NHBS Monthly Catalogue: February 2012
Botany & Plant Science
THE A TO Z OF PLANT NAMES
a Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants
Allen J Coombes
Botanical names can be baffling to even the most experienced gardener. But a plant's botanical name is more than just a handy label--it can tell a plant's country of origin, the shape of its ......
312 pp.
hardcover | NYP 05/2012 | £12.99 | approx. $21/€16
ALDROVANDA: THE WATERWHEEL PLANT
Adam Cross
The first comprehensive monograph of Aldrovanda, the rare and extraordinary carnivorous "Waterwheel Plant". This incredible carnivore, known for trapping aquatic prey between jaw-like lobes ......
140 pp, 80 colour photos.
hardcover | NYP 05/2012 | £19.99 | approx. $32/€24
AUSTRALIAN CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
Greg Bourke and Richard Nunn
"Australian Carnivorous Plants" is a beautifully produced coffee table book with extensive colour photographs of all carnivorous plant genera found in Australia (Aldrovanda, Byblis, Cephalotus, ......
180 pp, 180 colour photos.
hardcover | NYP 03/2012 | £29.99 | approx. $48/€36
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CULTIVATED PALMS
Robert Lee Riffle, Paul Craft and Scott Zona
New Edition
"The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms" is the definitive account of all palms that can be grown for ornamental and economic use. Palms are often underutilized as a result of their unfamiliarity--even to ......
528 pp, 950 colour photos.
hardcover | NYP 06/2012 | £34.99 | approx. $56/€42
FIELD GUIDE TO THE PITCHER PLANTS OF BORNEO
Stewart McPherson and Alastair Robinson
"Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Borneo" is a lavishly illustrated overview of the thirty nine species of Bornean pitcher plants (Nepenthes). Several species featured in this work have been ......
98 pp, 122 colour photos.
softcover | NYP 03/2012 | £12.99 | approx. $21/€16
FLORA DE LA REAL EXPEDICIóN BOTáNICA DEL NUEVO REINO DE GRANADA, TOMO 38 , VOLUME 2
Solanaceas (2) : Géneros Saracha, Schultesianthus, Scwhenckia, Sessea, Solanum y Witheringia
Edited by JF Mutis
This is the second volume dealing with the Solanaceae. Spanish
Flora de la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reino de Granada 38/2
114 pp, 35 colour & 19 b/w plates.
hardcover | 2010 | £312 | approx. $493/€373
FLORA OF TROPICAL EAST AFRICA: COMMELINACEAE
Edited by HJ Beentje
This volume deals with the Commelinaceae, a family of flowering plants informally known as the dayflower family or spiderwort family. ......
Flora of Tropical East Africa
248 pp, b/w line drawings.
softcover | 2011 | £44.99 | approx. $71/€54
THE FUNGAL PHARMACY
Medicinal Mushrooms and Lichens of North America
Robert Rogers
In "The Fungal Pharmacy", noted herbalist Robert Rogers introduces readers to more than 300 species of medicinal mushrooms and lichens found in North America. These fungi, Rogers explains, have the ......
350 pp, 200 colour photos.
softcover | 2011 | £23.99 | approx. $38/€29
LOS HONGOS XILóFAGOS QUI VIVEN EN LOS ARBOLES
Gerard Passola
Wood-decaying fungi can cause dangerous situations due to unexpectedly falling trees and branches. This book described the relationship between wood-decaying fungi and live trees, and should ......Spanish
colour photos.
£60 | approx. $95/€72
NATIVE ORCHIDS OF MINNESOTA
Welby R Smith and Vera Ming Wong
Though often considered exotic and rare, orchids actually can be found across climates and continents--and Minnesota is no exception. The state is home to forty-nine wild orchids, occurring ......
400 pp, 174 colour plates, 93 b/w illustrations, 53 maps.
softcover | NYP 04/2012 | £22.50 | approx. $36/€27
ORCHIDS OF GREECE
Nikos Petrou, Maria Petrou and Marios Giannakoulias
This is the first complete reference guide for Greek orchids, and includes all the wild taxa occurring in the country. In total, 212 species and subspecies are described, with extensive analysis of ......
320 pp, 888 colour photos.
softcover | 2011 | £89 | approx. $141/€107
THE PICTORIAL GUIDE TO SEEDS OF THE WORLD
An Introduction into the Collection, Cleaning, and Storage of Seeds
Terry A Woodger
This full-color, user-friendly book covers the basics involved in the collection, cleaning, and storage of seeds. Learn from an expert how to safely and effectively construct your own sieve and ......
178 pp, colour illustrations.
softcover | 2011 | £52.95 | approx. $84/€64
PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE MYRTACEAE IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL
E Lucas, T Senna and E Nic Lughadha
This is the fifth title in the series "Repatriation of Kew Herbarium Data for the Flora of Northeastern Brazil". In total 184 species are recorded in 18 genera for the whole of the Myrtaceae. ......
Repatriation of Kew Herbarium Data for the Flora of Northeastern Brazil Series 5
120 pp, 2 maps.
softcover | 2011 | £31.99 | approx. $51/€39
THE RED LIST OF MEXICAN CLOUD FOREST TREES
Edited by M Gonzalez-Espinosa, JA Meave, FG Lorea-Hernandez et al
"The Red List of Mexican Cloud Forest Trees" presents a review of the global conservation status of 762 species of trees found within the country's humid forests, generally between elevations of 1500 m ......
125 pp, 25 colour photos, 2 b/w maps, 1 table.
softcover | 2012 | £9.99 | approx. $16/€12
THE SCENT OF SCANDAL
Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid
Craig Pittman, Raymond Arsenault and Gary R Mormino
After its Peruvian discovery in 2002, Phragmipedium kovachii became the rarest and most sought-after orchid in the world. Prices soared to $10,000 on the black market. Then one showed up at Marie Selby ......
304 pp, 21 b/w photos, 1 map.
hardcover | NYP 04/2012 | £22.50 | approx. $36/€27
WILDFLOWERS AND OTHER PLANT LIFE OF THE KODIAK ARCHIPELAGO
A Field Guide for the Flora of Kodiak and Southcentral Alaska
Stacy Studebaker
This is the first comprehensive field guide to cover the flora of this unique region. The author illustrates and describes 365 species of vascular plants with over 650 full colour photographs. ......
220 pp, 650+ colour photos.
softcover | 2011 | £34 | approx. $54/€41
WOODY PLANTS OF UTAH
A Field Guide with Identification Keys to Native and Naturalized Trees, Shrubs, Cacti, and Vines
Renee Van Buren, Janet G Cooper, Kimball T Harper and Leila M Shultz
A comprehensive guide that includes a vast range of species and plant communities and employs thorough, original keys. Based primarily on vegetative characteristics, the keys don't require ......
504 pp, colour photos, distribution maps.
softcover | 2011 | £44.99 | approx. $71/€54
