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COMPENDIUM OF STONE FRUIT DISEASES
Written by Joseph M. Ogawa; Eldon I. Zehr; et al.
Stock no. 1831279
Published by The American Phytopathological Society. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition.

The Disease Compendium Series of the American Phytophatholocial Society. Includes information on apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, prunes, sweet cherries, and sour cherries. Edited by Joseph M. Ogawa et al. Staple bound booklet. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos and b/w illustrations. vi and 98 pages including index. ISBN: 0890541744. Cover corners lightly rubbed else a lovely copy.

THE GENUS WATSONIA
Written by Peter Goldblatt; et al.
Stock no. 1331062
Published by National Botanic Gardens. 1st 1989. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A Systematic Monograph. Large format. Green boards with white title to spine. Colour & b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0620125179. Spine and corners quite heavily bumped. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is edge creased with a small tear to top edge of front panel.

SUSERUP SKOV: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES IN TEMPERATE, DECIDUOUS FOREST RESERVE
Written by Katrine Hahn; Jens Emborg.
Stock no. 1331058
Published by Wiley-Blackwell. 2007. Very good condition.

Ecological Bulletins 52. A unique and in-depth overview of structures and processes in a single forest reserve. Grey boards with white titles and colour illustration to front. 196 pages. ISBN: 9781405156035. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Contents fine.

ECOLOGY OF LEAF LONGEVITY
Written by Kihachiro Kikuzawa; Martin J. Lechowicz.
Stock no. 1331054
Published by Springer. 1st 2011. Very good condition.

Ecological Research Monographs series. Glazed pictorial boards. 147 pages (including index). B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9784431539179. Minimal bumping to spine and corners. Wear to lower corner of front cover. Contents fine.

FOSSIL PLANTS AND SPORES: MODERN TECHNIQUES
Written by T.P. Jones; N.P. Rowe.
Stock no. 1331053
Published by The Geological Society. 1st 1999. Very good condition.

Written by an international array of specialists, the first comprehensive colletion of detailed accounts of the methods used to obtain information from the fossil record. Pictorial boards. 408 pages (including prelims and index), over 100 illustrations. ISBN: 1862390355. Spine and corners bumped. A few light marks to textblock.

DATES: PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, FOOD, AND MEDICINAL VALUES (MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - INDUSTRIAL PROFILES)
Written by A. Manickavasagan; M. Mohamed Essa; E. Sukumar; et al.
Stock no. 1831247
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

This text covers the post-harvest operations and processing of dates, physical, chemical, structural, and sensory properties of dates as human food. The authors also discuss the value of low quality dates and byproducts as cattle feed. The final section focuses on the potential medicinal values of dates. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and a few colour. xviii and 415 pages including index. ISBN: 9781439849453. Boards lightly scuffed. Contents clean.

THE APPLE GENOME (COMPENDIUM OF PLANT GENOMES)
Written by Schuyler S. Korban; et al.
Stock no. 1831246
Published by Springer Nature Switzerland Ag. 2021. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book covers information on the economics; botany, taxonomy, and origin and so much more of the cultivated apple - being one of the most important tree fruit crops of temperate regions of the world. Edited by Schuyler S. Korban. Green cardwraps. A few b/w and colour photos, illustrations and charts. xxv and 412 pages. ISBN: 9783030746841. Lower front corner and subsequent pages are creased. Else contents clean. A decent copy.

LICHENS OF IRELAND
Written by Paul Whelan.
Stock no. 1831240
Published by The Collins Press. 2012. Slightly better than very good condition.

Ireland’s oceanic and temperate climate acts as a wonderful host to over 1,165 species of lichen. This is a richer biodiversity than that of flowering plants or the mosses, liverworts and ferns of Ireland. A concise introduction to lichen biology and ecology. An introduction to over 250 species. Limp, pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos. iv and 154 pages including index. ISBN: 9781848891371. Reprint. Minor knock to top edges, corners lightly bumped. A few very minor marks to text block. Contents clean. A lovely copy.

VANILLA (MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS - INDUSTRIAL PROFILES No. 47)
Written by Eric Odoux; Michel Grisoni; et al.
Stock no. 1831237
Published by CRC Press. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Eric Odoux and Michel Grisoni and written by 45 International Experts. Vanilla is a universally appreciated flavour that is consumed worldwide, this globally relevant resource discusses biotechnology aimed at finding novel production methods of vanilla and horticultural studies for improving yields and increasing plant resistance. Cream glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos and diagrams, a few colour photos. xxiv and 387 pages including index. ISBN: 9781420083378. Boards slightly grubby at edges. Text block very lightly grubby to top edge. Hinge next to title page is pulled but the binding is tight. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

THE GENUS CYPRIPEDIUM (A BOTANICAL MAGAZINE MONOGRAPH)
Written by Phillip Cribb; Peter Green. Illustrated by Mary Bates; et al..
Stock no. 1831236
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens; Timber Press. 1st 1997. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This monograph by the curator of the Orchid Herbarium at Kew considers the history, biology, evolution, conservation, cultivation, and classification of cypripediums, popularly called lady's slippers or moccasin flowers. Edited by Peter Green. Brown boards, gilt title to spine. Colour plates & b/w illustrations. 301 pages including index. ISBN: 0881924032. Top & tail of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Top corners lightly bumped. Text block slightly dusty. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased and a little scuffed, old price-label to rear panel, tiny nick to top rear edge.

WORLD CHECKLIST OF MYRTACEAE
Written by Rafael Govaerts; Marcos Sobral; Peter Ashton; Fred Barrie; et al.
Stock no. 1330987
Published by Royal Botanic Gardens. 1st 2008. Slightly better than very good condition.

An invaluable reference for the plant scientists. Cardwraps. 455 pages (including index). ISBN: 9781842463918. Slight wear to cover edges. Contents fine.

ILLUSTRATED FIELD GUIDE TO THE FLOWERS OF SRI LANKA
Written by J. De Vlas; J. De Vlas-De Jong.
Stock no. 1330978
Published by Mark Booksellers And Distributors (pvt) Ltd. 1st 2008. Very good condition.

A practical guide to the Sri Lankan flowers, with an emphasis on herbs and shrubs. Cardwraps. Colour photos throughout. 304 pages including index. ISBN: 9789551917005. Covers slightly edge rubbed. Textblock fingered.