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Surrey, British Columbia: Gray's Publishing Limited. Very Good+. 1974. Paperback. Two stapled Paperbacks in Very Good+ condition. Tightly bound, a clean, unmarked interior, with cover rubbing. Both are fully illustrated with numerous color photos. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Unpaginated pages .

New York: M. Evans & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good / Very Good. Book Club Ed. Green hard boards with gilt lettering on spine. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Spine bottom bumped with slight edgewear. Very clean, tight copy. DJ has fading, crease on front flap, chipping on top of spine, small tear on top of back cover. A pratical guide for all practicing gardeners, complete from anemone to zinnia. Black and white photos through the book. Crammed with practical information that every gardener needs for reference. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 512 pages .

Cassell Illustrated. Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. 0706367049 . Brown hardcover, gilt titles to spine. In Fine+ condition, the binding is tight and the pages are bright & unmarked. The DJ is unclipped, intact with moderate cover wear, Very Good+. "Indoor bonsai are miniature versions of tropical and sub-tropical trees, whose native climate corresponds most closely to the climate inside a house. This book covers bonsai species which can be grown indoors and looks at care and maintenance, light and water requirements and at the training of bonsai trees. It has an A-Z selection of some 40 species of tropical, sub-tropical and tender bonsai. " Fully illustrated in color and black & white photos and illustrations. ; 10.87 X 8.35 X 0.79 inches; 128 pages; Box 25 .

New York: Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, Inc.. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1988. Trade Paperback. 0945352026 . Trade Paperback. The covers have some light edgewear and scuffing, the interior is clean & bright, solidly bound. A handbook on Bonsai, with many black & white illustrations, and photographs through the book. ; Brooklyn Botanic Garden Record; B&W Illustrations; 0.2 x 8.8 x 5.9 Inches; 89 pages .

Salem House Publications. Very Good. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 0881622818 . Green cloth covers, gilt titles to the spine. A solid binding with bright & unmarked pages. There is sunning to the top and bottom cover edges and some to the spine. "A fascinating sourcebook of different uses, past and present for 47 favortie herbs and spices." ; B&W Illustrations; 8.30 X 7.60 X 0.60 inches; 121 pages .

Toronto, Ont: The Musson Book Company. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1941. Hardcover. New and Revised Edition. Very Good In green hardcover with gold lettering on front cover and spine. No dust jacket. Some edgewear and rubbing to covers. Corners bumped and worn. Tightly bound with aq clean & unmarked interior. Corners bumped. Indexed with diagrams. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 260 pages .

London, England: Bloomsbury Books. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1991. Hard Cover. 1854710362 . Pictorial boards, inscription to previous owner on front free-endpaper. Interior is clean with 2048 colour illustrations. The book has some water damage at the bottom of about 75 pages. DJ has flap creasing, edge wear and a small tear (1/4 inch) on bottom of front cover. Protected by a Brodart jacket cover. This is one of the most ambitious books on garden flora ever publsihed. Each illustration is accompanied by a caption giving its correct botanic name. A comprehensive A-Z guide with a full reference of Anglo-American common names. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; 584 pages .

London, England: W. H. & L. Collingridge. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1966. Cloth. Pink cloth covers withgilt titles to the spine. Light spine end bumping, this copy is in very good++ condition with a tight binding and a bright, clean text. The DJ is unclipped, glossy with light wear to the covers and edges. "This book is designed to help all enthusiasts for these flowers, whatever the extent of their present knowledge." ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages .

Ottawa, Ont: Minister De L'Agriculture Du Canada. Very Good+. 1973. Paperback. Enveloppements agrafés en très bon état de +, étroitement liés avec un texte non marqué lumineux.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 42 pages .

Garden City , New York: Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Tan cloth boards with beige spine covering. Gilt decorative blind stamp of flowers on cover. A little foxing on the top edge and minor bumping on spine. Interior is very clean and filled with colour/black & white photos of new designs in flower arrangement. This book is filled with essential information on the practical, mechanical details of engineering the design. DJ is unclipped, has edgewear, some rubbing and is missing a small piece on the bottom of the front cover. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Unpaginated pages .

W Foulsham & Co Ltd. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0572011385 . Green hardcovers in Fine condition, tightly bound, bright & unmarked. The DJ is Very Good, a small tear to the top spine end back flap. A crease to the back cover flap end. "Very well illustrated with step-by-step style, it highlights the pitfalls to avoid along the way. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages .

