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Silverhill Book Catalogue 15 December 2020 (by category)
Botanical Revisions
A Synopsis of the o Lotononis van Wyk B-E 1991 ISBN 0799213187 US$ 8.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 120.00 postage 80.00 292pp, a revision of the genus (150 species) based on morphology, chemistry & cytology, includes keys, maps & line drawings (Contributions from theBolus Herbarium no. 14)
Blepharis - A taxonomic Revision Vollesen, K 2000 ISBN 1900347938 US$ 87.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 65.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 1,175.00 postage 80.00 342pp, 126 species described & illustrated, the first revision since 1937, over 30 new species described.
Crotalaria in Africa & Madagascar Polhill, R 1982 ISBN 9061910900 US$ 72.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 54.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 980.00 postage 80.00 389pp, line dwgs, keys, maps for about 500 species.
Flora Zambesiaca Vol 1 Part 2 Exell, A & H Wild (ed) 1961 US$ 7.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 100.00 postage 80.00 Revisions of Caryophyllaceae, Illecebraceae, Portulacaceae, Elatinaceae, Guttiferae, Theaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Malvaceae, Bombacaceae,Sterculiaceae.
Impatiens of Africa Grey-Wilson, C 1980 US$ 40.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 30.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 550.00 postage 80.00 235pp, 51 col. pl., many line dwgs, maps.
Revision of Albizia (in Bothalia (1958) Vol 7 part 1, p 67) Bothalia Codd, L 1958 US$ 1.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 20.00 postage 80.00 15pp of revision, key to species & description of each one.
Revision of Aspalathus (in Flora of Southern Africa Vol 16 Part 3 Fascicle 6) Flora of SA, Dahlgren, R 1988 ISBN 0621112631 US$ 5.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 80.00 postage 80.00 430pp, revision of the large genus Aspalathus with many line drawings & distribution maps.
Revision of Caesalpinioideae (in Flora of Southern Africa Vol 16 Part 2) Flora SA Ross, J (ed) 1977 ISBN 0621038326 US$ 2.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 40.00 postage 80.00 138pp, revision of genera such as Tylosema, Schotia, Cassia, Brachystegia etc, line draings, habitat information.
Revision of Convolvulaceae (in Flora of Southern Africa (2000) Vol 28 pt 1) Flora SA Meeuse, A &Welman, W 2000 ISBN 1919795480 US$ 6.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 90.00 postage 80.00 138pp, revision of the family, 16 genera & 114 sp described.
Revision of Cryptogams (in Flora of Southern Africa Vol 9) Flora of SA Leistner, OA (ed) 1978 US$ 3.00 postage 3.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 2.00 | Rand 50.00 postage 80.00 56pp, this volume deals with the family Characeae, includes keys & many black & white drawings of the various genera & species.
Revision of Eriocephalus & Lasiospermum (Flora of Southern Africa Vol 33 part 4) Flora SA Muller, M, PHerman & H Kolberg 2001 US$ 4.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 60.00 postage 80.00 73pp, revision of 32 species of Eriocephalus & 4 of Lasiospermum, line drawings, keys, maps etc.
Revision of Lamiaceae (in Flora of Southern Africa (1985) Vol 28 pt 4) Flora of SA, Codd, L 1985 US$ 3.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 44.00 postage 80.00 247pp, revision of the family, 37 genera & 232 sp described.
Revision of Loranthaceae & Viscaceae (in Flora of SA Vol 10 part 1) Flora SA Wiens,D & Tolken, H 1979 ISBN 621047260 US$ 2.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 40.00 postage 80.00 58pp, revision of these 2 genera with full descriptions, bl/w drawings, distribution maps.
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Revision of Mimosoideae (in Flora of Southern Africa Vol 16 Part 1) Flora SA Ross. J (ed) 1975 ISBN0621022632 US$ 2.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 40.00 postage 80.00 168pp, revision of Acacia, Albizia, Entada, Elephantorrhiza, etc with maps & line drawings.
Revision of Tetradenia and Mentha (in Bothalia Vol 14 no.2) Bothalia Codd, L 1983 US$ 4.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 60.00 postage 80.00 12 pp, revisions of both genera including keys & line drawings.
Revision of the genus Aloe (Flora of southern Africa, Vol 5 Part 1 Fascicle 1) Flora SA Glen, H & D Hardy 2000 ISBN 1919795499 US$ 10.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 142.00 postage 80.00 167pp, a revision of the genus Aloe in South Africa, b/w illustrations, maps and descriptions.
Revision of the genus Merciera (Campanulaceae) (in Bothalia (2006) Vol 36, part 1) Bothalia Cupido, C 2006 ISBN 0068241 US$ 2.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 40.00 postage 80.00 11pp, descriptions of 6 species of the genus with line drawings & distribution maps.
Revision of the genus Rhus (Flora of Southern Africa Vol 19, part 3, fascicle 1) Flora SA Moffett, R 1993 ISBN 1874907234 US$ 4.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 55.00 postage 80.00 129pp, 72 species described, black & white illustrations
Revision of the South African Convolvulaceae (in Bothalia (1957) Vol 6 part 4) Bothalia Meeuse, A 1957 US$ 3.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 50.00 postage 80.00 151pp, revision of the family, descriptions and keys.
Revision of Tiliaceae (in Flora of SA Vol 21 Part 1) Flora SA Wild, H 1984 ISBN 0621082562 US$ 4.00 postage 3.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 2.00 | Rand 66.00 postage 80.00 44pp, revision of the 4 genera Grewia, Sparmannia, Corchorus and Triumfetta in SA, line dwgs, maps.
The Cape genus Lachnaea (Thymelaeaceae): a monograph (Strelitzia 11) Beyers, J 2001 ISBN1919795529 US$ 5.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 80.00 postage 80.00 115pp, revision of the genus, line drawings (Strelitzia 11)
The Southern African Plectranthus van Jaarsveld, E 2006 ISBN 9781874950806 US$ 55.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 41.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 745.00 postage 80.00 176pp, the 1st major work on Plectranthus, info on cultivation, distribution and detailed descrip of each species, each species illus by Vicki Thomas, abeautiful new book.
Botanical Society Field Guides
SA wild flower guide no. 1: Namaqualand Le Roux, A 2005 ISBN 1874999309 US$ 16.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 336p, revised ed, many new photos, new text and more species described.
SA wild flower guide no. 12: Wild Flowers of the Table Mountain National Park Trinder-Smith, T et al 2006 ISBN 1874999600 US$ 16.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 314pp, a new book to replace Guide no. 3 "Cape Peninsula", new more detailed text, pictures are now arranged taxonomically (by family) with somenew drawings by Fay Anderson, a beautiful book.
SA wild flower guide no. 2: Outeniqua, Tsitsikamma & Eastern Little Karoo Moriarty, A 1997 ISBN1874999147 US$ 9.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 130.00 postage 80.00 224pp, all col.ill.
SA wild flower guide no. 5: Stellenbosch to Hermanus Bean, A & Johns, A 2005 ISBN 1874999589 US$ 16.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 338pp, a beautifully updated version of the long out of print "Hottentot's Holland to Hermanus", many more species described and illustrated with clear
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photos and line drawings.
SA wild flower guide no. 6: Karoo Shearing, D 1994 ISBN 187499904X US$ 16.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 192pp, all col. pl. of 400 species by K van Heerden.
SA wild flower guide no. 7: West Coast Manning, J & P Goldblatt 1996 ISBN 1874999112 US$ 16.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 240pp, all col.photos, many bulbous plants included.
SA wild flower guide no. 8: Southern Overberg Mustart, P et al 1997 ISBN 1874999155 US$ 10.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 140.00 postage 80.00 270pp., all col.ill.
SA wild flower guide no. 9: Nieuwoudtville, Bokkeveld & Hantam Manning, J & P Goldblatt 2002 ISBN1874999171 US$ 16.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 204pp., all colour photos, covers a large number of plants from this interesting area. 1 2nd hand copy available at R120
Wild Flowers of Namaqualand - A Botanical Society Guide le Roux, A 2015 ISBN 9781775841319 US$ 22.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 17.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 309.00 postage 80.00 480pp, 4th edition, almost 600 species described & illustrated with colour photos, many new species since the last edition.
Botswana Guides
Common wild flowers of the Okavango Delta Roodt, V 1998 ISBN 9991202420 US$ 5.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 80.00 postage 80.00 170pp., col.ill., medicinal & spiritual uses, nutritional value.
Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana including the Okavango Delta Heath, Alison & Roger 2009 ISBN 9781842461839 US$ 122.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 91.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 1,650.00 postage 85.00 593pp, 2400 photographs of 530 flowering plants of the area, plus information on uses & beliefs around the plants.
Trees & Shrubs of the Okavango Delta Roodt, V 1998 ISBN 9991202412 US$ 5.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 80.00 postage 80.00 213pp, col. ill., medicinal and nutritional uses.
Bulbous Plants
A Revision of the genus Haemanthus Snijman, D 1984 US$ 55.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 41.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 750.00 postage 80.00 139pp, 23 colour plates by E. Ward-Hilhorst, comprehensive revision of the genus.
A revision of the South African species of Gladiolus Lewis, G & A Obermeyer 1972 ISBN 360001556 US$ 29.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 22.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 400.00 postage 80.00 316pp, 32 col. plates, the original revision of this genus, very scarce.
A Revision of the Southern African genus Babiana, Iridaceae: Crocoideae (Strelitzia 18) Goldblatt, P & JManning 2007 ISBN 9781919976327 US$ 8.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 117.00 postage 80.00 98pp, a long awaited new revision of the genus (last published in 1959!), 88 species (as opposed to 66 described previously) described, maps, b/w linedwgs & colour plates.
Botany and horticulture of the genus Freesia (Strelitzia 27) Manning, J & P. Goldblatt 2011 ISBN9781919976587 US$ 7.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 105.00 postage 80.00 114 pp, a combination taxonomic & horticultural work including colour paintings and photographs for each of the 16 species, a beautiful new book.
