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>Books on Botany - Gardening (A-Z) (Cat 115)
(updated 1 December 2008 )
Allerton, F.W., 1950. Chrysanthemums for Amateur and Market Grower. xv, 177 p., num. figs, 4 col. pls, cloth; BG08383 € 16
Allwood, M.C., 1926. Carnations for every garden and greenhouse. 139 p., col. frontispiece, num. pls, cloth; BG06910 € 20
Alphand, A. & Baron Ernouf, n.d. (ca. 1880, 3rd ed.). L’Art des Jardins. Parcs-Jardins-Promenades. Étude historique. Principes de la composition des Jardins-Plantations. Décoration pittoresque et artistique des Parcs et Jardins Publics. Traité pratique et didactique. xii, 364 p., 508 figs, 4to, decorated boards; BG43896 € 320
Anonymous, n.d. (ca. 1920?). The Ideal Gardening Book. 252 p., col. frontispiece, num. figs, cloth; BG08324 € 22
Arnoldo, M., 1954. Gekweekte en nuttige planten van de Nederlandse Antillen. 149 p., 63 pls, cloth; BG43230 € 30
Arnoldo, M., 1971. Gekweekte en nuttige planten van de Nederlandse Antillen. 279 p., 67 pls, 4to, cloth; BG08329 € 50
Bakker tuinboek, no date. 100 Tips voor meer tuinplezier. 67 p., wrps; BG43792 € 6
Beeton’s, n.d. Beeton’s new gardening book. A popular exposition of the Art and Science of Gardening, and everything that pertains to the garden and its culture in all its branches. vi, 356 p., 350 ills, cloth; BG42132 € 18
Bellair, G. & V. Bérat, 1902 (4th ed.). Les Chrysanthèmes. Description - Histoire - Culture - Emploi. ii, 145 p., 29 figs, cloth; BG08384 € 22
Berry, A.K., 1965. Building a greenhouse and potting shed. vii, 104 p., 31 figs, 11 pls, paperbound. Ex library copy; BG42112 € 12
Bleeker, G., 1940 (2e druk). Het snoeien van bomen en struiken. Met 25 fotografische afbeeldingen. 71, (5) p., paperbound. Pencil annotations & underlinings (Weten en Kunnen Nieuwe Reeks No. 217); BG43789 € 5
Bloembollen, ca. 1953. Bloembollen voor cultuur in kamer en tuin en geschenkzendingen naar binnen- en buitenland. Catalogue of “Kwekerij Rivièra, Haarlem”. 41 p., wrps; BG43786 € 10
Bois, E. & A.-M. Trechslin, n.d. (ca. 1970). Roses. 128 p., 60 tipped-in col. pls, 4to, hardbound (d.j.); BG08473 € 38
Bosch, H. van den, 1975. Uit eigen tuin op tafel. Gezonde groenten, kruiden en vruchten kweken zonder gif. 144 p., some figs, paperbound; BG43791 € 6
Brimble, L.J.F., 1949. The Floral Year. xiv, 622 p., col. frontispiece, num. figs, 24 col. pls, cloth (d.j.); BG08382 € 35
Bruggeman, L., 1939. Indisch Tuinboek. 314 p., num. col. pls, cloth. Somewhat foxed (not affecting contents); BG43309 € 70
Bruggeman, L., 1948 (2nd ed.). Indisch Tuinboek. 314 p., num. col. pls, cloth; BG43756 € 70
Bruggeman, L., 1956. Tuinboek voor de tropen. 220 p., 292 col. figs, cloth (spine partly loose); BG43038 € 16
Bulletin du Jardin Botanique, 1923. Volume VIII fasc. II, p. 103-159, wrps; BG42406 € 8
Buxton, B.R., 1946. Begonias and how to grow them. xi, 163 p., frontispiece, figs, 15 pls, cloth (d.j.); BG06911 € 22
Cabezon, A.G., no date. Jardin de aclimatación de la Orotava. Guia descriptiva Tenerife Canarias. 48 p., b&w ills,  folding map, col. wrps; BG43788 € 8
Capon, B., 1992. Botany for Gardeners. An Introduction and Guide. 220 p., num. b&w & col. figs, paperbound; BG42706 € 22
Chimay, J. de, 1962. Les jardins a travers le monde. 240 p., num. b&w photographs, cloth (d.j.); BG08322 € 22
Chomel, P.J.B., 1803. Abrégé de l’histoire des plantes usuelles. 504, 518 p., several folded tables, paperbound (contemporary plain wrps); BG06912 € 250
Coats, P., 1963. Les Roses. 128 p., num. (many col.) ills, hardbound; BG08472 € 25
