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We are pleased to offer for sale via this website the full range of books published by Kew Publishing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, together with a selection of other titles, mainly by 'Kew authors' or relevant to the Botanic Gardens.
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Growing Hardy Orchids
NOW IN STOCK Lavishly illustrated, Growing Hardy Orchids highlights over 150 species of hardy orchids from North America, Europe and Australia that will make it through the winter in temperate climes with little or no protection, focu......
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Hardy Heathers
IN STOCK Published in the Botanical Magazine Monograph series, this is a fully illustrated monograph describing all Calluna, Daboecia and Erica species growing naturally in the northern hemisphere. It includes 20 maps, 41 line drawings......
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Peonies of the World Vol. 2 - Polymorphism and Diversity
This is the second part of the three volume set monograph Peonies of the World, a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the genus Paeonia. Part of Hong De-Yuan’s extensive field work on the distribution of the genus Paeonia, and supported by......
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Joseph Hooker : Botanical Trailblazer
IN STOCK Joseph Hooker Botanical Trailblazer is a compelling account of Joseph Hooker as a plant collector extraordinaire. Joseph Hooker was one of the creators of the modern scientist – medical graduate, botanist, plant collector and ad......
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Aloes: The Definitive Guide
In addition to being an important component of the floras of Africa, Arabia and Madagascar, aloes are widely cultivated by hobbyists in Europe, the Americas, Australasia, Africa, India, and other parts of the world. Aloe vera is one of th......
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The aloe names book
The aloe names book brings together, for the first time, information on the current taxonomy of each species, the plethora of common names by which aloes are known globally, derivative natural products, as well as hundreds of historical nam......
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The Smallest Kingdom: Plants and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope
The Smallest Kingdom is an illustrated account of the botanical exploration of South Africa’s Cape Floral Kingdom and the plants that this region has given to the gardens of the world over the last four centuries. Over Kew’s 250 year histor......
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Guide to the Flowers of Western China
The extent and diversity of China's rich flora is unrivalled in temperate latitudes of the world, with some 30,000 species of plants. Nowhere is this floral richness better seen than in the west of the country. With its diverse scenery, lus......
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Champion Trees of Britain & Ireland: The Tree Register Handbook
What kind of trees grow where, how long do they live, and how big do they become? This book answers these questions and more, introducing the finest examples of every kind of tree growing in the British Isles, from ancient yews and towering......
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Marianne North - A Very Intrepid Painter
CLICK HERE FOR A LOOK INSIDE! Marianne North, an unmarried middle-aged Victorian lady of comfortable means, set off in 1871 on her first expedition to make a......
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Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 Part 1
Araceae, Araceae (Lemnaceae), Alismataceae, Limnocharitaceae, Hydrocharitaceae, Najadaceae, Aponogetonaceae, Juncaginaceae, Potamogetonaceae, Zosteraceae, Zannichelliaceae The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descripti......
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Preliminary List of the Myrtaceae in Northeastern Brazil
Preliminary List of the Myrtaceae in Northeastern Brazil is the fifth title to be published in this series. Many specimens from this plant family were deposited at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew for historical reasons, and others have been......
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Flora of Tropical East Africa - Commelinaceae
Being a descriptive account of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. Prepared at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in co-operati......
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NEW TITLES 2012
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| We are pleased to offer a preview, in our FORTHCOMING TITLES section, of some of the books expected from January 2012 to June 2012. To keep informed of the availability of these and other new books, why not join our e-mail list (details at the foot of the home page}. |
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