY 1948. Lg 8vo. xvii, 436
pages with very many b/w photos. Cloth with old sharpie price mark in lower
corner on cover. Else very good.
$2.95
[5715] Pooley, Elsa. Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal Zululand &
Transkei. Durban: Natal Flora Publications Trust, 1993. 1st Edition. 8vo -
over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN:
0620176970. 1st ed. Durban 1993. 8vo. 512 pages with over 1000 colour photos.
Paperback. Very good condition.
$115.95
[8090] Rehder, Alfred. Bibliography of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in
the Cooler Temperate Regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Jamaica Plains,
MA: Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 1949. 1st Edition. 4to - over
9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good 1st ed. Jamaica Plains,
MA 1949. 4to. xl, 825 pages. Black Cloth. Has Alfred Rehder signed on front
endleaf $348.95
[7265] Rehder, Alfred. Manual of Cultivated Trees and Shrubs Hardy in North
America. Exclusive of the subtropical and warmer temperate Regions. Portland,
OR: Dioscorides Press, 1987. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good- / Very Good. ISBN: 0-931146-00-3.
2nd ed, revised and enlarged. Portland, OR 1987. 8vo. 996 pages. Cloth w.dj.
From a horticultural garden library. With a few markings but barely used so in
great shape. $39.95
[7198] Reisch, Kenneth W.; Kozel, Philip C.; Weinstein, Gayle A.. Woody
Ornamentals for the Midwest. Deciduous. Ohio Stte University, 1975. 1st
Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good-
ISBN: 0-8403-1265-2. OH State Univ. 1975. 4to. 293 paages. Ringbinder. $42.95
[3634] Rockwell, F. F.. Shrubs. New York: MacMillan &Co., 1927. 1st
Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very
Good 1st edition. NY 1927. x, 76 pages with a few diagrams. Cloth. Of the
series: The Home Garden Handbooks. Comments on how different shrubs fits into
home landscape arrangements, plus planting, care, pruning, etc.. Very
good. $7.95
[8536] Rolfe, Jim;Cave, Yvonne. Camellias: A Practical Gardening Guide. Portland,
Oregon, U.S.A.: Timber Press, 2003. Reprinted edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good ISBN:
0-88192-577-2. 141 pages with many colour photos. Softcover. $4.95
[1591] Russell, Louis. R.. Flowering Shrubs and Trees. London: 1967. 8vo
- over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very
Good. London 1967. 12mo. 163 pages with 32 colour & b/w photos. Cloth w.dj.
Guides the gardener to the most suitable and rewarding choice of shrubs and
trees. Very good. $3.95
[7055] Russell, Tony and Catherine Cutler. Trees An Illustrated Identifier
and Encyclopedia. London: Hermes House, 2004. 1st Edition. Folio - over
12" - 15" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good / . ISBN: 0-681-76883-5. UK
2004. Folio. 256 pages with loads of illustrations. Nice introductory yet
detailed overview describing 600 conifers, broadleaves and tropical palms from
all around the world. $4.94
[5567] Sargent, Charles Sprague. Manual of the Trees of North America -
Volume Two. New York: Dover Publications, 1965. 8vo - over 7¾"
- 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good xxiv, 434-944 pages with many
diagrams. Paperback. $1.75
[6917] Saunders, William. Trees and Shrubs tested in Manitoba and the
North-West Territories. Ottawa: Department of Agriculture, 1904. 1st
Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very
Good Dept of Agric. Central Experiment Farm. Ottawa, Ontario. 1904. 50 pages
with about 20 b/w photos. Staple-bound.
$12.95
[2224] Shields, Rosemary. Beautiful Shrubs.. London: Garden Book Club,
1947. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good
London 1947. Sm 8vo. 134 pages. Cloth (minor spotting to cover). $7.95
[3606] Smith, Alice Upham. Trees in a Winter Landscape. New York: Holt,
Rinehart and Winston, 1969. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good ISBN: 03-081863-x. NY 1969. Lg 8vo.
x, 207 pages with very many diagrams. Cloth. Beautiful line drawings of the
shape and appearance of these trees along with valuable cultural comments. $11.95
[2223] Smith, Geoffrey. Shrubs and Small Trees for Your Garden.. London:
Collingridge, 1973. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Cloth. Very Good ISBN: 0 600 01722 2. London 1973. Lg 8vo. 162 pages with
very many colour photos and diagrams. Cloth. Very good. $10.95
[8176] Step, Edward. Wayside and Woodland Trees. A Guide to the British
Sylva. London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1945. 12mo - over
6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good-.