Cook, E.T., 1925 (8th ed.). Gardening for beginners. A handbook to the garden. xxii, 604 p., 67 figs, 143 (4 col.) pls, cloth; BG42217 € 20
Cox, P.A., 1979 (revised ed. 1990). The Larger Rhododendron species. (ii), 389 p., 6 maps, line drawings, 82 col. photos, hardbound (d.j.); BG42109 € 32
Crockett, J.U. et al., 1979. Plantes aromatiques. 158 p., num. col. ills, 4to, hardbound; BG08392 € 10
Davidian, H.H., 1989. The Rhododendron Species. Volume II. Elepidote Species. Series Arboreum-Lacteum. 344 p., 46 figs, 7 photographs, 48 col. pls, 5 maps, 4to, hardbound (d.j.); BG08313 € 60
Davidian, H.H., 1989. The Rhododendron Species. Volume III. Elepidote Species. Series Neriiflorum-Thomsonii, Azaleastrum and Camtschaticum. 381 p., num figs & maps, 8 photographs, 48 col. pls, 4to, hardbound (d.j.); BG08316 € 75
Delchevalerie, G., 1885. Bibliothèque du Jardinier. Plantes de serre chaude et tempérée. Construction des serres, culture, multiplication, etc. 152 p., 7 figs, wrps (first pages and wrps loose); BG42534 € 20
Dumas, A., 1872. Calendrier Horticole pour le Midi et le Centre de la France. Contenant mois par mois, les travaux à faire dans un jardin bien conduit. 80 p., wrps; BG08555 € 12
Elliott, R.C. (ed.), 1964. A Handbook of Rock Gardening. 104 p., num. figs, paperbound; BG08528 € 5
Erhardt, W., 1992. Hemerocallis. Day Lilies. 160 p., 40 figs, 8 col. pls, hardbound (d.j.); BG06914 € 19
Farthing, F.H., 1914. The week-end gardener. A companion to “Saturday in my Garden”. 455 p., 16 pls, 87 diagrams, cloth (top of back missing); BG42238 € 18
Farthing, F.H., 1938. Every day in my garden. 336 p., 7 col. pls, 29 diagrams, cloth; BG42237 € 10
Faulkner, R.P., 1949. Botany for gardeners. xi, 236 p., 53 figs, 8 pls, cloth (d.j., worn); BG42201 € 18
Fiet, A., ca. 1915 (3rd revised ed.). Geïllustreerd tuinboek. Practische handleiding tot het aanleggen en onderhouden van tuinen, benevens beschrijving en kweekwijze van de verschillende soorten van groenten, ooft- en sierboomen, heesters, planten en bloemen. Met een aanhangsel over de cultuur van kamerplanten. viii, 531 p., 363 figs, wrps (last 10 pages damaged in top corner); BG43162 € 30
Fleurent, M., 1962. L’art de créer et de soigner un jardin. 384 p., 382 (62 col.) photographs, cloth (d.j.); BG42070 € 20
Fouquier, M. & A. Duchêne, 1914. Des divers styles de jardins. Modèles de Grandes et Petites Résidences sur l’art décoratif des jardins. Jardins Européens et Jardins Orientaux. (xii), 214 p., num. figs & pls, 4to, paperbound; BG43708 € 240
Fuchs, H., 1948. Les rosiers dans nos jardins. 222 p., num. figs & pls, 4 col. pls, paperbound; BG08474 € 16
Gaye, Ph.F., n.d. Week-end garden. Being a record of experiences gained from a country cottage and garden in Suffolk. 254 p., 31 b&w photographs, cloth; BG42200 € 12
Genders, R., 1960. Planting Fruit Trees. 159 p., num. figs, hardbound (d.j., worn); BG41987 € 10
Glenny, G., 1869. The Handbook to the Flower Garden and Greenhouse. xii, 380 p., col. frontispiece, cloth; BG06915 € 30
Graf, A.B., 1958. Exotica. Pictorial Cyclopedia of Indoor Plants. 643 p., 4000 photographs, 3 col. pls, 4to, cloth; BG08385 € 35
Hay, R. & P.M. Synge, 1970 (3rd ed.). 2000 tuin/kas/ en kamerplanten in kleur. 384 p., 256 col. pls depicting 2048 plants, 4to, cloth (d.j.); BG06916 € 32
Herwig, A.J., 1937. Herwig’s practische Tuin-Encyclopaedie.vii, 788, (4) p., hundreds of figs & photographs, several col. pls, hardbound; BG43782 € 30
Herwig, R. & M. Schubert, 1974. Het grote kamerplantenboek. Meer dan 1000 kamerplanten en hun verzorging. 368 p., num. figs & col. photographs, hardbound (d.j., worn); BG42211 € 8
