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Books on South African bulbs and flora

This list of books published on South African flora, especially bulbs, has been assembled from previous book sales and other sources. There may be errors – please let me know if you spot any.

Book no. No. bids Top bid Book cover _________________ Summary Publication Tags Media List Price Weight Size Condition
1 1 £10.00 tg268024.jpg Gladiolus in Tropical Africa: Systematics, Biology and Evolution by Peter Goldblatt (2003) Timber Press, Incorporated (2003), 338 pages bulbs, Gladiolus, Africa Hardback £29.99 2.4 pounds 10.61 x 7.75 x 1.1 inches
2 1 £20.00 tg267988.jpg Gladiolus in Southern Africa by Peter Goldblatt (1999) Fernwood Press (1999), Edition: Re-issue, 464 pages bulbs, Gladiolus, South Africa Hardback £29.00
3 1 £15.00 tg267989.jpg The Moraeas of Southern Africa: A systematic monograph of the genus in South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Transkei, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe (Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens) by Peter Goldblatt (1986) National Botanical Institute (1986), 224 pages bulbs, Moraea, South Africa Hardback £21.95
4 3 £25:00 tg267990.jpg Bulbous Plants of Southern Africa: A Guide to Their Cultivation and Propagation by Neil Du Plessis (1989) Tafelberg Publishers (1989), Edition: First Edition bulbs, South Africa Hardback 4.76 pounds 13.78 x 9.84 x 1.26 inches
5 3 £15:00 tg268049.jpg Grow Bulbs: A Guide to the Cultivation and Propagation of the Bulbs of South Africa and Neighbouring Countries by Graham Duncan bulbs, South Africa Paperback quite good condition, albeit with a crease down the spine where it has been opened, just visible in the photo if you click once or twice to enlarge it
6 tg267980.jpg Growing South African bulbous plants: A popular guide by Graham Duncan (1996) National Botanical Institute (1996), 31 pages bulbs, South Africa Paper Book
7 1 £30.00 tg267991.jpg Spring and Winter Flowering Bulbs of the Cape by Barbara Jeppe (1989) Oxford University Press (1989), Edition: First Edition, 152 pages bulbs, South Africa, Cape Hardback £36.95 2.95 pounds 13.63 x 9.63 x 0.75 inches
8 1 £21.00 tg267978.jpg The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs by John C. Manning (2002) Timber Press (2002), 486 pages bulbs, South Africa, Cape Hardback £47.95
9 3 £12.00 tg267974.jpg The Lachenalia Handbook: a guide to the genus, with introductory notes on history, identification and cultivation, with descriptions of the species and colour illustrations: v. 17 by G. D. Duncan (1988) National Botanical Gardens (1988), Edition: Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic, 71 pages bulbs, South Africa, Lachenalia Paperback £9.95
10 1 £5.00 tg268052.jpg Nerines: A brief guide to growing Nerines in the British Isles by Andrew Eames (2011) Nerine & Amaryllid Society bulbs, South Africa, Nerine Paper Book
11 tg268051.jpg Grow Nerines (Kirstenbosch Gardening) by Graham Duncan National Botanical Institute (NBI), 36 pages bulbs, Nerine Paperback
12 tg268025.jpg Report of the proceedings of a Hardy Nerine Study Day held at RHS Garden, Wisley on 26 October 2007 by John David (August 2008) Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley, UK Nerine, RHS, Wisley
13 1 £5.00 tg267981.jpg A Revision of the Southern African Genus Babiana, Iridaceae: Crocoideae South African National Biodiversity Institute South Africa, Babiana Paperback
14 tg267973.jpg Cape Bulbs by Richard L Doutt: (1994) London: B T Batsford, 1994. (1994) South Africa, bulbs, Cape Hardback
15 1 £10.00 tg267995.jpg South Arican Beauties: The collection of South African bulbs at Exbury Gardens 2011 by Nicholas de Rothschild (2011) Nicholas de Rothschild South Africa, bulbs, Exbury Hardback
16 2 £30.00 tg267975.jpg The Genus Romulea in South Africa, (Journal of South African botany. Supplementary volume) by Miriam Phoebe De Vos (1972) National Botanic Gardens of South Africa (1972), Edition: First Edition, 307 pages South Africa, bulbs, Romulea Hardback