Crocosmia and Chasmanthe Goldblatt, P et al 2004 ISBN 0881926515 US$ 14.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 219pp, botanical & horticultural information combined - revision of the 2 genera + descriptions of all selections & hybrids produced over the years,
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colour paintings & pencil sketches by Auriol Batten.
Dierama - The Hairbells of Africa Hilliard, O & B Burtt 1991 US$ 64.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 48.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 875.00 postage 80.00 152pp, 44 full page colour drawings by A Batten, keys to species, a beautiful book.
Gladiolus in Southern Africa Goldblatt, P & J Manning 1998 ISBN 1874950326 US$ 31.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 23.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 425.00 postage 70.00 320pp, 144 full p. col. Pl. by F Anderson & A Batten, line dwgs., comprehensive work. One 2nd hand copy available.
Gladiolus in Tropical Africa Goldblatt, P 1996 ISBN 0881923338 US$ 18.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 250.00 postage 80.00 321 pp, 41 col. photos, 61 line dwgs. by J Manning, 82 species of which 26 are new.
Grow Bulbs Duncan, G 2010 ISBN 9781919684567 US$ 18.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 255.00 postage 80.00 390pp, an excellent new book on growing SA native bulbs/corms, hundreds of colour photos, detailed growing information on hundreds of species.
Kniphofia - The complete Guide Whitehouse, C 2016 ISBN 9781907057670 US$ 55.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 41.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 750.00 postage 80.00 440pp, a comprehensive guide to all 70 species & 160 of the cultivars of the genus, beautifully illustrated with many colour photos. Includesinformation on identification, localities, flowering periods, etc.
Revision of Kniphofia (Flora of Southern Africa Vol 5 Part 1 Fascicle 2) Flora of SA, Codd L 2005 ISBN1919976035 US$ 5.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 75.00 postage 80.00 94pp, Dr Codd completed the revision of Kniphofia in the late 1980s, and this fascicle includes his work plus that of later research (up to 2003),includes new line drawings and new key.
Spring and Winter Flowering Bulbs of the Cape Jeppe, B 1989 ISBN 0195705351 US$ 55.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 41.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 750.00 postage 80.00 2nd hand -143pp, 62 full page colour plates depicting over 420 species, beautiful botanical art, long out of print.
Systematics & Biology of Lapeirousia, Codonorhiza, Psilisiphon & Schizorhiza in southern Africa(Strelitzia 35) Goldblatt, P & J Manning 2015 ISBN 9781928224020 US$ 11.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 154.00 postage 80.00 146pp, a full revision of all 4 genera (3 tropical African genera + Lapeirousia), line drawings, colour plates, new species described.
Systematics and Biology of the Cape genus Sparaxis Goldblatt, P & J Manning 2013 ISBN9781919976891 US$ 5.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 80.00 postage 80.00 76pp, a new revision of the genus, includes colour photos of all species, includes full description, distribution, etc
Systematics of Drimia Jacq. (Hyacinthaceae Urgineoideae) in Southern Africa Strelitzia 40 Manning J &Peter Goldblatt US$ 22.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 17.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 310.00 postage 0.00 A taxonomic revision of the genus Drimia in Southern Africa. Recognising 70 species with 61 endemic to the region. Describing 8 new species. Fullspecies descriptions, notes on ecology, distribution maps with line drawings of almost half the species.
Systematics of the genus Daubenya (Bothalia (2002) Vol 32, part 2) Bothalia Manning, J & A van derMerwe 2002 US$ 9.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 123.00 postage 80.00 18pp, descriptions and illustrations of all 8 species.
Systematics of the Southern African genus Geissorhiza Goldblatt, P 1985 US$ 10.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 140.00 postage 80.00 171pp, revision of the genus, 12 col. pl., 69 ill. by M Branch. Reprint of original.
The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs Manning, J et al 2002 ISBN 0881925470 US$ 35.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 26.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 480.00 postage 70.00 486pp, the first complete account of all bulbous and cormous plants of the Cape Floral region, illus with colour photos of more than half the species, asuperb new book
The genus Lachenalia Duncan, G 2012 ISBN 9781842463826 US$ 129.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 97.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 1,750.00 postage 80.00 479pp, first complete illustrated monograph, 133 species described & illustrated with 280 photos & 39 paintings, maps for each sp, info on cultivation,
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pests, etc.
The genus Watsonia Goldblatt, P 1989 ISBN 0620125179 US$ 26.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 20.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 360.00 postage 80.00 148pp, 25 full pg col. Paintings, line dwgs, maps (Annals of Kirstenbosch, Vol. 19). 1 2nd hand copy available. Please ask for price.
The Moraeas of Southern Africa Goldblatt, P 1986 ISBN 0620099747 US$ 25.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 70.00 224pp, 60 col. ill. by F Anderson, 150 line dwgs. (Annals of Kirstenbosch, Vol. 14).
The Woody Iridaceae- Nivenia, Klattia & Witsenia Goldblatt, P 1993 US$ 31.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 23.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 420.00 postage 80.00 139pp, 13 full page colour plates by F Anderson, line dwgs. by M Branch, maps.
Cultivation
Creative Gardening with Indigenous Plants - a SA Guide Joffe, P 2001 ISBN 187509329X US$ 16.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 372pp, many col. pl., cult. details, excellent new book.
Easy Guide to Indigenous Shrubs Joffe, Pitta 2003 ISBN 1875093400 US$ 10.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 140.00 postage 80.00 128pp, 96 species described & fully illus with large colour photos, lots of propagation information (growing from seeds & cuttings, soil mixes etc), anextremely useful new book.
Forest Plants - In the Forest and in the Garden Pooley, E 2006 ISBN 9780620370127 US$ 6.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 84.00 postage 80.00 72pp, about 200 forest species described & illustrated with photos, includes some forest birds & animals.
Grow Agapanthus Duncan, G 1998 ISBN 1919684387 US$ 3.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 52.59 postage 80.00 32pp, all col. ill. (Kirstenbosch Gardening Series).
Grow Bulbs Duncan, G 2000 ISBN 1919684263 US$ 3.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 52.59 postage 80.00 64pp, all col. ill (Kirstenbosch Gardening Series).
Grow Clivias Duncan, G 2008 ISBN 9781919684512 US$ 9.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 122.00 postage 80.00 194pp, new updated version, includes many pictures and info on species & hybrids, plus cultivation details.
Grow Cycads Donaldson, J & J. Winter 1998 ISBN 1919684360 US$ 3.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 52.59 postage 80.00 32pp, all col. ill. (Kirstenbosch Gardening Series).
Grow Disas Crous, H & G Duncan 2006 ISBN 1919684506 US$ 6.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 87.68 postage 80.00 119pp, a practical guide to the cultivation & propagation of evergreen & deciduous Disa species, many colour photos & detailed info for many species,excellent guide. (Kirstenbosch Gardening Series)
Grow Fynbos Plants Brown, N & G Duncan 2006 ISBN 191968445X US$ 11.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 149.00 postage 80.00 240pp, a practical book describing cultivation (from seed & cuttings) of restios, ericas, proteas, bulbs, succulents & annuals found in the fynbos, plussmoke treatment of seeds.
Grow Nerines Duncan, G 2002 ISBN 1919684336 US$ 4.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 57.00 postage 80.00 77pp, many photos, descriptions, cultivation tips (Kirstenbosch Gardening Series).
Grow Proteas Duncan, G et al 2013 ISBN 9781919976808 US$ 9.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 122.00 postage 80.00 190pp, 2nd ed, over 60 pages of general information on growing Proteaceae, 100 pages on species suitable for gardens, pots, etc. Many colour pictures& info on diseases, cultivation, etc. Kirstenbosch Gardening Series.
Grow Restios Brown, N et al 1998 ISBN 1919684425
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US$ 2.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 36.00 postage 80.00 32pp, all col. ill (Kirstenbosch Gardening Series).
Grow Succulents Oliver, I 2005 ISBN 1919684468 US$ 4.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 57.00 postage 80.00 62pp, revised ed., colour photos, info on diseases, soil, containers, propagation methods, etc. (Kirstenbosch Gardening Series).
Indigenous beginnings Kearney, A 2008 ISBN 9781919992945 US$ 11.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 153.50 postage 80.00 128pp, a practical book on gardening with native SA plants, each species (about 100) illustrated by photos, plus information on soil, feeding, planting,propagation, covers annuals, bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs.
The new Growing the Mesembs Storms, E 1986 US$ 3.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 45.00 postage 80.00 58pp, many colour photos, 10 pages of detailed information on growing mesembs, brief descriptions of genera.
Cycads
Identification of indigenous cycads of South Africa Hugo, C 2016 ISBN 9780620552073 US$ 31.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 23.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 430.00 postage 60.00 142 pages, a practical easy-to-use guide for identification of cycads, mainly using leaf characteristics. Many clear photographs.
Economic
A Catalogue of Problem Plants in SA Wells, M et al 1986 ISBN 0621096881 US$ 1.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 25.00 postage 75.00 658pp, list of spp, undesirable characteristics.
Barrier plants of Southern Africa Henderson, L 1987 ISBN 0621103381 US$ 2.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 27.00 postage 80.00 Lists of species of native SA plants that can be used for "barrier" plantings. Memoirs of the Bot Survey of SA no. 55
Commercialising Medicinal Plants - A Southern African Guide Diederichs, N (ed) 2006 US$ 14.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 216pp, 13 chapters by various auhors on subjects such as farming medicinal plants, chemistry & pharmacology, processing, marketing & info on theplants.
Edible wild plants of sub-saharan Africa Peters, C et al 1992 ISBN 9780947643515 US$ 48.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 240pp, checklist of plants used by people and other primates as food, for each species the book mentions the part of plant eaten, many references.
Karoo Veld - Ecology and Management Esler, K et al (ed) 2006 ISBN 1875093524 US$ 11.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 149.00 postage 80.00 214pp, a guide compiled to assist land users to apply good veld management techniques, many col photos incl 138 plant species, line drawings,graphs.
Medicinal and Magical Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist Arnold, T et al 2002 ISBN1919795626 US$ 7.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 96.00 postage 80.00 203pp, list of species known to have med or magical properties, large reference list.