Hitchcock, S.T., 1984. Wildflowers on the Windowsill. A guide to growing wild plants indoors. xiv, 143 p., num. figs, hcloth (d.j.); BG42015 € 10
Hole, S.R., 1901. A Book about Roses. How to Grow and Show them. 378 p., cloth (faded); BG08467 € 20
Hollema, G.R. et al., 1954. Groot Nederlands Tuinboek - een encyclopaedisch handboek. xi, 519 p., hundreds of figs & photographs, hardbound; BG43780 € 12
Holme, Ch. (ed.), 1907. The Gardens of England in the southern & western counties. xxxvii, 107 (8 col.) pls, 4to, paperbound (front cover loose); BG43031 € 14
Hunt, J.D. & E. de Jong, 1988. The Anglo-Dutch garden in the age of William and Mary/De gouden eeuw van de Hollandse tuinkunst. 341 p., 181 figs, oblong, paperbound. Text in English & Dutch (Jl Garden Hist. 8#2/3); BG42662 € 16
Jelitto, L. & W. Schacht, 2001 (3rd ed.). Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 2 vols. 721 p., 1042 (690 col.) photographs, hardbound (d.j.); BG42265 € 68
Jovet, P. et al., n.d. Fleurs de jardin. 206 p., 128 col. pls, paperbound; BG42013 € 9
Klein, L., 1953. Gartenblumen I-III. Frühlingsblumen; Winterharte Stauden; Sommerflor (ohne Kompositen). 104, 112, 105 p., num. col. pls, cloth; BG43148 € 40
Laar, H. van de, 1974. Het heidetuinboek. 160 p., 21 figs, 54 (36 col.) photographs, hardbound; BG42053 € 6
Laneuville, L., 1930. Le parfait jardinier. Légumes-fruits-fleurs. 446 p., 160 figs, boards; BG42195 € 20
Lehmann, A., n.d. (ca. 1915). Unsere Gartenzierpflanzen. Eine Anleitung zur Bestimmung, Kultur und Verwendung der Holzgewächse, Stauden und einjährigen Pflanzen unserer Gärten. xxxii, 719 p., hcloth; BG06917 € 40
Li, H.L., 1959. The Garden Flowers of China. vi, 240 p., 50 figs, cloth. Ex library copy/stamps; BG43141 € 35
Lohmann, M., 1983. Öko-Gärten als Lebensraum. Grundlagen und praktische Anleitungen für einen Naturgarten. 176 p., num. col. photos, hardbound; BG08550 € 12
Maass, C.-H., 1985. Vom Gartenteich bis zum Wassergarten. 96 p., num. col. figs & photos, hardbound; BG42115 € 8
Mansfield, T.C., 1948 (3rd ed.). The Border in Colour. 236 p., 22 figs, 80 col. pls, cloth; BG42366 € 10
McFarland, J.H., 1924 (2nd ed.). Roses and How to Grow Them. ix, 151 p., 8 pls, cloth; BG08469 € 18
Meikle, C.E. (ed.), 1952. Modern Roses IV. A Uniform Descriptive List of All Roses in Commerce or of Historical or Botanical Importance. xi, 361 p., col. frontispiece, several (some col.) pls, cloth; BG08465 € 30
Murphy, E.A., 1962 (2nd enlarged ed.). A.B.C. of flower gardening in Cyprus. xiv, 132 p., num. figs, paperbound; BG42198 € 6
Norman, A., 1953. Successful Rose Growing. 183 p., col. frontispiece, num. pls, cloth (d.j.); BG08468 € 18
Onze Tuinen, (1906) 1907-1917. Geïllustreerd Weekblad voor Amateur Tuiniers. [from vol. 2:] ... voor Vaklieden en Amateur-Tuiniers. [from vol. 5:] ... voor Vaklieden en Liefhebbers, Gewijd aan Tuin- en Buitenleven. [from vol. 8 bound with:] Dieren van Huis en Hof. Geïllustreerd Bijblad van Onze Tuinen. Geïllustreerd ... Amsterdam, etc. (1906-) 1907-1930, vols 1-11 only (of 25), with numerous text illustrations, advertisements, photographs, line-drawings, and a few (some coloured) plates, folio, Jugendstil style cloth illustration (in different colours [light-blue, grey, olive-green, and ochre] as issued, some vols with floral designs on endpapers (only vol. 1 is quarter buckram with marbled boards); vol. 5 has bottom-left piece of titlepage sticking to frontboard, and bookblock loose from boards, vol. 11 is misprinted on frontcover as 12, some vols with slight traces of waterdamage on side-edges of paper, but no actual  damage inside.
