| [1]F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956
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| Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]).
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| [4]Grieve. A Modern Herbal.
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| Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants.
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| [11]Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement.
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| A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures.
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| [21]Lust. J. The Herb Book.
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| Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book.
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| [61]Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
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| Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
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| [71]Munz. A California Flora.
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| An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader.
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| [78]Sheat. W. G. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers.
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| A bit dated but a good book on propagation techniques with specific details for a wide range of plants.
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| [82]Sargent. C. S. Manual of the Trees of N. America.
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| Two volumes, a comprehensive listing of N. American trees though a bit out of date now. Good details on habitats, some details on plant uses. Not really for the casual reader.
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| [165]Mills. S. Y. The Dictionary of Modern Herbalism.
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| An excellent small herbal.
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| [166]Taylor. J. The Milder Garden.
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| A good book on plants that you didn't know could be grown outdoors in Britain.
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| [182]Thomas. G. S. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos.
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| Contains a wide range of plants with a brief description, mainly of their ornamental value but also usually of cultivation details and varieties.
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| [200]Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
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| Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
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| [202]Davis. B. Climbers and Wall Shrubs.
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| Contains information on 2,000 species and cultivars, giving details of cultivation requirements. The text is terse but informative.
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| [213]Weiner. M. A. Earth Medicine, Earth Food.
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| A nice book to read though it is difficult to look up individual plants since the book is divided into separate sections dealing with the different medicinal uses plus a section on edible plants. Common names are used instead of botanical.
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| [219]Grey-Wilson. C. & Matthews. V. Gardening on Walls
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| A nice little book about plants for growing against walls and a small section on plants that can grow in walls.
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| [222]Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America.
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| A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties.
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| [229]Elias. T. The Complete Trees of N. America. Field Guide and Natural History.
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| A very good concise guide. Gives habitats, good descriptions, maps showing distribution and a few of the uses. It also includes the many shrubs that occasionally reach tree proportions.
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| [238]Bown. D. Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses.
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| A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant.
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| [254]Chevallier. A. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants
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| An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world.
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| [257]Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany
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| Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
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