Medicinal plants of South Africa van Wyk, B et al 2009 ISBN 9781875093373 US$ 21.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 16.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 290.00 postage 80.00 304pp, over 500 col. photos, 300 spp, pharmaceutical.
Medicinal Plants of the World van Wyk, B-E & M Wink 2004 US$ 27.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 20.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 370.00 postage 80.00 480pp, over 320 medicinal plants described including uses & properties, active ingredients & dosages, over 800 colour photos.
People's Plants van Wyk, B & N Gericke 2000 ISBN 9781875093199 US$ 16.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 351pp, many col. photos, guide to useful plants.
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Plant Invaders - beautiful but dangerous Stirton,C (ed) 1987 ISBN 0798400943 US$ 3.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 53.00 postage 80.00 168pp, many photographs, maps 7 line drawings, a guide to the identification & control of 26 plant invaders in the Cape.
Poisonous plants in SA gardens and parks Munday, J 1988 ISBN 0908387571 US$ 5.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 72.00 postage 80.00 142pp, 16 col.pl. & many line dwgs by J van Gogh.
Poisonous plants of SA that cause stock losses Vahrmeijer, J 1981 ISBN 0624014592 US$ 2.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 40.00 postage 80.00 168 pp, col. plates, about 80 species described & illustrated, includes toxicology & control of the plant.
Poisonous Plants of South Africa van Wyk, B et al 2002 ISBN 1875093303 US$ 19.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 263.00 postage 80.00 288pp, full colour photos, pharmacological effects, chemical structure of toxins, includes both native & exotic plant species.
South African Parasitic flowering Plants Visser, J 1981 ISBN 0702112283 US$ 11.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 160.00 postage 80.00 177pp, 220 col. pl., maps.
The Medicinal & Poisonous plants of Southern Africa Watt, J & M Breyer-Brandwijk 1932 US$ 162.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 121.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 2,193.00 postage 80.00 314 pp in this 1st edition, brings together all the information known up till the 1930s on popular remedies & plants poisonous to man & animals. 2ndedition is widely used.
Veld Medicine from the Klein Karoo de Jager, S 2010 ISBN 9780620472630 US$ 14.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 100 pp, 119 species discussed & illustrated, includes recipes & uses for the plants, very user-friendly book.
Weeds of Crops & Gardens in Southern Africa Grabandt, K 1985 ISBN 0620087617 US$ 16.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 135 species of "weeds" commonly found in SA, their description, reproduction & control, produced by Ciba Geigy.
Ferns
Cape Peninsula Ferns Roux, J 1979 ISBN 062003775X US$ 0.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 0.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 10.00 postage 80.00 66pp, line dwgs, keys.
Ferns of the Witwatersrand Hancock, F & A Lucas 1973 ISBN 0854941967 US$ 22.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 17.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 310.00 postage 80.00 94pp, 32 black & white line drawings + 3 colour, key to species plus descriptions.
The Ferns & Fern Allies of Southern Africa Jacobsen, W 1983 ISBN 0409098361 US$ 85.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 63.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 1,150.00 postage 80.00 542pp, b/w photos, line dwgs, keys, fern habitats, ex library copy.
Fynbos
Field Guide to Fynbos (2007 edition) Manning, J 2007 ISBN 9781770072657 US$ 21.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 16.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 290.00 postage 80.00 504 pp, describes more than 1100 species each illustrated by photographs by Colin Paterson Jones, keys to species, lovely new book.
Fynbos: South Africa's unique Floral Kingdom Cowling, R & D Richardson 1995 ISBN 1874950105 US$ 18.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 255.00 postage 80.00 156pp, 340 col. Pl, maps. 1 second hand copy at R190.
Restios of the Fynbos Dorrat, E & P Linder 2012 US$ 17.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 230.00 postage 80.00 Revised edition, 212pp, full colour scans of live material, descriptions of species, propagation information.
Grasses
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Acocks' Notes: key grasses of South Africa Zacharias, P 1990 ISBN 0620142820 US$ 3.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 50.00 postage 80.00 Facsimile of original work, many line dwgs, maps, photos.
Guide to grasses of southern Africa van Oudsthoorn, F US$ 38.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 28.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 517.00 postage 80.00 290pp, revised ed, describes 320 grasses, over 1000 colour photos, very comprehensive
Identification guide to southern African grasses (Strelitzia 36) Fish, L et al 2015 ISBN 9781928224006 US$ 32.00 postage 28.00 | UK£ 24.00 postage 21.00 | Rand 440.00 postage 120.00 798pp, identification manual with keys, maps & descriptions, many line drawings & photos, excellent glossary explaining botanical terms.
The Grasses and Pastures of South Africa Meredith, D (ed) 1955 US$ 33.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 25.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 450.00 postage 70.00 771pp, text & illustrations, plates & map.
History of botany in SA and Botanical Art
A Botanist in Southern Africa Hutchinson, J 1946 US$ 42.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 32.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 580.00 postage 80.00 686pp, the book details the botanical expeditions of Dr Hutchinson of Kew in the 1920s & 1930s, many illustrations & bl & wh photographs, torn dustjacket.
Arabella Roupell - Pioneer Artist of Cape Flowers Bird, A 1975 US$ 55.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 41.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 750.00 postage 80.00 A re-issue of the 12 plates of "More Cape Flowers by a Lady" plus 2 new flower studies by Arabella Roupell, a beautiful book of paintings from the1840s.
Botanical Exploration of Southern Africa - ed 2 (Strelitzia 26) Glen, F & G Germishuizen 2010 ISBN9781919976549 US$ 18.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 246.00 postage 80.00 490pp, revised ed of original Gunn & Codd, includes history of plant collecting from 1750s onwards, followed by dictionary of plant collectors, veryinteresting book.
Children of the hours Letty, C 1981 ISBN 0949937983 US$ 13.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 185.00 postage 45.00 63pp, 23 full page beautiful col. pl., 24 poems, botanical art.
Flora Herscheliana - Sir John and Lady Herschel at the Cape 1834 to 1838 Warner, B & J Rourke 1996 US$ 240.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 180.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 3,250.00 postage 45.00 295pp, a superb publication by the Brenthurst Press, 112 of the Herschel's botanical paintings are reproduced with a fascinating account of their stay inthe Cape.
Flower Paintings of Katherine Saunders Bayer, A 1979 US$ 72.00 postage 22.00 | UK£ 54.00 postage 17.00 | Rand 975.00 postage 50.00 343pp, 08 colour plates, a collector's piece, folio size plates of botanical art.
Flowers of Southern Africa Batten, A 1986 ISBN 186812133X US$ 125.00 postage 24.00 | UK£ 94.00 postage 18.00 | Rand 1,700.00 postage 75.00 401pp, 100 full page water colour illustrations of plants with black & white backgrounds, opposite a full page of descriptive text, a beautiful book by asuperb botanical artist.
More Cape Flowers by a Lady - The Paintings of Arabella Roupell Bird, A 1964 US$ 50.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 37.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 675.00 postage 80.00 A. Roupell visited the Cape in the 1840s & she painted many of the flowers she collected. This is the 2nd publication of her work - it includes 12paintings with text by A Bird. Slight damage to dust jacket.
South Africa is my Garden Jeppe, B 1984 ISBN 0908387482 US$ 7.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 106.00 postage 80.00 46pp, 24 watercolours illustrating 150 species with handwritten text by the author, a lovely book.
Miscellaneous
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Ecology Concepts and applications Eighth edition Molles Jr Manuel C and Sher Anna A ISBN9781260085150 US$ 127.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 95.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 1,715.00 postage 0.00 This book provides a conceptual foundation that will prepare the reader to appreciate the intricate connections between organisms and theirenvironment.
Insects of Southern Africa Picker, Mike ,Griffths, Charles 2019 ISBN 9781775845843 US$ 43.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 32.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 585.00 postage 0.00 A most complete guide to the region's insects. The third revised addition, featuring more than 1,500 species and insect groups. Vivid colourphotographs as well as identification, biology, distribution and related species.
List of 21 HERBERTIA JOURNALS Herbertia US$ 8.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 120.00 postage 0.00 A variety of journals please request a list.
Mind-altering & Poisonous Plants of the World Wink Michael & Van Wyk Ben-Erik 2008 US$ 25.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 0.00 A bird's eye view of all the famous and well-known poisonous and mind altering plants of the world. Compact, colourful and scientifically accuratereference text. More than 550 superb colour photographs. Also includes information on first aid treatment.
Miombo Woodlands Part 1 (Ferns & Monocots) and Part 2 (Dicots) Vollesen K & Merrett L 2019 ISBN9781949677119 US$ 170.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 127.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 2,300.00 postage 0.00 Field Guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo Woodland offers an understanding of wetter miombo vegetation that is typically characterised bytwo-storeyed vegetation type with a sparse ground layer.Beautifully illustrated with colour photographs,
Namibian Guides
Le Roux and Müller's Field Guide to the Trees & Shrubs of Namibia (2018 edition) Mannheimer, C & BCurtis (eds) 2018 ISBN 9789991628219 US$ 37.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 28.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 505.00 postage 80.00 546pp, full colour photographic guide to over 400 sp of trees & shrubs, includes keys to families, genera & species, photos of bark, lvs, flowers & fruit,excellent book.
Wild Flowers of the Central Highlands Burke, A 2007 ISBN 9789991640686 US$ 9.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 130.00 postage 80.00 120pp, 71 sp from the high area around Windhoek described & illustrated, info on habitats, plant uses, etc
Wildflowers of the Central Highlands of Namibia Mannheimer, C 2012 ISBN 9789991625584 US$ 17.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 240.00 postage 80.00 490 pp, covers 450 species of Namibian plants including grasses, ferns & some shrubs, 100s of photos, excellent new book.
Natural History
Beeplants of South Africa (Strelitzia 37) Johannsmeier, M 2016 ISBN 9781928224174 US$ 43.00 postage 22.00 | UK£ 32.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 592.00 postage 90.00 550pp, a book detailing sources of nectar, pollen, honeydew & propolis for honeybees, includes vast amounts of information for indigenous and someplants that have been introduced into SA, illustrated by many photos.
