Fisher, John
THE COMPANION TO ROSES
Topsfield, MA: Salem House Publishers, 1987

First American edition. Quarto. 223 pp; illustrated with approximately 100 color & b/w; bibliography; index. Cloth with dj. Near fine/VG. An A-Z reference book covering all aspects of the rose, from the serious botanical point to the lore and legends.
Inventory number #001463

Sheehan, Tom & Marion
ORCHID GENERA ILLUSTRATED
NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1979

First edition. Quarto. 207 pp; 61 pages of color illustrations of 61 orchid genera; extensive illustrated glossary describes more than 200 terms; index. Green cloth with dj. VG/VG.
Inventory number #001432

Bean, W.J.
ORNAMENTAL TREES FOR AMATEURS
London: Country Life, Ltd., 1925

First edition. Octavo. vi, 121 pp; frontis & 14 b/w photographs; index. Green cloth. Scattered foxing on a few pages, small hole bored in edge of spine, else VG.
Inventory number #001421

Chittenden, F.J., ed.
ROCK GARDENS AND ROCK PLANTS Report of the Conference Held By the Royal Horticultural Society and the Alpine Garden Society
London: The Royal Horticultural Society, 1948

Second impression. Octavo. 171 pp; 36 b/w photographs; list of awards; index. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. VG. The conference was held at the Greycoat Street Hall, May 5, 6, 7, 1936.
Inventory number #001408

Dallimore, W.
THE PRUNING OF TREES AND SHRUBS Being a Description of the Methods Practised in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Oxford: Dulau, 1947

Sixth impression. Twelvemo. 99 pp; 13 b/w photographs. Gilt-lettered green cloth with dustjacket. VG/VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket shows light soil. First published 1926.
Inventory number #001405

Swimberghe, Piet
FLANDERS: The Art of Living
NY: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1995

First edition. Square quarto. 231 pp; profusely illustrated with photographs by Jan Verlinde. Cloth with dj. Near Fine/Near Fine. An inside look at the art, decoration and architecture behind the ornate interiors and magnificent gardens of Flanders. Over 200 photographs explore homes and castles rich with history, as well as the living spaces of contemporary designers, architects collectors and artisans.
Inventory number #001368

Stuart, Malcolm
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HERBS AND HERBALISM
NY: Crescent Books, 1990

Quarto. 304 pp; numerous color and b&w illustrations and photos. Cloth with gilt spine titles and unclipped dj. VG/VG, touch of foxing to half title.
Inventory number #001360

Wilson, Mary G. W.
GARDEN MEMORIES With Illustrations in Color by Mary G.W. Wilson
Boston: Le Roy Phillips, n.d.

n.d. c.1910. Twelvemo. Unpaginated; Writings on the subject of gardens by various authors and poets on an assortment of tan and white hand-made laid paper bearing the Ingres and pmf watermarks; 8 color illustrations by Mary G. W. Wilson tipped in on gray laid paper. The pages are cut to various lengths and have assorted edge styles: cut, rough, & deckle. Top edge is flush-cut and gilt. Original green laid paper covered boards with ink title on face and gilt title on spine. Ribbon bookmark. G+, spine sunned and edges of boards sunned. An acceptable copy of a scarce book.
Inventory number #001328

Burbank, Luther
HALF-HOUR EXPERIMENTS WITH PLANTS
: P. F. Collier & Sons, 1922

Octavo. 32 pp; color photos. Paperback. VG. Scarce pamphlet from one of the great horticulturists of the early 20th century. A wonderful little guide designed as a "sampler" for the full library of Burbank books published by Collier.
Inventory number #001318

Anderson, Frank J.
AN ILLUSTRATED TREASURY OF CULTIVATED FLOWERS
NY: Abbeville Press, 1979

Quarto. 156 pp; illustrated with 73 color engravings by the masters of botanical art. Cloth with dj. VG/VG
Inventory number #001313

Shewell-Cooper, W.E.
THE GARDENERS' STANDBY
London: Garden Book Club, 1947

Book Club edition,Twelvemo. 344 pp plus 16 b/w photographs. Green clothwith gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. Good+/Good, an unmarked copy, three sections of toned pp; foxing to some fore edges; jacket has small loss to spine ends, corners lightly chipped, lightly foxed. A useful reference for fruits, vegetables, herbs, roses, lilies, bulbs, water plants, ferns, trees & shrubs, alpine or rock plants, lawns, and greenhouses.
Inventory number #001283