17 1 £15.00 tg267987.jpg The Flora capensis of Jakob and Johann Philipp Breyne (Brenthurst series) by Jakob Breyne (1978) Brenthurst Press (1978), Edition: Limited, 218 pages South Africa, flora, historical Hardback
18 tg267985.jpg A Fynbos Year by Michael Fraser (1988) David Philip, Publishers (1988), 176 pages South Africa, fynbos Hardback £22.95
19 tg267983.jpg The living deserts of southern Africa by David Balfour and others Peter Pickford Text by Dr. Barry Lovegrove; Photographers Anthony Bannister (1993) South Africa: Fernwood Press (1993), Edition: First Edition, 224 pages South Africa, habitat, desert Hardback £35.00
20 tg267994.jpg Namaqualand: A succulent desert by R. M Cowling (1999) Fernwood Press (1999), 156 pages South Africa, habitat, desert, Namaqualand Hardback £25.00
21 tg267993.jpg Fynbos South Africas Unique Floral Kingdom Cape Town South Africa, habitat, fynbos Hardback
22 tg267977.jpg Our South African Flora by Robert Harold Compton (1940) Cape Times Limited (1940) South Africa, wildflowers Paper Book
23 tg267960.jpg South African wildflower guide 1: Namaqualand by Ted Annelise & Schelpe Le Roux (1994) Botanical Society of South Africa (1994), Edition: New Ed, 215 pages South Africa, wildflowers, Namaqualand Paperback £11.95
24 tg267970.jpg Outeniqua Tsitsikamma & Eastern Little Karoo: South African Wild Flower Guide 2 by Audrey Moriarty (1985) Botanical Society of South Africa (1985), Edition: 1st Edition, 206 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback
25 tg267969.jpg Cape Peninsula (South African wild flower guide) by Mary: Kidd (1983) Claremont: Botanical Society of South Africa 1983. (South African Wild Flower Guides) (1983), 239 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback
26 tg267968.jpg South African Wild Flower Guide: Transvaal Lowveld and Escarpment i/c Kruger National Park No. 4 by Jo ONDERSTALL (1984) Botanical Society OF South Africa (1984), Edition: First Edition, 222 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback
27 tg267961.jpg South African Wild Flower Guide No. 5: Hottentots - Holland to Hermanus. by Lee und Ann Bean Burman (1998) Botanical Society of South Africa, (1998), 224 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback
28 1 £10.00 tg267962.jpg Karoo (No. 6) (South African Wild Flower Guide) by David Shearing (1998) Botanical Society of South Africa (1998), 192 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback £19.95
29 tg267963.jpg West coast (South African wild flower guide) (No. 7) by John Manning (1998) Botanical Society of South Africa (1998), Edition: First Edition South Africa, wildflowers Paperback £19.95 1 pounds 8.2 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
30 tg267964.jpg South African Wild Flower Guide: Southern Overberg No. 8 by Penny Mustart (1997) Botanical Society of South Africa (1997), Edition: First Edition, 270 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback £19.95
31 tg267959.jpg South African Wild Flower Guide 9: Nieuwoudtville - Bokkeveld Plateau and Hantam by John Manning (1997) Botanical Society of South Africa (1997), Edition: 1st ed., 204 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback £19.95
32 tg267965.jpg Cederberg: Clanwilliam & Biedouw Valley: South African Wildflower Guide 10 (No.10) by G.Van Rooyen (1999) Botanical Society of South Africa (1999), Edition: 1St Edition, 256 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback £19.95
33 tg267967.jpg South African Wild Flower Guide: Eastern Cape No. 11 (v. 2) by J. Manning (2001) Botanical Society of South Africa (2001), 307 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback £19.95
34 tg267992.jpg Southern African Wildflowers by Dr. John Manning (2005) Penguin Random House South Africa (2005), Edition: First Edition, 176 pages South Africa, wildflowers Hardback £24.99