Between Two Shores - Flora & Fauna of The Cape of Good Hope Fraser, M & L McMahon 1994 ISBN0864862245 US$ 9.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 131.00 postage 80.00 192pp, photos & watercolour paintings illustrating the diversity of the wild life of the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve, plus informative text.
East of the Cape: Conserving Eden Cowling, R & S Pierce 2009 ISBN 9781874950844 US$ 26.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 359.00 postage 80.00 166pp, describes the plants, people & animals of the Eastern Cape, including rainforest, karoo, fynbos, grassland & thicket. Includes superb photos ofhundreds of plant species.
Life Histories of the South African Lycaenid Butterflies Clark, G & C Dickson 1971 ISBN 360001394 US$ 26.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 20.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 360.00 postage 80.00
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272pp, 108 beautiful colour plates showing complete life histories of 125 species of butterfly, information on food plants, distribution ranges, etc.
Namaqualand Cubitt, G 1987 ISBN 0869775278 US$ 2.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 36.00 postage 80.00 24pp, full col.pl., pictorial journey through Namaqualand.
Namaqualand - A Succulent Desert Cowling, R & S. Pierce 1999 ISBN 1874950415 US$ 25.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 80.00 156pp, beautifully illus with photos by C Paterson-Jones, includes plants, animals, birds & insects.
Namaqualand: garden of the gods Patterson, F 1984 ISBN 0798131470 US$ 16.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 225.00 postage 80.00 128pp, 87 col.pl., descr. the senasational spring flower season.
Pollen wasps & flowers in southern Africa Gess, S & F Gess 2010 ISBN 9781919976600 US$ 11.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 150.00 postage 80.00 145pp, pollen wasps which are bee-like in their behaviour, are important pollinators. This book, illustrated by many colour photos, describes the wasps& their life histories, the plants they visit, etc
Renosterveld - a wilderness exposed Parker, R & B Lomba 2009 US$ 24.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 330.00 postage 80.00 179pp, a superbly illustrated book on the people, history & flora of the renosterveld, a highly threatened vegetation type in the Cape floral region.Includes many photos of plants, particularly bulbous plants.
T.P. Stokoe - the man, the myths, the flowers Slingsby, P & A. Johns 2009 ISBN 9781919900964 US$ 18.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 250.00 postage 80.00 151pp, soft cover book telling the fascinating story of Stokoe, a botanist who discovered 150 new plants in the mountains of South Africa. Illustratedby hundreds of drawings, paintings & photos of him, his plants and his expeditions in the mountains.
Table Mountain - A Natural History Pauw, A & S Johnson 1999 ISBN 1874950431 US$ 17.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 233.00 postage 80.00 160pp, full col. photos of plants, pollinators, etc
The Smallest Kingdom - plants and plant collectors at the Cape of Good Hope Fraser, M & L 2011 ISBN9781842463895 US$ 35.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 26.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 475.00 postage 80.00 220pp, superb new book about the Cape floral kingdom includes paintings by Liz Fraser, historic maps, portraits of collectors, herbarium specimensplus photos of plants, fascinating!
The Sperrgebiet - Nature's parched masterpiece Williamson, G & F 2016 ISBN 9780620600651 US$ 25.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 100.00 350 pages, a beautiful book about this south west corner of Namibia. Describes the mining activities, geology, fossils, fauna and particularly flora ofthis harsh area, many lovely photos & drawings.
Under the Olive - A book of garden pleasures Palmer, E 1989 ISBN 0624026302 US$ 11.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 150.00 postage 80.00 127pp, in this book Eve Palmer pays a personal tribute to the native SA plants that she had in her garden in Pretoria, includes descriptions &illustrations of trees, shrubs, climbers that grow in sun & shade, & that compliment one another, a lovely book.
Wild Flowers of South Africa Rourke, J (ed) 1996 ISBN 1868258971 US$ 4.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 55.00 postage 80.00 127pp, 405 colour plates illustrate 350 species of SA plants.
Orchids
An Introduction to the South African Orchids Schelpe E A C L E 1966 US$ 18.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 250.00 postage 0.00 Concise illustrated guide. Eighty percent of the 54 orchid genera are recorded. 2nd hand dust cover damaged slighly.
Epiphytic Orchids of Southern Africa Harrison, E 1972 US$ 24.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 325.00 postage 80.00 100pp, 42 sp of epiphytic orchids illus by line drawings, vegetative key, maps, rarely seen.
Field Guide to the Orchids of Northern South Africa & Swaziland McMurtry, D et al 2008 ISBN9781919766461
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US$ 24.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 334.00 postage 80.00 482pp, detailed descriptions of 210 orchid species, over 1300 colour photos, distribution maps & notes on ecology, colour paintings, a beautiful newbook full of information.
Growing Orchids from Seed Seaton, P & Ramsay, M 2005 US$ 20.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 15.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 275.00 postage 80.00 83pp, this book covers everything form flower pollination, to seed sowing to easy medium preparation, with many drawings and photos, clear & simpleinstructions.
Growing Orchids in South Africa - A Gardener's Guide Venter, H 2006 ISBN 187509380X US$ 12.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 9.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 166.00 postage 80.00 144p, a very practical book giving detailed simple instructions on growing orchids at home, includes a chapter on SA native species, many colourphotos.
Orchids of Africa Stewart, J & E Hennessy 1981 ISBN 0395317711 US$ 55.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 41.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 750.00 postage 80.00 157pp, 50 species described, each illustrated with a col painting, 8 b/w figs.
Orchids of Kenya Stewart, J 1996 ISBN 1873040288 US$ 33.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 25.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 450.00 postage 80.00 192pp, 198 col. photos, keys to genera, cult. tips.
Orchids of South Africa - a Field Guide Johnson, S & Bytebier, B 2015 ISBN 9781775841395 US$ 22.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 17.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 310.00 postage 80.00 536pp, covers almost 500 orchid species of SA photographed by Herbert Starker, multiple photos for each species, distribution maps & text. Verybeautiful photography.
Orchids of Southern Africa Linder, H & H Kurzweil 1999 US$ 370.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 277.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 5,000.00 postage 45.00 492pp, taxonomic account, 500 col photos, distribution maps, long out of print.
Orchids of Tropical Africa Stewart, J & B Campbell 1970 ISBN 0491001436 US$ 34.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 25.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 460.00 postage 80.00 117pp, 45 large col. pl., map, rare.
Southern African Epiphytic Orchids Ball, J 1978 ISBN 0868750018 US$ 144.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 108.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 1,950.00 postage 70.00 248 pages, extra large folio size, col. pl. by P van de Ruit, very rare.
Studies of the South African species of Eulophia Hall, A 1965 US$ 41.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 31.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 560.00 postage 80.00 248pp, 36 sp described, each with map & habitat information, keys (J SA Bot suppl vol V)
The Cape Orchids: A regional monograph of the orchids of the Cape Floristic Region Volumes 1 and 2 Liltved, W & S Johnson 2012 ISBN 9780987019714 US$ 111.00 postage 37.00 | UK£ 83.00 postage 27.00 | Rand 1,500.00 postage 80.00 1022pp in 2 vols, comprehensive overview of 241 species from 24 genera in the Cape Floristic Region, over 2000 colour photos plus historical andcontemporary paintings (by Fay Anderson), information on pollination, botanical exploration,field notes, etc.
The Epiphytic Orchids of Malawi Morris, B 1970 US$ 31.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 23.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 425.00 postage 80.00 136pp, one of the first illus plant books for Malawi, key to genera, col & b/w illus, preliminary list of species.
The Native Orchids of Florida Luer, Carlyle 1972 ISBN 78189081 US$ 24.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 325.00 postage 80.00 293pp, over 100 orchid species are described & superbly illustrated by colour photos & drawings, distribution maps & information about habitat.
Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart J, HP Linder,E A Schelpe, A V Hall 1982 US$ 51.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 38.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 700.00 postage 0.00 Descriptions ofevery species of orchid so far recorded within the Republic of South Africa and neighbouring territories, Lesotho, Swaziland and Namibia.Colour photographs accompany all bur a few of the 433 species. Second-hand copy Dust cover damaged on
Pelargoniums
Geophytic Pelargoniums Craib, C 2001 ISBN 1919766146
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US$ 155.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 116.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 2,100.00 postage 80.00 125pp, 12 colour plates by G. Condy plus many line drawings & maps long out of print.
The Bushman Candles Craib, C & J Lavranos 2011 ISBN 9780620486774 US$ 74.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 56.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 1,010.00 postage 120.00 194pp, a beautiful new book on the Sarcocaulons (now Monsonias) describing the species, their habitats & cultivation, many colour photos, paintings(Ellaphie Ward-Hillhorst & Gerhard Marx) & pencil drawings (Bowen Boshier).
Proteas
Field guide to the Proteas of the west coast Rebelo, T 1999 ISBN 0799216364 US$ 1.00 postage 3.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 2.00 | Rand 25.00 postage 80.00 88pp, b/w ill of each species, maps.
Protea Cultivation - from concept to carton (English and Afrikaans) Malan, G 2012 ISBN9780620553001 US$ 122.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 91.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 1,650.00 postage 80.00 298pp, a new book covering everything about Protea cultivation - plant propagation, plantation design, pests and diseases, harvesting, fertilisation etcetc.
Proteaceous Ornamentals: Banksia, Leucadendron, Leucospermum and Protea Janick, J (ed) 2007 ISBN 9789066054462 US$ 28.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 21.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 380.00 postage 80.00 161pp, collection of articles originally published by the Int Soc for Horticultural Science on botany & horticulture. Includes pests & diseases,propagation & cultivation, post-harvest flower treatment, pot plant development, invaluable information.
Proteas of the Cape Peninsula Rebelo, T 2000 ISBN 1919684220 US$ 2.00 postage 3.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 2.00 | Rand 31.00 postage 80.00 130pp, b/w dwgs, maps.