London 1945. 185 pages with diagrams plus 175 plates. 12mo. Cloth. $15.95
[1893] Sweet, A.J.. Trees and Shrubs for Amateurs. London: Collingridge,
1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.
Very Good / Good. A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Planting, Management
and Propagation of Decorative Trees and Shrubs in Garden and Greenhouse. London
circa 1910. 8vo. 128 pages with many b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Plain and
practical. Very good. $12.95
[862] Sweet, Arthur J.. Ornamental Shrubs and Trees. London: J. M. Dent
& Sons, 1937. 2nd Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"
tall. Cloth. Very Good Their Selection and Pruning. 2nd printing. London 1937.
8vo. xiii, 64 pages with 33 b/w diagrams. Cloth. Very good. $8.95
[6084] Thomas, Graham Stuart. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Portland,
OR: Timber Press, 1992. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0-88192-250-1.
1st ed. Portland, OR 1992. 8vo. 583 pages with 119 colour and about 150 b/w
photographs. Cloth. w.dj. $11.95
[1284] USDA; United States Department OF Agriculture. Manager’s
Handbook for Aspen in the North Central States. USDA, 1977. 1st Edition.
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good St. Paul
1977. 4to. 30 pages. Staple-bound. Very good. $9.95
[3752] Viereck, Leslie A.. Alaska Trees and Shurbs. Washington, DC:
USDA, 1972. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good USDA Forest Service 1972. 8vo. 265 pages with many
diagrams and maps. Hardcover. Very good.
$15.95
[3812] Washington State University. Ornamental Woody Plants A Manual of Keys
and Horticultural Information. Pullman, WA: Washington State University,
4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Washington
State Univ. circa 1957. 212 pages. Softcover. $12.95
[3331] Welch, D.S. And D. L. Collins. Dutch Elm Disease and Its Control. Ithaca,
NY: Cornell University, 1940. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Staple-Bound. Very Good Cornell Extension Bulletin.
Ithaca 1940. 8vo. 19 pages with 8 photos. Staple-bound. (weight 1 ounce or 30
gr) $8.95
[3330] Welch, D.S., G.W. Herrick and R. W. Curtis. The Dutch Elm Disease. Ithaca,
NY: Cornell University, 1934. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" -
9¾" tall. Soft Cover. Very Good Cornell Extension Bulletin. Ithaca
1934. 8vo. 19 pages with 7 diagrams. Staple-bound. (Weight 1 ounce or 30 gr) $6.95
[8677] Welch, Humphrey J.. Manual of Dwarf Conifers. New York:
Theophrastus, 1979. 2nd Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
Hard Cover. Signed by Author. Very Good- / Very Good-. ISBN: 0-8240-7400-9. 493
pages with 470 b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. X horticultural library. Signed by
author. $39.50
[6244] Williams, Thomas A.. Native Trees and Shrubs of South Dakota. Brookings,
SD: 1895. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft
Cover. Very Good SD Agricultural College Bulletin. Brookings 1895. 27 pages.
Staple-bound. $16.95
[716] Wilson, Ernest H.. Aristocrats of the Garden. Boston: Stratford
Company, 1932. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Hard Cover. Very Good / Good+. 2nd printing. Boston 1932. 2 volumes. 312; 288
pages with b/w photos. Cloth w.dj. Very good. $38.95
[1607] Wyman, Donald. Trees For American Gardens. New York: MacMillan
Company, 1956. 3rd Printing. 3rd printing. NY 1956. 8vo. vii, 376 pages with
many b/w illustrations. Cloth. Good information on over 750 species and
varieties of trees recommended for landscaping. Edges bumped, else very
good. $14.95
[6955] Young, Allen M.. The Chocolate Tree A Natural History. Washington
and London: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994. 1st Edition. 8vo - over
7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good.
ISBN: 1-56098-357-4. 1st ed. Washington and London 1994. 200 pages with 15
colour and some b/w photos. Cloth w.dj.
$16.95
[4433] Zucker, Isabel. Flowering Shrubs. Princeton: Van Nostrand, 1966.
1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover. Very Good
1st ed. Princeton, NJ 1966. 4to. xx, 380 pages with very many b/w photos.
Cloth. $2.95