This was a Dutch weekly about horticulture, gardening and garden design, complete in 25 vols. The number of pages varies from ca. 600-1100 pages each volume; BG43242 € 250
Onze Tuinen, (1906) 1907-1930. Geïllustreerd Weekblad voor Amateur Tuiniers. [from vol. 2:] ... voor Vaklieden en Amateur-Tuiniers. [from vol. 5:] ... voor Vaklieden en Liefhebbers, Gewijd aan Tuin- en Buitenleven. [from vol. 8 bound with:] Dieren van Huis en Hof. Geïllustreerd Bijblad van Onze Tuinen. [from vol. 23 this is incorporated in the pagination]. Vol. 24 titlepage: Onze Tuinen = Met Huis en Hof = . Geïllustreerd ... Amsterdam, etc. (1906-) 1907-1930, vols 1-25 (complete series!), with numerous text illustrations, advertisements, photographs, line-drawings, and a few (some coloured) plates, folio, Jugendstil style cloth illustration (in different colours [light-blue, grey, olive-green, and ochre] as issued, some vols with floral designs on endpapers. vol. 22 has the fronthinge torn at bottom and small damage spot on frontboard; vol. 25 spine damaged (spine hinge torn & loose, contents loose in hinges, inside hinge cracked, front cover worn & rubbed); first 8 vols with slight traces of waterdamage on side-edges of paper, but no actual  damage inside.
This was a Dutch weekly about horticulture, gardening and garden design, complete in 25 vols. The number of pages varies from ca. 600-1100 pages each volume (except half vol. 21, 1926, changing the volumes to a calendar year). A very nice set of this rare journal (weight ca. 80 kilos); BG43241 € 900
Oudshoorn, W., 1992 (2nd ed.). Kuipplanten. Niet-winterharde planten voor uw tuin. 128 p., col. frontispiece, num. ills & col. photographs, 4to, hardbound; BG43755 € 14
Pirolle, M., 1827-1828. Le Jardinier amateur ou l’horticulteur français. Second supplément. iv, 176 p., original wrps; BG08152 € 60
Preston, I., 1946. Herbaceous perennials for Canadian gardens. 91 p., 14 figs, wrps; BG42953 € 12
Pyron, J.H. (ed.), 1968. The American Camellia Yearbook 1969. x, 302 p., frontispiece, num. figs, 6 col. pls, cloth; BG08326 € 25
Randolph, S., 1909. The Gardener’s Companion. ix, 156 p., cloth (small part of upper end spine missing); BG08380 € 16
Redouté, P.J., 1990. Redouté’s Roses. 340 p., ca. 170 col. pls, roy. 4to, hardbound (d.j.); BG08475 € 38
Roberts, H., 1944. English Gardens. 48 p., 23 figs, 8 col. pls, boards (worn); BG42167 € 12
Schenk, M.G., 1953. Handboek voor woninginrichting en tuinaanleg. 252 p., col. frontispiece, 40 pls, num. figs, cloth; BG43757 € 10
Schwertner, P., 1987. Der naturnahe Gartenteich. 175 p., 21 col. photographs, hardbound; BG42012 € 6
Searle, S.A. & B.J. Machin, 1968. Chrysanthemums the year round. 379 p., 48 figs, num. (many col.) pls, hardbound (d.j.); BG06918 € 32
Seringe, N.C., 1849. Flore des jardins et des grandes cultures; ou, description des plantes de jardins, d’orangeries et de grandes cultures, leur multiplication, l’époque de leur fleuraison et de leur fructification et leur emploi. 3 vols. xxxii, 605 p., 11 pls; xii, 588 p., 11 pls; xii, 635 p., 9 pls, hcalf; BG08127 € 560