Proteas of the summer rainfall region Rebelo, T 1995 ISBN 0799216348 US$ 1.00 postage 3.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 2.00 | Rand 22.00 postage 80.00 62pp, line dwgs, pocket field guide.
South African Proteaceae in New Zealand Matthews, L 1983 ISBN 0959766901 US$ 10.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 140.00 postage 70.00 256pp, lavishly ill. with paintings by Z Carter.
South Africa's Proteaceae: know them & grow them Vogts, M 1989 ISBN 0959540520 US$ 50.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 37.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 675.00 postage 80.00 240pp, ill., col. photos by C Paterson-Jones.
Taxonomic studies on Sorocephalus R. Br. & Spatalla, Salisb Rourke, J 1969 US$ 3.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 53.00 postage 80.00 124pp, 10 b/w plates, 21 dwgs, 33 maps.
The Proteaceae of South Africa Rousseau, F 1970 ISBN 360001068 US$ 22.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 16.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 300.00 postage 80.00 110pp, this book covers a large number of species of Proteaceae, all illustrated with colour photos taken in the wild.
The Proteas of Southern Africa Rourke, J 1980 ISBN 0868430277 US$ 52.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 39.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 710.00 postage 70.00 236pp, 82 col pl. by F Anderson, maps, good condition except tears in dust jacket.
Reference Books
A Classification of the Mountain Vegetation of the Fynbos Biome Campbell, B 1985 US$ 14.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 195.00 postage 80.00 121pp, 60 figs., tables, maps. Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of SA, no. 50.
Botanical Diversity in Southern Africa. Huntley, B 1994 ISBN 1874907250 US$ 4.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 62.00 postage 80.00 Conference Proceedings, 412 pp, ill., plates, figs.
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Botanical Names - what they mean Kesting, D & H Clarke 2008 ISBN 9780620424141 US$ 8.00 postage 3.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 2.00 | Rand 120.00 postage 50.00 3rd revised & enlarged ed, the meanings of generic & specific names of plants are described, making these names far more understandable!
Brief History of the Gymnosperms: classification, biodiversity, phytogeography & ecology (Strelitzia20) Anderson, J & H, & C Cleal 2007 ISBN 9781919976396 US$ 15.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 210.00 postage 80.00 280pp, 84 gymnosperm families are documented & their ranges plotted using fossil records, insect associations are traced, & biodiversity trendsfollowed, illustrated by many line drawings, photographs etc.
Cape Plants Goldblatt, P & J Manning 2000 ISBN 0620262362 US$ 18.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 250.00 postage 70.00 743pp, 12 col. plates, keys & descriptions.
Cederberg Vegetation and Flora Taylor, H 1996 ISBN 1874907285 US$ 2.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 40.00 postage 80.00 76pp, photos, tables, maps, checklist of flora in the Cederberg mountains.
Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Sub-Saharan Africa (SABONET report no 42) Klopper, R et al 2006 ISBN 9991663169 US$ 24.00 postage 26.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 19.00 | Rand 334.00 postage 80.00 892pp, list of 50 136 taxa of sub-Saharan Africa
Common Names of South African Plants Smith, C 1966 US$ 51.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 38.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 700.00 postage 80.00 642pp, common names as well as derivation & modification of names over time, extremely interesting book. (Botanical Survery Memoir no 35).
Families of Flowering Plants of Southern Africa Riley, H 1963 US$ 22.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 16.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 300.00 postage 80.00 269pp, taxonomic study of SA with discussion of all families & their genera, 144 col plates of typical species, economic uses of the plants, ex librarycopy.
Fire in South African Ecosystems: an annotated bibliography Schirge, G & Penderis, A 1978 ISBN0798814160 US$ 3.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 44.00 postage 80.00 114pp, list of references of research, review & discussion papers dealing with fire in SA.
Flora Zambesiaca Vol 1 Part 1 Exell, A & H Wild (eds) 1960 US$ 11.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 150.00 postage 80.00 336pp, includes revisions of Cycadaceae, Podocarpaceae, Ranunculaceae, Annonaceae, Polygalaceae, Pittosporaceae, Flacourtiaceae.
Guide to Plant Families of southern Africa (Strelitzia 31) Koekemoer, M et al 2013 ISBN 9781919976839 US$ 20.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 15.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 270.00 postage 80.00 295pp, a new very useful book that enables one to identify SA plants to family level. 52 families are described and divided by the use of simple easy tounderstand characters.
Heyday of the Gymnosperms: systematics & biodiversity of the Late Triassic Molteno fructifications Anderson, J & H 2003 ISBN 1919795987 US$ 10.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 135.00 postage 80.00 398pp, the book gives a comprehensive insight into the large number of extinct seed plants from the Mesozoic of the southern hemisphere (230 millionyears ago), when gymnosperms were dominant. (Strelitzia 15)
Historical plant incidence in southern Africa (Strelitzia 24) Skead, CJ (Compiled) 2009 ISBN9781919976532 US$ 11.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 160.00 postage 80.00 378pp, a collection of observations made by early African travellers (missionaries, professional plant collectors & others) on the vegetation as they sawit during the time from 1601 to the 19 hundreds. Useful book for ecologists & environmental historian
Plants in Peril Editors: Raimondo, D et al 2013 ISBN 9781919976877 US$ 25.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 13.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 80.00 208pp, this beautifully illustrated book describes 100 of the 2500 highly threatened plants in South Africa.
Plants of Angola (Strelitzia 22) Figueiredo, E & G Smith 2008 US$ 9.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 123.00 postage 80.00 279pp, a list of about 6900 plant species found in Angola with basic locality information, compiled over 12 months by 32 contributors.
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Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist (Strelitzia 14) Germishuizen, G & N Meyer 2003 ISBN1919795995 US$ 19.00 postage 25.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 19.00 | Rand 265.00 postage 75.00 1231pp, a list of all described SA plants (24 000 species), including information on the type of plant (eg shrub, annual), size and general locality(Strelitizia 14).
Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora (Strelitzia 29) Manning, J & PGoldblatt 2012 ISBN 9781919976747 US$ 21.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 16.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 290.00 postage 70.00 853pp, a concise account of all known species (9400 species) in the Cape Floristic Region, arranged using the most recent taxonomy, replaces &updates the book "Cape Plants". An esssential book for anyone working with or on Cape plants.
Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 1: The Core Cape Flora (Strelitzia 29) CD Manning, J & PGoldblatt 2012 ISBN 9781919976747 US$ 7.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 100.00 postage 60.00 CD 853pp, a concise account of all known species (9400 species) in the Cape Floristic Region, arranged using the most recent taxonomy, replaces &updates the book "Cape Plants". An esssential book for anyone working with or on Cape plants.
Plants of the Greater Cape Floristic Region 2: The Extra Cape Flora (Strelitzia 30) Snijman, DA (ed) 2013 ISBN 9781919976778 US$ 13.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 185.00 postage 80.00 543pp, this account covers the 3715 species in the northern semi-arid part of the Cape Floristic Region, an area not covered previously, essential foranyone working on plants from arid areas.
Plants of the Nyika Plateau (Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report no 31) Burrows,J &Willia, C (ed) 2005 ISBN 1919976086 US$ 10.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 135.00 postage 70.00 405pp, this publication is due to the work of 24 botanists who collected over 3000 specimens on a field trip to the area. All species are listed,described, includes localities, many line drawings & 8 colour plates.
Rare & threatened plants of KwaZulu Natal & neighbouring regions Scott-Shaw, R 1999 ISBN062024688X US$ 5.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 80.00 postage 80.00 182pp., line dwgs., 8 pages of colour plates.
Red List of South African Plants 2009 (Strelitzia 25) Raimondo, D et al 2009 ISBN 9781919976525 US$ 19.00 postage 23.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 17.00 | Rand 263.15 postage 75.00 668pp, a full assessment of the status of all 20 456 SA species, including 13 265 endemics. Text includes distribution, habitat & conservation status foreach threatened species, plus many colour photos.
Regions of Floristic Endemism van Wyk, A & G Smith 2001 ISBN 1919766189 US$ 29.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 21.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 395.00 postage 80.00 199pp, a new book illustrating the extraordinary floristic diversity in southern Africa. 382 photos of plants in habitat, maps, informationon geology etc.
Systematics, Biology & Evolution of some SA taxa Goldblatt, P et al 1991 ISBN 0799213020 US$ 5.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 70.00 postage 80.00 288pp, line dwgs, maps, photos (Contributions from the Bolus Herb. No 13).
Taxonomic literature of Southern African plants (Strelitzia 5) Meyer, N 1997 ISBN 1874907358 US$ 5.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 72.00 postage 80.00 164pp, reference work listing the most useful taxonomic literature at a generic level for the flora of South Africa.
The Illustrated Dictionary of Southern African Plant names Clarke, H & M Charters 2016 ISBN9781431424436 US$ 29.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 22.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 400.00 postage 80.00 482pp, over 5000 entries illustrated with 500 colour photos, good explanations of plant names including information on why the author named theplant that way!
Towards Gondwana Alive Vol. 1 Anderson ,J (ed) 2001 ISBN 191979560X US$ 6.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 84.00 postage 80.00 139pp, a book promoting biodiversity and stemming the sixth extinction.
Vegetation Map of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland Mucina L & Rutherford 1996 US$ 2.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 36.00 postage 80.00 Maps only, together with photocopy of the companion guide.
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Regional Flower Guides
A database of the Flora of the Cape Peninsula DVD Friends of Silvermine US$ 14.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 DVD with descriptions of more than 2300 species from the Cape Peninsula, and photos of more than 1500 of those species (in Access format).
A Field Guide to The Flora of the Natal Drakensberg Killick, D 1990 ISBN 0947464352 US$ 6.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 85.00 postage 80.00 200pp, 95 col. photos, line drawings, clear & concise.
A Guide to the Wild Flowers of Silvermine Friends of Silvermine 2009 ISBN 9780620444637 US$ 7.00 postage 3.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 2.00 | Rand 100.00 postage 40.00 30pp, small booklet-with a check list of 604 species found in the Reserve, including colour photos of many of them.