35 1 £10.00 tg267971.jpg Wild flower guide: Mpumalanga & Northern Province by Jo ONDERSTALL (1996) Dynamic Ad (1996), 266 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback
36 1 £10.00 tg267976.jpg Wild Flowers of Northern South Africa by Gerrit Germishuizen (1997) Fernwood Press (Pty) Ltd ,South Africa (1997), Edition: Re-issue, 472 pages South Africa, wildflowers Paperback
37 1 £1.00 tg267979.jpg Wildflowers of the Fairest Cape by Peter Goldblatt (2000) Timber Pr (2000), 315 pages South Africa, wildflowers Hardback £25.00
38 tg267972.jpg Mountain Flowers: Field Guide to the Flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho by Elsa Pooley Flora Publications Trust, Edition: First Edition, 320 pages South Africa, wildflowers, Lesotho Paperback £16.95
39 tg268062.jpg Flora of Table Mountain in all seasons by Hazel Stokes (1985) Cape Town : Murray Coombes, c1985. South Africa, wildflowers, Table Mountain Paper Book 14 x 13 cm
40 tg267982.jpg Table Mountain by Pauw (2001) Fernwood Press (2001), Edition: First Edition, 160 pages Table Mountain, South Africa Hardback £25.00
41 tg267984.jpg The Cape Floral Kingdom by Colin Paterson-Jones (1997) New Holland (1997), Edition: First Edition, 144 pages wildflowers, South Africa Hardback £29.99
42 tg267986.jpg The Smallest Kingdom: Plants and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope by Mike Fraser (2011) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2011), Edition: Illustrated, 220 pages wildflowers, South Africa, historical Hardback £40.00
43 1 £1.00 tg267958.jpg Field Guide to Fynbos by John Manning (2008) Struik Publishers (2008), 508 pages wildflowers, fynbos Paperback £17.99
44 tg268032.jpg BULBS FOR THE ROCK GARDEN by Jack Elliott (1995) Batsford Ltd (1995), 160 pages alpines, bulbs Hardback £8.99
45 1 £5.00 tg268000.jpg The Genus Cyclamen by Christopher Grey-Wilson (1988) Timber Pr (1988), 160 pages alpines, Cyclamen Hardback £17.95 1 pounds 9.3 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
46 126 Bulbs, Corms and Tubers in Colour by Wim Oudshoorn (1974) Lutterworth Press (1974) bulbs Paperback
47 tg267957.jpg Autumn Bulbs by Rod Leeds (2005) B T Batsford Ltd (2005), Edition: First Edition, 160 pages bulbs Hardback £20.00
48 tg268011.jpg Bulbs : volume I, A-H by John E. Bryan (1989) Portland, OR : Timber Press, 1989. bulbs Hardback
49 tg267996.jpg Bulbs (Royal Horticultural Society Plant Guides) by Rodney Leeds (1997) DK (1997), 200 pages bulbs Hardback £7.99
50 tg268014.jpg Bulbs (The Pan Garden Plants Series) by Roger Phillips (1989) Pan Books Ltd (1989), Edition: New edition, 256 pages bulbs Paperback £16.99
51 tg268010.jpg Bulbs Volume 2, I-Z by John E. Bryan (1989) Batsford Ltd (1989), 451 pages bulbs Hardback
52 tg267955.jpg Buried Treasures: Finding and Growing the World’s Choicest Bulbs by Janis Ruksans (2007) Timber Press (2007), Edition: First Edition, 460 pages bulbs Hardback £30.00 3.25 pounds 10.6 x 7.6 x 1.4 inches
53 tg268029.jpg Collins guide to bulbs by Patrick M. Synge (1961) London : Collins, 1961. bulbs Paper Book
54 Dwarf Bulbs by Brian Mathew (1974) The Garden Book Club (1974) bulbs Hardback
55 tg268050.jpg Grow Bulbs (Kirstenbosch Gardening) by Duncan Graham National Botanical Institute (NBI), 36 pages bulbs Paperback
56 tg268005.jpg Growing Bulbs by Martyn Rix (1986) ROUTLEDGE @ (1986), Edition: Revised edition, 160 pages bulbs Paperback
57 tg268004.jpg Growing Bulbs: The Complete Practical Guide by Brian Mathew (1997) Batsford Ltd (1997), 192 pages bulbs Hardback £20.00
58 tg268030.jpg tg268053.jpg Growing Dwarf Bulbs (Wisley S.) by Jack Elliott (1988) Cassell Illustrated (1988), 64 pages bulbs Paperback £3.95
59 How to care for your indoor bulbs & annuals (How to Care for Your Houseplants) by Norman Simpson (1984) P. Lowe (1984), 80 pages bulbs Board book
60 Illustrated Guide to Bulbs by David Papworth Salamander Press bulbs Hardback