Shepher, R.E. (ed.), 1958. Modern Roses V. A Uniform Descriptive List of All Roses in Commerce or of Historical or Botanical Importance. xv, 471 p., col. frontispiece, several (some col.) pls, cloth (faded, one inner joint of spine loose); BG08466 € 22
Steffen, U., 1908 (2nd ed.). Unsere Blumen im Garten. [6], 290 p., 217 figs, cloth (outer ends spine worn); BG06919 € 38
Taquet, Ph., 1991. Les bonnes feuilles du Jardin des Plantes. 46 p.,wrps; BG43026 € 8
Theobald, F.V. & J. Ramsbottom, 1925 (revised ed.). The Enemies of the Rose. 165 p., num. figs, several pls, cloth; BG08476 € 16
Theobald, F.V. & J. Ramsbottom, n.d. (revised ed.). The Enemies of the Rose. 165 p., num. figs, 11 col. pls, cloth; BG08470 € 22
Thijsse, J.P., 1935. Bloemen in onze tuinen (vooral in die van ‘t voorjaar). 111 p., 96 col. pls, cloth (Serie Natuur-Wetensch. Zakboeken 4); BG43765 € 24
Thomas, G.C., 1917. The Practical book of outdoor rose growing for the home garden. 215 p., num. (16 col.) pls, cloth; BG08471 € 30
Thomas, H.H. (ed.), 1910. Gardening Difficulties Solved. Expert Answers to Amateurs’ Questions. 160 p., num. ills, hardbound; BG42017 € 10
Thomas, H.H., 1928. Herbaceous Border Flowers. viii, 184 p., num. figs & pls, publisher’s cloth; BG08381 € 24
Toogood, A., 1991. Planten in potten en bakken. De containertuin. 78 p., num. col. figs & photos, boards; BG43760 € 8
Tromp, J. et al. (eds), 2005. Fundamentals of temperate zone Tree Fruit production. xiii, 400 p., 196 figs, 108 tables, 4to, hardbound. This manual will be the benchmark for the following decades; BG42327 € 160
Turkenburg’s Koninklijke Zaadhandel B.V., n.d. (8th ed.). Kruiden voor de keuken. Zaaien, oogsten, gebruik. 82 p., 1 col. plte, 59 b&w photos, wrps; BG43785 € 10
Turkenburg’s Zaadhandel, n.d. (ca. 1910). Keur van éénjarige snijbloemen. 99 p., 78 (10 col.) pls, paperbound (decorated); BG08379 € 28
Vermeulen, N., 1995. Kamerplantenencyclopedie. 320 p., num. col. photographs, hardbound (d.j.); BG43750 € 15
Wegman, F.W. (ed.), 1986. Siertuinen van Nederland en België. 128 p., num. col. photographs, 4to, hardbound (d.j.); BG06920 € 15
Whittle, T. & C. Cook, 1991. Curtis’s Flower Garden Displayed. 258 p., 120 col. pls, 4to, hardbound (d.j.); BG08327 € 25
Wickson, E.J., 1915. California Garden-Flowers, Shrubs, Trees and Vines. 262 p., 11 pls, cloth (hinges worn & weak); BG42428 € 12
Wilkie, D., 1950 (2nd ed.). Gentians. 255 p., 95 photographs, cloth (plastified); BG08391 € 30
Williams, S.R., 1961. Compost Fruit Growing. 126 p., col. frontispiece, 14 figs, 4 b&w photographs, hardbound (d.j., worn); BG41986 € 10
Wright, A.E., n.d. (ca. 1935?). Outdoor Chrysanthemums. 128 p., frontispiece, num. figs & pls, cloth; BG06921 € 17
Wright, M. (ed.), 1974. The complete indoor Gardener. 256 p., num. col. figs & photographs, 4to, paperbound; BG06922 € 17
Wright, W.P., 1909. The Garden week by week throughout the year. xi, 410 p., 100 figs, with many (some col.) pls, cloth; BG08323 € 32