Cape Floral kingdom Lighton, C 1960 US$ 7.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 95.00 postage 80.00 206pp, story of the Cape flora.
Ecoguide Namaqualand Manning, J 2008 ISBN 9781920217075 US$ 10.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 140.00 postage 80.00 128pp, guide to geology, vegetation, birds & insects found in Namaqualand, with over 200 flowers, shrubs & trees illustrated & described, includes map& route descriptions.
Fernkloof Nature Reserve - Hermanus Hermanus Botanical Society 2017 ISBN 9780620759243 US$ 14.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 184 pages, a new field guide to the Fernkloof reserve, includes over 400 photographs & descriptions of animals, birds, insects and plants.
Field Guide to Fynbos (new 2018 edition) Manning, J 2018 ISBN 9781775845904 US$ 33.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 25.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 450.00 postage 80.00 507 pp, describes more than 1100 species each illustrated by photographs by Colin Paterson Jones, keys to species, lovely new book.
Field Guide to the flora of Grootbos Nature Reserve & the Walker Bay region Privett, S & H Lutzeyer 2010 ISBN 9780620478052 US$ 19.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 260.00 postage 80.00 296pp, 410 species from the area (near Hermanus) described & illustrated, excellent new field guide.
Field Guide to the wild flowers of the Witwatersrand & Pretoria region van Wyk, B & S Malan 1988 ISBN 0869778145 US$ 14.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 190.00 postage 80.00 352pp, all col. Ill., book arranged according to flower colour, many species illustrated.
Field Guide to Wild Flowers of South Africa Manning, J 2009 ISBN 9781770077584 US$ 21.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 16.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 290.00 postage 80.00 487pp, more than 1100 species described & illustrated (colour photos), taxonomic info, distribution maps & flowering times included, superb book.
Flowering Plants of the Southern Cape Bohnen, P 1986 ISBN 0620099755 US$ 14.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 92 pp text, 80 full p col. paintings, bibliogr.
Flowers of the Natal Drakensberg Hilliard, O 1990 ISBN 0869807021 US$ 1.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 25.00 postage 80.00 88pp, b/w & 7 col. ill. by L Davis.
Flowers of Verloren Valei van Ede, Gerrit 2016 ISBN 9780620692502 US$ 12.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 9.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 171.00 postage 80.00 80pp, field guide to Verloren Valei, a high altitude area in Mpumalanga. It includes 180 photos of orchids, bulbous plants & perennials in the reserve, &includes information about each species.
Guide to the flora of the Cape Peninsula Levyns, M 1966 US$ 14.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 2nd rev.ed., 310pp, line dwgs, standard work.
Important Plants of Sterkfontein Mogg, A 1975 ISBN 0854944265 US$ 9.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 125.00 postage 80.00
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180pp, 74 species described & illustrated by dwgs by R Lloyd, covers the Sterkfontein cave area near Johannesburg where the skull of Mrs ples(primitive man) was found.
Mountain Flowers - A Field Guide to the Flora of the Drakensberg & Lesotho Pooley, E 2003 ISBN0620302216 US$ 12.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 9.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 171.00 postage 80.00 320pp, hundreds of descriptions of species with colour photos for all species. A superb book. Hard cover copies available at R230.
Natal wild flowers Jeppe, B 1975 ISBN 36000203X US$ 24.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 330.00 postage 80.00 118pp, 56 large format col. pl, scarce.
Plants of the Klein Karoo Vlok, J & A L Schutte-Vlok 2015 ISBN 9781919766492 US$ 24.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 329.00 postage 80.00 571pp, 2nd revised ed, includes 1450 species all illustrated with clear photos, includes a CD with many extra photos.
Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys & diagnostic characters (Strelitzia 6) Retief, E &P Herman 1997 ISBN 1874907307 US$ 13.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 180.00 postage 70.00 681pp, keys, descriptions of 215 spp.
The Botany of the Southern Natal Drakensberg Hilliard, O & B. Burtt 1987 ISBN 0620106255 US$ 19.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 260.00 postage 80.00 253pp, 190 col. photos, 6 maps.
The flora of Natal (Botanical Survey Memoir no. 39) Ross, J 1972 ISBN 0621003271 US$ 5.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 4.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 72.00 postage 80.00 418pp, classic compact taxonomic work.
The Flora of the Witwatersrand Vol 1 The Monocotyledonae Lowrey, T & S Wright (ed) 1987 ISBN0854948996 US$ 7.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 105.00 postage 80.00 Vol 1: The Monocotyledons, 365pp, over 100 full page line dwgs.
The Flowering Plants of the Tsitsikamma Forest and Coastal National Park Courtenay-Latimer,M et al 1967 US$ 8.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 120.00 postage 80.00 64 colour plates (paintings) plus descriptions of 106 species.
The Levyns Guide to the Plant Genera of the Southwestern Cape Trinder-Smith, T 2003 ISBN0620304391 US$ 17.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 230.00 postage 80.00 355pp, a revised, updated & expanded version of the original guide by Levyns in 1929, this version contains keys to 860 genera, excellent glossary,good descriptions, and line drawings of many species.
The Seaweeds of the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park Seagrief, S 1967 US$ 3.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 50.00 postage 80.00 147pp, col ill of 64 species.
Transvaal Wild Flowers Fabian, A & G. Germishuizen 1982 ISBN 0869541080 US$ 25.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 70.00 296pp, 134 col. plates, fine botanical paintings.
Trees & Shrubs of Mpumalanga & Kruger National Park - Revised edition Schmidt, E et al 2007 ISBN9781770093751 US$ 25.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 338.00 postage 70.00 702pp, this book deals with the most important tree area in South Africa, it is lavishly illustrated with hundreds of colour photos, includes keys to allgenera. Revised & updated edition
Trees & shrubs of the Kruger National park Codd, L 1951 US$ 9.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 123.00 postage 80.00 192pp, 166 figs, line dwgs, rare, seldom found.
Trees & Shrubs of the Witwatersrand Jeppe, B 1974 ISBN 0854949100 US$ 3.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 45.00 postage 80.00 310pp, line dwgs, classic work.
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Trees & shrubs of the Witwatersrand, Magaliesberg, & Pilanesberg van Gogh, J & J Anderson 1988 ISBN 086977719X US$ 28.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 21.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 380.00 postage 80.00 112pp., 50 full page col. plates, lovely paintings.
Trees and shrubs of the Cape Peninsula Moll, E & L Scott 1981 ISBN 0799204536 US$ 0.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 0.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 13.00 postage 80.00 119pp, line dwgs, maps
Veldblomme van Transvaal Letty, C 1962 US$ 25.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 80.00 360pp, 174 full page colour plates, line drawings, plant descriptions in Afrikaans.
Western Cape sandveld flowers Mason, H 1972 ISBN 0869770152 US$ 31.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 23.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 420.00 postage 80.00 203pp, 510 col.pl., very hard to find. Good condition.
Western Cape sandveld flowers Mason, H 1972 ISBN 0869770152 US$ 34.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 26.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 470.00 postage 0.00 203pp, 510 col.pl., very hard to find. Torn dust jacket.
Wild Flowers of Natal (Coastal Region) + (Inland Region) Gibson, J 1975 ISBN 0620018275 US$ 53.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 40.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 720.00 postage 80.00 2nd hand 136pp, 810 species described, 886 colour paintings, extremely useful for plant identification.
Wild Flowers of Southern Mozambique Bandeira, S et al 2007 US$ 16.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 258pp, the first field guide for this area, text in Portuguese & English, about 300 species covered with text & illustrations, information on habitats.
Wild Flowers of Table Mountain Jackson, W 1982 ISBN 0869781464 US$ 17.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 240.00 postage 80.00 120pp, 161 colour photos, descriptions & cultivation information on many of the species growing on this mountain.
Wild Flowers of the Cape of Good Hope Rice, E & R Compton 1950 US$ 14.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 24pp, 250 full col. plates, a classic. Very good condition.
Wild Flowers of the Cape Peninsula - A Checklist Kesting, D (compiler) 2007 ISBN 0620315814 US$ 4.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 60.00 postage 80.00 A list of 2272 species, including 145 "alien" species, found on the Cape Peninsula, includes common names.
Wild Flowers of the Eastern Cape Province Batten, A & Bokelmann, H 1966 US$ 28.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 21.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 380.00 postage 80.00 185pp, 127 full colour plates each with several species, descriptions of all species, a classic work.
Wild Flowers of the Limpopo Valley Van der Walt, R 2009 ISBN 9780620439497 US$ 20.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 15.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 280.00 postage 80.00 389pp, excellent guide to perennials & shrubs of the northern areas of SA, arranged by flower colour, hundreds of colour photos, distribution maps forall species described, very comprehensive.
Wild Flowers of the Natal Drakensberg Trauseld, W 1969 US$ 103.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 77.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 1,400.00 postage 80.00 220pp, many colour photographs with descriptions, lists of plants flowering in each month. Subscriber's and collector's editions, full leather binding,excellent condition.
Wild Flowers of the Natal Drakensberg Trauseld, W 1969 US$ 28.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 21.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 380.00 postage 80.00 220pp, many colour photographs with descriptions, lists of plants flowering in each month.
Wild Flowers of the northern Cape Adams, J 1976 ISBN 0620020415 US$ 10.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 140.00 postage 80.00 173 col. pl., botanical art, bilingual (English & Afrikaans).
Wild flowers of the Roggeveld and Tanqua van der Merwe, H 2010 ISBN 9780620489294 US$ 15.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 215.00 postage 80.00 205pp, 411 species illustrated with large very clear photos, plant description and habitat info opposite photos, excellent new field guide.
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Wild Flowers of the Transvaal Letty, C 1962 US$ 37.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 27.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 500.00 postage 80.00 362pp, 174 full-page col. pl., line dwgs, the classic work, damaged dust jacket.
Wild Flowers of the Witwatersrand Lucas, A & B. Pike 1987 ISBN 0869775758 US$ 5.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 3.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 70.00 postage 80.00 113pp, 16 full-page col. ill., many line drawings of some of the smaller wild flowers of the Johannesburg region.