61 tg268019.jpg Kew Gardening Guide: Flowering Bulbs for the Garden by Brian Mathew (1987) Harcourt Brace (1987), 128 pages bulbs Hardback
62 Mac Ency Bulbs (Macdonald encyclopedias) by Rossella Rossi (1989) Little, Brown (1989), 256 pages bulbs Paperback £9.95
63 tg268027.jpg tg268028.jpg The book of bulbous plants by H. G. Witham Fogg (1957) London, Museum Press 1957 bulbs Paper Book 23 cm
64 tg268018.jpg Pests Transworld (1995), Edition: Second Edition, 128 pages bulbs Paperback £7.99 0.85 pounds 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
65 1 £5.00 tg268008.jpg The Complete Book of Bulbs, Corms, Tubers and Rhizomes by Brian Mathew (1995) Reader’s Digest (Australia) Pty Ltd (1995), 240 pages bulbs Hardback 2.88 pounds
66 tg268009.jpg The Gardener’s Guide to Bulbs by Philip Swindells (1994) Mitchell Beazley (1994), 240 pages bulbs Hardback £19.99
67 tg268003.jpg The New RHS Dictionary Manual of Bulbs by Royal Horticultural Society (1995) Macmillan (1995), 400 pages bulbs Hardback £40.00
68 tg267956.jpg The Plantfinder’s Guide to Early Bulbs by Rod Leeds (2000) David & Charles (2000), 192 pages bulbs Hardback £9.99
69 tg268043.jpg The Smaller Bulbs by Brian Mathew (1988) B T Batsford Ltd (1988), 190 pages bulbs Hardback £19.99
70 1 £20.00 tg267999.jpg Calochortus: Mariposa Lilies and their Relatives by Mary E. Gerritsen (2007) Timber Press (2007), Edition: First Edition, 232 pages bulbs, Calochortus Hardback £22.95
71 tg268021.jpg Bulbs: The Bulbous Plants of Europe and Their Allies by Christopher Grey-Wilson (1983) Viking Press (1983), Edition: First Edition bulbs, Europe Hardback £6.95
72 tg268058.jpg Fritillaria: A Catalogue of almost 100 Species and Varieties by Kevin Pratt bulbs, Fritillaria
73 tg268016.jpg The Gardener’s Guide to Growing Fritillaries by Geoff Stebbings (1997) David & Charles (1997), 160 pages bulbs, Fritillaria Hardback
74 1 £5.00 tg268031.jpg Studies in the Genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae) (Hooker’s Icones Plantarum, 39) by W. B. Turrill and M. Robert Sealy (1980) Bentham-Moxon Trustees (1980), 280 pages bulbs, Fritillaria, historical Paperback
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Snowdrops and Snowflakes : A Study of the Genera Galanthus and Leucojum by F. C. Stern (1956) Royal Horticultural Society (1956), Edition: First Edition, 128 pages bulbs, Galanthus, Leucojum Hardback
76 1 £10.00 tg268017.jpg The world of Iridaceae: A comprehensive record by Clive Innes (1985) Holly Gate International (1985), Edition: First Edition, 405 pages bulbs, Iridaceae Hardback
77 tg267998.jpg Growing Lilies by Derek Fox (1989) Croom Helm Ltd (1989), Edition: New edition, 272 pages bulbs, Lilium Paperback £9.95
78 tg267997.jpg The Lily: For Garden, Patio, and Display by Michael Jefferson-Brown (1988) David & Charles (1988), Edition: First Edition, 192 pages bulbs, Lilium Hardback
79 1 £5:00 tg268026.jpg Modern Miniature Daffodils: Species and Hybrids by James S. Wells (1989) Timber Pr (1989), Edition: First Edition, 170 pages Narcissus Hardback
80 1 £3.00 tg268023.jpg Narcissus by John W. Blanchard (1990) Alpine Garden Society (1990), 203 pages Narcissus Hardback
81 1 £15.00 tg268001.jpg Bulbs of North America by Jane McGary (2001) Timber Pr (2001), 251 pages bulbs, North America Hardback £25.00
82 1 £50.00 tg268038.jpg The Physiology of Flower Bulbs: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Physiology and Utilization of Ornamental Flowering Bulbous and Tuberous Plants by A. De Hertogh (1992) Elsevier Science (1992), Edition: 1, 812 pages bulbs, physiology Hardback £290.00 4.3 pounds 10.5 x 7.9 x 1.5 inches
83 tg268015.jpg Bulbous Plants of Turkey and Iran by Peter Sheasby (2007) AGS Publications Ltd (2007), 280 pages bulbs, Turkey, Iran Paperback
84 1 £10.00 tg268022.jpg Corydalis: a Gardener’s Guide by Liden (1997) AGS Publications Ltd (1997), 140 pages Corydalis Hardback £24.00

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