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General Gardening Books for Sale:

[2901] . The Garden Manual. London: Cradock & Co., 1870. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. containing practical instructions for the cultivation and management of the flower, - fruit, and the kitchen garden; hot-house, green house, - and conservatory. New and improved edition. London circa 1870. 64; iv, 60; 60 pages. Original cloth (spine rebacked with new cloth). Tight and clean inside.  $6.16

[1610] . The Gardeners Monthly Directions. Victoria, BC, Canada: Pattison Ventures Ltd., 0. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good shewing what is necessary to be done throughout the year, in sowing, planting, and propagating, the most valuable of the shrubs, flowers, esculents, and other hortensian plants before treated of and what Ornamental. Modern facsimile of London 1688 ed. Sm 8vo. 25 pages. Staple-bound. Very good.  $6.00

[2236] . The Gardener's Manual,. Cradock & Co. 30, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. containing practical instructions for the Cultivation and Management of the Flower, the Fruit, and the Kitchen Garden; hot-House, Green-House, and Conservatory. Adapted either to small or large gardens. New and improved ed. London ca 1860. 12mo. 64; 60; 60 pages. Cloth. (New spine, with slightly mismatched colour). New endsheets. Very clean and tight.  $12.50

[8028] Cox, E. H. M.. The New Flora and Silva Volume 1, Issue 1. London: Dulau & Company, 1929. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good 72 pages. Wrappers. Rae Berry's copy.  $9.95

[8027a] Cox, E. H. M.. The New Flora and Silva Volume 2 (4 issues). London: Dulau & Company, 1930. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good 295 pages with many b/w photos. Original wrappers. Set of 4 issues. (Oct 29, Jan 30, Apr 30, July 30) Very good. Botanical garden library.  $12.95

[425] Dutton, Joan Parry. The Flower World of Williamsburg. Williamsburg, VA: 1962. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good The story of Williamsburg's flowers from the 18th century to the present. 1st edition. Williamsburg 1962. xii, 148 pages with very many b/w and colour photos. Cloth w.dj.  $3.19

[11906] Massingham, Betty.
A Century of Gardeners. London: Faber and Faber, 1982. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good / Very Good. ISBN: 0571118119. 256 pages. Cloth with dust jacket.  $7.95

[10924] Mitulla, Roswitha; Bernd Wissner; Norbert Liesz.
Botanischer Garten Augsburg. Augsburg: Wissner Verlag, 2006. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. As New 48 pages with many colour photos. Paperback.  $7.95

[30340] Oosten, Henry Van. The Dutch Gardener: Or the Complete Florist. London: Midwinter, 1711. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good containing the most successful method of cultivating all sorts of Flowers; the Planting, Dressing, and Pruning of all Manner of Fruit-Trees. Together with a particular account of the Nursing of Lemon and Orange Trees in Northern Climates. 2nd edition with great Amendments. London 1711. 8vo. 249; 11 pages with 2 b/w plates. Original embossed calf boards, respined with modern calf. Part 1) Trees and Shrubs. Part 2 Curious Florist. Part 3) Culture of Tulips according to the French Way. Part 4) Gilly Flowers. Part 5) Orange Trees  $740.00

[1874] Reader's Digest. Practical Guide to Home Landscaping. How to Improve Your Lawn and Garden.. New York: 1972. Hardcover. Book. NY 1972. 4to. 479 pages profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photos. Cloth decorative gilt cover w.dj. Also includes do-it-yourself projects. Very good.  $1.71

[982] Slingerland, M. V.. The Common European Praying Mantis. A New Beneficial Insect. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1900. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good Cornell Univ. Agric. Experiment Station Bulletin 185. Ithaca 1900. 8vo. 16 pp with 9 photos. Staple bound. Very good.  $5.00

[12532] STEVE DREISTADT.
Integrated Pest Management for Floriculture and Nurseries. Agriculture & Natural Resources, 2001. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good ISBN: 1879906465. 422 pages with many colour photos. Prior owner's name on front cover, otherwise as new.  $29.95

[2088] Sunset.
Western Garden Book. Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing, 1990. 4th Printing. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Soft cover. Book. Very Good ISBN: 0376038918. 4th printing. Menlo Parl, CA 1990. 4to. 596 pages with very many illustrations. The best easy to understand gardening handbook for amateur and the advanced gardener.  $5.50

[332] Taylor, Kathryn S. and Edith W. Gregg.
Winter Flowers in the Sun-heated Pit. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good / Poor. Including the Lean-to-Greenhouse as a Complement to the Pit. NY 1941. 8vo. xx, 294 pages with some b/w photos and 1 detailed plan. Cloth with tattered dust jacket.  $19.95

[11872] Watson, William.
Climbing Plants. London: Jack, 1910. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good 132 pages with 24 plates. Boards.  $9.95

[11905] Wehrhahn, H. R.. Großes Handbuch für Gartenbau und Gartenkultur. Ein Lehr- und Nachschlagewerk für Gärtner und Gartenliebhaber. Leipzig: Ernst Wiest, 0. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hardcover. Book. Good 2 Baende.1427 Seiten mit 1117 Textabbildungen, 30 einfarbigen und 15 mehrfarbigen Tafeln. Einband leicht stockfleckig  $60.00

[1600] Whitehead, Stanley B.. Basic Gardening. London: Garden Book Club, 1966. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Book. Very Good / Very Good. London 1966. 8vo. viii, 280 pages with 51 b/w illustrations. Cloth w.dj. Covers both ornamental and food gardening. Very good.  $1.50