Wildflowers of the Fairest Cape Goldblatt, P & J Manning 2000 US$ 18.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 250.00 postage 80.00 315pp, 649 colour photos, descriptions of 649 species, long out of print.
Succulents
A Field Guide to The Aloes of Malawi Lane, S 2004 ISBN 1919766278 US$ 9.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 130.00 postage 80.00 56pp, soft cover, descriptions, photos and illustrations of the 22 species in Malawi, maps, flowering and cultivation information.
A Guide to Growing Pachycaul and Caudiciform Plants de Vosjoli, P 2004 ISBN 0974297119 US$ 45.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 34.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 620.00 postage 80.00 319pp, a beautifully illustrated new book on the cultivation of "fat plants", many colour photos & lots of info on cultivation, highly recommended foranyone growing these plants.
A Handbook of Succulent Plants Vol 1 Jacobsen, H 1960 US$ 18.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 250.00 postage 80.00 490pp, Vol 1 covers the genera Abromeitiella to Euphorbia, and includes all succulents other than cacti, many black & white photo, descriptions etc.
A History of Succulent Plants Rowley, G 1997 ISBN 0912647160 US$ 38.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 28.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 520.00 postage 70.00 409pp, lavishly illus, unique work on the literature of this vast subject
Aloes in Southern Africa Smith, G & B van Wyk 2008 ISBN 9781770074620 US$ 15.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 210.00 postage 80.00 136pp, a lovely new book on Aloes, their use in gardens, their habitats, growing them and their uses medicinally, many colour photos.
Cotyledon and Tylecodon van Jaarsveld, E & D Koutnik 2004 ISBN 1919766324 US$ 31.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 23.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 425.00 postage 80.00 156pp, revision of the 2 genera published in a beautifully illustrated book, colour paintings by E Bodley + many colour photos.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 1 Euphorbia Journal Vol 1 1983 ISBN 091264700 US$ 48.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 130pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 10 Euphorbia 1994 US$ 48.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 250pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 2 Euphorbia 1996 ISBN 0912647019 US$ 48.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 243pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 3 Euphorbia 1984 ISBN 0912647027 US$ 48.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 154pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 4 Euphorbia 1985 US$ 48.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 154pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 5 Euphorbia 1987 US$ 48.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 169pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 6 Euphorbia 1989
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US$ 48.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 162pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 7 Euphorbia 1990 US$ 48.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 154pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 8 Euphorbia 1991 US$ 48.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 170pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Euphorbia Journal Vol 9 Euphorbia 1992 US$ 48.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 154pp, full col. ill. Each vol. consists of a collection of articles written by experts, plant explorers, etc.
Grass Aloes in the South African Veld Craib, C 2005 ISBN 1919766413 US$ 51.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 38.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 699.00 postage 70.00 156pp, a superb new book (in slip case) illustrating & describing all the grass Aloes, paintings by G Condy, line drawings by M Ralfe, details oncultivation, conservation status, growth cycles, habitat descriptions etc.
Guide to Succulents of Southern Africa Smith, G & N Crouch 2009 ISBN 9781770076624 US$ 0.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 0.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 0.00 postage 80.00 136pp, illustrates & describes over 240 commonly encountered succulents, includes distribution maps, good field guide.
Guide to the Aloes of South Africa van Wyk, B & G Smith 2004 ISBN 9781875093410 US$ 19.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 263.50 postage 80.00 304pp, updated version of previous publication, all species illustrated by clear colour photos, information on habitat, cultivation.
Guide to the Aloes of South Africa van Wyk, B & G. Smith 2014 ISBN 9781920217389 US$ 22.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 17.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 308.00 postage 80.00 376pp, 3rd ed, updated version reflecting new taxonomy, 155 Aloes described & illustrated.
Haworthia Handbook Bayer, MB 1976 ISBN 06062002206x US$ 10.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 145.00 postage 80.00 184pp, review of the history & literature of the genus, taxonomic keys to 68 species with 41 subspecies, varieties & forms, black & white photos.
Haworthia Update - Essays on Haworthia Vol 1 Bayer, B 2002 ISBN 1919766219 US$ 10.00 postage 8.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 6.00 | Rand 141.00 postage 80.00 63pp, essays discussing variation in the species, 400 col photos to illustrate the taxonomic problems.
Iridaceae of Southern Africa Strelizia 42 Goldblatt P & J Manning ISBN 9781926224358 US$ 30.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 22.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 405.00 postage 0.00 Illustratedwith line drawings and nearly half of the species are colour phtographs. Four new speciesare described.
List of SA Succulent Plants Smith, G et al 1997 ISBN 1919766049 US$ 18.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 250.00 postage 80.00 175pp, 8 col. pl., b/w dwgs, comprehensive list of families, genera & spp.
Lithops Treasures of the Veld Hammer, S 2010 ISBN 0902099922 US$ 51.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 38.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 695.00 postage 80.00 156pp, 2nd edition, hundreds of superb photos by Chris Barnhill, descriptions of many different cultivars, information on cultivation & lots of interesting& amusing text.
Mesembs of the world Smith, G et al 1998 ISBN 1875093133 US$ 22.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 17.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 307.00 postage 80.00 405pp., all col.ill.,guide to ID using seed capsules, key to groups, well illustrated.
New Succulent Spiny Euphorbia from East Africa Carter, S 1982 US$ 10.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 140.00 postage 80.00 118pp, line dwgs, key to 71 sp, 25 are described & illustrated as new.
Noteworthy Species of Kleinia Halliday, P 1988 US$ 30.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 22.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 408.00 postage 80.00 135pp, the genus Kleinia is discussed, & 25 species are described & illustrated.
Pachyforms II Bonsai Succulents de Vosjoli, P & R Lime 2007 ISBN 0974297135 US$ 51.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 38.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 696.00 postage 80.00
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387pp, a second volume focusing on the cultivation & display of pachycaul & caudiciform plants, many colour photos.
Revision of Tridentia & of Euphorbia gariepina (in Excelsa no 2) Excelsa Leach, L US$ 10.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 142.00 postage 80.00 81pp, b/w photos, descrip of new species, plus notes on Stapelia.
South African Aloes Jeppe, B 1969 US$ 48.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 650.00 postage 80.00 144pp, full page col plates of all species, descriptions of 139 species, book in good condition.
Stapeliads (refreshed) Pilbeam, J 2014 ISBN 9780902099975 US$ 60.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 45.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 820.00 postage 80.00 221pp, 2nd ed, all 59 genera of Stapeliads are iiustrated by 714 photos, includes new names & 2 new genera.
Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar Vols 1 & 11 Bruyns, P 2005 ISBN 1919766375 US$ 125.00 postage 28.00 | UK£ 94.00 postage 21.00 | Rand 1,700.00 postage 80.00 606pp in 2 vols in slip case, 1st monograph on stapeliads in 68 yrs, 182 species covered, over 1000 colour photographs plus many line drawings, mapsfor every sp, superb books.
Succulent & xerophytic plants of Madagascar vol.1 Rauh, W 1995 US$ 74.00 postage 20.00 | UK£ 55.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 1,000.00 postage 70.00 2nd hand343pp., over 1000 col. photos of plants & habitats, beautiful book.
Succulent & xerophytic plants of Madagascar vol.1 & 2 Rauh, W 1995 US$ 147.00 postage 28.00 | UK£ 110.00 postage 21.00 | Rand 1,990.00 postage 180.00 Over 650pp., over 2000 colour photos of plants & habitats, 2 beautiful books.
Succulent & xerophytic plants of Madagascar vol.2 Rauh, W 1998 ISBN 0912647170 US$ 74.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 55.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 1,000.00 postage 70.00 386pp., over 1000 col. photos, another beautiful book!
Succulent Compositae Rowley, G 1994 US$ 33.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 25.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 450.00 postage 80.00 238pp, 328 col photos, includes descriptions of over 80 species of Senecio & Othonna with succulent leaves &/or stems, keys to species, cultivationdetails.
Succulent Flora of Southern Africa Court, D 1981 ISBN 0869611216 US$ 25.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 80.00 224pp, original edition, black & white plus colour plates.
Succulent Flora of Southern Africa - revised edition Court, D 2010 ISBN 9781770075870 US$ 25.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 80.00 3rd ed., 336pp, colour plates & b/w photos, includes descriptions of hundreds of species from 8 families.
Succulent Plants Jacobsen, H 1946 US$ 51.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 38.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 695.00 postage 80.00 293pp, translation from original work in German, description, cultivation & uses of succulent plants other than cacti, 277 b'w illustrations, many speciesincluded.
Succulents - the illustrated dictionary Sajeva, M & M Constanzo 1994 ISBN 0304347450 US$ 27.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 20.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 377.00 postage 80.00 239pp, all col.ill., every species ill.
Succulents in the Veld Rawe, R 1968 US$ 13.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 185.00 postage 80.00 104pp, 88 black & white photos, 48 colour plates.
Succulents of Southern Africa Frandsen, Robin 2017 ISBN 9780620749558 US$ 57.00 postage 26.00 | UK£ 42.00 postage 20.00 | Rand 770.00 postage 80.00 500pp, most extensive book on succulents, includes 133 genera and 1117 species, all illustrated with colour photos. Superb book.
Succulents of the Transvaal Hardy, D 1992 ISBN 1868124207 US$ 28.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 21.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 385.00 postage 80.00 138pp, 56 col. pl. by A Fabian, over 100 species described. One 1st edition. One with dirty dust jacket.
The Aloes of South Africa Reynolds, G 1950 US$ 103.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 77.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 1,400.00 postage 70.00
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520pp, 76 col. plates, good condition except for torn dust jacket, 1 copy signed by the author.
The Aloes of Tropical Africa and Madagascar Reynolds, G 1966 US$ 118.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 88.00 postage 15.00 | Rand 1,600.00 postage 0.00 2nd hand 537pp, 105 colour plates, 557 black & white photos, descriptions & keys to species, in excellent condition.
The Apocynaceae of Namibia (Strelitzia 34) Bruyns, P 2014 ISBN 9781919976983 US$ 14.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 190.00 postage 80.00 158pp, an account of the 6th largest family in Namibia, consists of 46 genera & 153 species, maps, colour pictures & line drawings.