Rockwell, F.F. & Wm. G. Breitenbucher
GARDENING WITH PEAT MOSS A Guide to Easier Methods in Growing More Beautiful Flowers, Shrubs and Trees and Making More Permanent Lawns
NY: Atkins & Durbrow, 1928

Twelvemo. 72 pp; numerous color & b/w illustrations. Brown pebbled cloth with dj.
Inventory number #001277

Gilbert-Carter, Humphrey
DESCRIPTIVE LABELS FOR BOTANIC GARDENS
Cambridge: University Press, 1924

First edition. Oblong 12mo. 79 pp; 61 descriptive labels written by the author, the director of the Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Rebound in orange cloth with original orange printed cover pasted on front cover. VG+, a bright, unmarked copy; original paper cover gently soiled. Originally a paperback, this book was re-bound with heavy orange buckram and the original orange cover was trimmed and glued onto the new binding. Humphrey Gilbert-Carter (1884-1969), botanist, philologist, author, and lecturer, was an Economic Botanist with the Botanical Survey of India from 1913 to 1921. He then became the first Academic Director of the Botanic Garden in Cambridge from 1921 to 1950.
Inventory number #001267

Paul, Anthony & Yvonne Rees
THE GARDEN DESIGN BOOK
London: Collins, 1988

First edition. Quarto. 256 pp; profusely illustrated with color photographs & b/w drawings; appendices; index. Cloth with dj. VG/VG, dj price clipped. Inspiration and instruction for designing all types of gardens and garden features; includes the work of some of today's best designers -- Beth Chatto, Oehme & Van Sweden, Jacques Wirtz, Roberto Burle Marx, and many others.
Inventory number #001199

Cerwinske, Laura
MIAMI Hot & Cool
NY: Clarkson N. Potter, 1990

First edition. Square quarto. 232 pp; profusely illustrated in color; directory; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Near Fine/Near Fine, a clean, unmarked copy, jacket not price-clipped. A look inside residences, from bungalows, deco & modern interiors to Mediterranean style, and seven gardens. They include Vizcaya, the 70-room villa on Biscayne Bay; the Pink House, bungalows of salvaged wood in Coconut Grove, and contemporary homes with the Deco curves of Miami Beach.
Inventory number #000681

Rothschild, Miriam, Kate Garton & Lionel De Rothschild
THE ROTHSCHILD GARDENS
NY: Harry N. Abrams, 1997

Quarto. viii, 190 pp; profusely illustrated in color & b/w; bibliography; index. Cloth with dustjacket. Fine/Fine. A fresh, unmarked copy; crisp jacket with no tears. Many members of the Rothschild family have been passionate and knowledgeable gardeners over the last two centuries, creating magnificent parklands and gardens throughout England, Europe, and elsewhere. Featured here are gardens at Waddesdon Manor, Exbury, Ascott, Ashton Wold, and Ramat Hanadiv.
Inventory number #000271

Tinley, Gerald. F., Thomas Humphreys & Walter Irving
COLOUR PLANNING OF THE GARDEN
London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, Ltd., 1929

Stout quarto. xxxv, 288 pp; 53 color & b/w plates. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Light wear to one side of backstrip, light rubbing to corners, else VG. A clean, unmarked copy.
Inventory number #000157

King, Mrs. Francis
VARIETY IN THE LITTLE GARDEN
Boston: The Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923

Octavo. 120 pp; 8 half tone plates, 1 fold-out plan and table of when to prune small trees and flowering shrubs, Publisher's tan cloth with gilt lettering & decoration. Small white stain at bottom of both covers, browned endpapers, else VG.
Inventory number #000118

Macleod, Dawn
DOWN-TO-EARTH WOMEN: Those Who Care for the Soil
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1982

First edition. Octavo. xx, 186 pp; numerous b/w illustrations; book list; index. Green cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. VG/VG. Well-known gardeners - Gertrude Jekyll, V. Sackville-West, Margery Fish are included, as well as others lesser known - Caroline Hamilton, Theresa Earle, Ellen Willmott, Dorothy Hewer, Margaret Brownlow, Mairi Sawyer, Phyllis Reiss, Elsie Matley Moore, Cecily Mure, Enid Money, and Betty Prentice.
Inventory number #000026