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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #615 on: March 11, 2015, 07:46:11 PM »
Didn't buy the Silk Road book at Loughborough. Spent all my money on plants. BUT I was given the Tulipa book and unlike Darren I found it very interesting and as with many of these things, very frustrating. All those lovely plants and no chance of ever seeing or growing them!

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« Reply #616 on: March 12, 2015, 07:13:40 AM »
It is interesting and the information it contains is valuable but I found the illustrations a bit lacking, and the photographs of plants in habitat frustratingly small.
Darren Sleep. Nr Lancaster UK.

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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #617 on: March 12, 2015, 03:20:37 PM »
Hi all ,

before some days I have heard about the book for Hamamelis "Witch Hazel" from Chris Lane ...it looks very interesting !
I have looked today in Timber Press ...but it is out of print
A second try via Amazon was also not so succsessfull ...crazy Prices for new and used books
Also some other searches (Bookfinder ,Abebooks ..) give no results

So ....now I have the idea to ask here if someone has a copy for sale ?

Please send me your offer via PM

Thank you in advance
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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #618 on: March 12, 2015, 07:36:49 PM »
Hans, it is available on ABE Books but at ridiculous prices and all from USA, see below:-

Damn, my copy and paste isn't working again

here it is Hans hope I have typed it properly

www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/SearchResults?an=Lane&sts=t&tn=WitchHazels






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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #619 on: March 12, 2015, 08:26:19 PM »
Thank you David ,

I have just tried ...only one offer from Italy  :(

My hope is that someone here no longer needed this book  ....

Hans
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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #620 on: March 13, 2015, 07:06:22 PM »
For all those who ordered the book Tulips of Kazakhstan please PM me, i had some trouble with my internet provider and some emails where lost!

26kg of books are to be dispatched :P
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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #621 on: March 17, 2015, 11:10:15 AM »
A good book on Natives is Wild Flowers of the North Highlands by Ken Butler and Ken Crossan.

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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #622 on: April 14, 2015, 03:51:43 PM »
Forumist and SRGC member, Todd Boland has  just had another plant guide released  8)

Wildflowers of New Brunswick: Field Guide



An authoritative guide to 700 native and introduced species of wildflowers in New Brunswick. A series of page tabs and icons, along with full colour photos, offers easy identification of wild plants.

About the Author

Todd Boland is the Research Horticulturist at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden and is one of the founding members of the Newfoundland and Labrador Wildflower Society. He is author of Wildflowers of Nova Scotia, Trees and Shrubs of the Maritimes, and Trees and Shrubs of Newfoundland and Labrador.


Available directly from the Publisher, or from  Amazon, ( use the link below to help the SRGC, too!) Indigo  http://boulderpublications.ca/

Other titles by Todd for Boulder....


Todd says his next title, on the Wildflowers of Newfoundland is well underway!

Todd is one of the speakers at this year's SRGC Discussion Weekend - see  here
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=12745.0
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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #623 on: April 14, 2015, 05:00:53 PM »
This book looks promising, but I haven't found it for sale here in China yet: http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academic/subjects/life-sciences/botanical-reference/plants-china-companion-iflora-chinai

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« Reply #624 on: April 16, 2015, 02:22:20 AM »

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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #625 on: April 16, 2015, 10:24:44 AM »
Love those words - " a third of the price"  !! :D
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Book offer from Karen Platt
« Reply #626 on: June 19, 2015, 04:30:58 PM »
SRGC OFFER
We are given this offer on a discount for her books by Karen Platt, -  perhaps best known as a photographer and enthusiast for black plants and one of Britain’s top selling independent garden authors.

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Here are the books on offer while stocks last, plenty of stock available

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« Reply #627 on: June 19, 2015, 04:32:52 PM »
cover pictures of the last two books :


rrp 9.99  ( 50%discount to be applied)
Seed Sowing & Growing Success ISBN 0954576403



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Plant Synonyms ISBN 0954576454
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Re: Books you may like to hear about
« Reply #628 on: July 10, 2015, 01:08:49 PM »
Is there a good monograph of the Genus Dianthus? If so I'd like to hear about it!
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« Reply #629 on: July 10, 2015, 01:44:35 PM »
Two suggestions - both available via the Amazon link at the bottom of this page!

A monograph of the genus Dianthus, Linn Paperback (2012)
by Frederic Newton Williams

"This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.  Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 "

Paperback: 44 pages
Publisher: RareBooksClub.com (March 6, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1130550737
ISBN-13: 978-1130550733



and :

The Dianthus: A flower monograph (Collins flower monographs) Hardcover – 1949

Series: Collins flower monographs
Hardcover: 128 pages
Publisher: Collins (1949)
Language: English
ASIN: B0007J0OVY

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