Random House Canada. Very Good. 1996. Paperback. 0679307893 . A Fine Trade Paperback. A date to the half title page, otherwise a bright & unmarked book with a tight binding. "This popular guide updates Harris's organic gardening experience: Compost: Everything you need to know, from composting to worms to building your own double-bin composter. Soil: Learn how to maintain and improve soil without the use of chemicals. Bugs: How to eliminate the bad bugs without the use of pesticides and help the good bugs to their job in your garden. Plant Companions: How to make the most of your plants by using the old-fashioned and powerful technique of companion planting. Xeriscaping: Plant a water-efficient garden and help conserve this natural resource. "; 8.43 X 5.43 X 0.71 inches; 204 pages .

Portland Oregon: Timber Press. Fine+. 1986. Hardcover. 0917304276 . 0917304276A Fine+ Hardcover, with a sound binding and bright & unmarked interior. Fully illustrated with color & black and white photographs and illustrations. "A bon is a tray or salver, sai is a dependent noun meaning "grow" and the word bonsai means something growing in a shallow container, a tree in a pot. The emphasis, it will be noted is upon living and growing, the nuance is that the bonsai is entirely natural. When the West speaks of bonsai it uses the term "dwarfed tree," and at once a difference in attitude between East and West becomes apparent. The nuance is that something has been made less than normal, perhaps even less than natural. We assume that the bonsai is stunted, made other than it might have been. They, the Japanese, assume that the small size of the tree increases rather than decreases our appreciation of the nature inherent in it." ; 8.1 X 7.4 X 0.6 inches; 108… Read More

MacMillan Publishing Company.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1981. Trade Paperback. 0672526956 . A Trade paperback in very good solid condition. Rubbing to the cover edges and the word Herb written on the fore edge, the interior is clean and unmarked with an illustrations of each one of the herbs, berries, vines etc. ; Halftones; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 250 pages .

Garden City , New York: Doubleday. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1966. Cloth. Green linen covers with gilt titles to the cover and spine. Light spine end & corner bumping. Stated First Edition. Beatifully illustrated, by the author, in black & white and duo-tones. The DJ is unclipped with heavy rubbing and spine end chipping, in very good condtion. ; 10.25"; 246 pages .

Boston, Mass: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1990. Trade Paperback. 0395522471 . Very Good / No jacket Pictorial trade paperback, near fine. A pocket guide to flowering shrubs. Flowering shrubs are the belles of the garden ball. Along with such stars as rhododendrons, azaleas, lilacs, and spirea, many other great shrubs for all parts of the country are included in this book. ; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; 127 pages .

Red Deer, Alberta: Red Deer College Press. Very Good+. 1993. Paperback. 0889951047 . Trade Paperback in Very Good+ condition, tightly bound with a bright, unmarked text. "In this collection of recipes, anecdotes, advice and art, Judy Schultz's rich harvest of vegetable lore makes healthy food utterly delicious. From traditional, homey fare to the more exotic vegetables, adding variety and flavor to vegetables has never been easier." ; Paintings; 7.95 X 7.87 X 0.67 inches; 226 pages .

London, England: Garden Book Club. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. 0707104513 . Green hardboards with black titles to the spine. First Edition. Very Good with a solid bidning and a bright, unmarked interior. Spine end and corner bumping. . The DJ is intact, heavy rubbing with cover edgewear and foxing to the underside. ; Book Club Edition; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages .

Toronto, Ont: Key Books. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1977. Trade Paperback. A Trade Paperback in very good++ condition. Tightly bound with a bright & unmarked interior. Growth without soil, systems and methods, practical crop physiology, the site, layout, water culture, sand culture, aggregate culture, sub-irrigation, miscellaneous techniques, special equipment, water supply, mixtures, usage and application, planting, daily work, general cultivation, deficiencies, vegetable growing, floriculture, plantation and other crops, solution testing, tissue test procedures, the influence of hydroponics, costs and returns." ; B&W Illustrations, B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 331 pages .

Dover Publications. Good+. 1970. Paperback. 0486225402 . Trade Paperback. Good condition, tightly bound, unmarked with cover and edgewear. " Indexed with a bibliography. An unabridged and unaltered republication of the work originally published by Macmillan in 1933. ; B&W Illustrations; 0.8 x 7.8 x 5.3 Inches; 334 pages .