The genera of the Mesembryanthemaceae Herre, H 1971 ISBN 0624000028 US$ 59.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 44.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 800.00 postage 70.00 316pp, col. ill by artists of the Bolus Herbarium, distribution maps, good condition, one with no dust jacket & one with.
The genus Haworthia - a taxonomic revision Scott, C 1985 ISBN 0620079746 US$ 42.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 32.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 580.00 postage 80.00 160pp., many full colour photos, most comprehensive, 2nd hand copy in excellent condition.
The New Haworthia Handbook Bayer, M 1982 ISBN 0620056320 US$ 25.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 80.00 A revised guide to the literature of the genus with discussion of the species, identification keys & colour illustrations.
The Stapelieae White, A & B Sloane 1937 US$ 177.00 postage 32.00 | UK£ 133.00 postage 24.00 | Rand 2,400.00 postage 95.00 1185pp in 3 volumes, complete revision of all the Stapeliads, b/w illustrations, good condition except for slight foxing on front pages..
The Stapelieae White, A & B Sloane 1933 US$ 33.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 25.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 450.00 postage 80.00 206pp, 1st ed, an introduction to the genera of Stapeliaea that were recognised in the 1930s, many black & white photos, of historical interest.
The Succulent Euphorbieae (Southern Africa) Volume 1 and 2 White, A, R Dyer & B Sloane 1941 US$ 311.00 postage 29.00 | UK£ 233.00 postage 22.00 | Rand 4,200.00 postage 80.00 990pp in 2 volumes, 19 keys to species, hundreds of b/w photos, many colour paintings, extensive text with plant descriptions and information onlocalities, excellent condition.
The Timber Press Guide to the Succulent Plants of the World Dortort, F 2011 ISBN 9780881929959 US$ 40.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 30.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 544.00 postage 80.00 344pp, well illustrated descriptions of more than 2000 succulent plants in 28 chapters (includes succulent bulbs & Geraniaceae), plus 2 chapters onhabitats & cultivation, very comprehensive new book.
Tree Aloes of Africa van Jaarsveld, E & E. Judd 2015 ISBN 9780620641265 US$ 14.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 200.00 postage 80.00 74pp, this book deals with the 6 tree Aloes in the genus Aloidendron & Kumara plicatilis, illustrated by many photos & watercolour paintings.
Welwitschia mirabilis - uncrowned monarch of the Namib van Jaarsveld, E & U Pond 2013 ISBN9780620549530 US$ 94.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 70.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 1,275.00 postage 80.00 280pp, a beautiful new book lavishly illustrated, information on habitat & ecology, cultivation, ethnic uses & evolutionary history, & a beautiful sectionon artistic interpretation of the plant.
Trees
A Field Guide: Southern Africa Albizia Steyn, M 2006 ISBN 0620372613 US$ 2.00 postage 3.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 2.00 | Rand 38.00 postage 80.00 49pp, 21 species of the genus described & illustrated (incl some non SA species), many clear photos of flowers, bark, leaves & mature trees.
A leaf key to 45 common trees of Table Mountain Wilson, P 1981 US$ 1.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 18.00 postage 80.00 37pp, line dwgs., handy booklet.
A list of Natal Trees Ross, J & E Moll 1972 US$ 2.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 30.00 postage 80.00 46pp, list of trees with common and Zulu names.
Bushveld Trees Funston, M 1993 ISBN 0958315493
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US$ 12.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 9.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 171.00 postage 80.00 120pp, superb photographic study of trees.
Combretaceae in Southern Africa Carr, J 1988 ISBN 0620121874 US$ 29.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 22.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 400.00 postage 80.00 234pp + 17 pp watercol. paintings by E Buitendag, over 300 photos, maps, top edge of book slightly damaged.
Common trees of the Highveld Drummond, R & K Coates Palgrave 1973 ISBN 0582641063 US$ 2.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 35.00 postage 80.00 99pp, 14 col. pl., b/w photos.
Everyone's guide to Trees of South Africa Coates Palgrave Keith Paul and Meg 1989 US$ 7.00 postage 0.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 0.00 | Rand 100.00 postage 0.00 Helping to recognise with ease 193 of the most common of our many tree species. Full colour photographs, details of some ritual and medicinal uses.Families,distribution and diagnostic features. 2nd Hand dust cover edged slightly damaged.
Field Guide to common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa Dharani, N 2011 ISBN 9781770078888 US$ 21.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 16.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 290.00 postage 80.00 328 pages, 2nd ed, fully updated & revised, features more than 400 trees, shrubs, palms & mangroves in E Africa, many new photos & 93 new species.
Field Guide to the Acacias of South Africa Smit, N 2008 ISBN 9781875093922 US$ 10.00 postage 4.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 139.00 postage 80.00 128pp, complete guide of all 48 recognised species, subspecies & varieties, clear colour photos & maps, good descriptions.
Field Guide to the Mangrove Trees of Africa and Madagascar Beentje, H & S Bandeira 2007 ISBN9781842461358 US$ 62.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 47.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 850.00 postage 80.00 91pp, beautiful little book well illustrated by photos and drawings, includes all African species.
Field Guide to the trees of the Kruger National Park van Wyk,P 1990 ISBN 086977221X US$ 10.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 135.00 postage 80.00 272pp, colour photos, keys, full page of text & pictures for each species. One 2nd hand copy for R105.
Field Guide to Trees of Southern Africa van Wyk, B & P van Wyk 2013 ISBN 9781770079113 US$ 25.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 80.00 732pp, revised ed, this book describes & illustrates over 1000 tree species, 87 pages of full-tree photos, good ID keys, extremely useful book.
Figs of Southern & South-Central Africa Burrows, J & S 2003 ISBN 1919766243 US$ 48.00 postage 21.00 | UK£ 36.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 658.00 postage 70.00 379pp, a beautiful new book on the SA figs, includes keys to species, pollination & cultivation information, lavishly illustrated with 501 colour photosand 91 line drawings.
Guide to the Acacias of South Africa Smit, N 1999 ISBN 187509315X US$ 11.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 158.00 postage 80.00 223pp., col.ill., covering all SA species.
Guide to the Properties & Uses of Southern African wood Dyer, S et al 2016 ISBN 9781920217587 US$ 25.00 postage 18.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 347.00 postage 80.00 336pp, covers the wood properties of 140 species (134 indigenous), plus information on where trees grow, harvesting, processing, wood ID andproperties, many photos.
How to Identify Trees in Southern Africa van Wyk, B & P van Wky 2007 ISBN 9781770072404 US$ 18.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 246.00 postage 80.00 184 pages, this book makes tree identification simple by the use of many drawings & photographs, simple terms & explanations, followed by key to 43tree groups with several examples in each group.
Indigenous trees of the Cape Peninsula Whiting Spilhaus, M 1950 US$ 7.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 3.00 | Rand 100.00 postage 80.00 122pp, 26 trees of the Cape Peninsula described & illustrated with bl/wh photos.
Making the most of indigenous trees Venter, F & J 1996 ISBN 1875093052 US$ 16.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 First edition, 320pp, col photos, information on cultivation & utilisation of the trees by animals.
Making the most of indigenous trees Venter, F & J 2002 ISBN 9781875093335 US$ 17.00 postage 13.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 242.00 postage 80.00 Revised edition, 320pp, col photos, information on cultivation & utilisation of the trees by animals.
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Photo Guide to Trees of Southern Africa van Wyk, B et al 2008 ISBN 9781920217044 US$ 16.00 postage 14.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 10.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 360pp, revised 2nd ed, field guide to 300 of the most common tree species, 920 colour photos of trees, flowers, fruits, bark, info on habitat, uses &identification features.
Photographic: A Field Guide: Southern African Acacias Steyn, M 2007 ISBN 9780620398589 US$ 11.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 160.00 postage 80.00 77pp, all southern African species described & illustrated (incl bark, seed pods, thorns, flowers & leaves), excellent key to species.
Pooley's Trees of Eastern South Africa - a complete guide Boon, R 2010 ISBN 9780620460194 US$ 19.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 14.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 259.00 postage 80.00 626pp, 2nd ed, over 1000 species described, includes trees, shrubs, woody climbers, leaf drawings, hundreds of photos, an excellent book.
Remarkable Trees of South Africa Esterhuyse, N et al 2001 ISBN 1875093281 US$ 10.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 7.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 136.00 postage 80.00 202pp, the authors have chosen a no. of trees in SA of historical, religious, aesthetical or medicinal importance, or simply trees that are exceptional insome way. They then describe the trees & illustrate them - a fascinating book.
SA Combretum & Terminalia identification guide Steyn, M 1997 ISBN 9780620219334 US$ 3.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 45.00 postage 80.00 32pp, all col. ill.
SA Ficus - identification guide for wild figs in South Africa Steyn, M 1995 ISBN 0620199059 US$ 3.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 2.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 45.00 postage 80.00 32pp, all colour photos, 23 species described & fully illustrated (incl fruits, leaves etc).
SAPPI Tree Spotting: Cape From Coast to Kalahari Thomas, V et al 2008 ISBN 9781770090828 US$ 18.00 postage 15.00 | UK£ 13.00 postage 11.00 | Rand 246.00 postage 80.00 416pp, new publication on trees & shrubs of the Cape region, lavishly illustrated with photos & paintings, keys, germination & cultivation info,medicinal uses, etc. Extremely useful book.
SAPPI Tree Spotting: Highveld and the Drakensberg Thomas, V & R Grant 1998 ISBN 1919777857 US$ 11.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 8.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 150.00 postage 80.00 306pp, all col. ill. by J van Gogh, col.pl.
SAPPI Tree Spotting: Kwazulu-Natal & Eastern Cape Thomas, V & R Grant 2004 ISBN 1770090385 US$ 16.00 postage 12.00 | UK£ 12.00 postage 9.00 | Rand 220.00 postage 80.00 315pp, simple terminology, lavishly illustrated with paintings & photos, lots of info on identification, cultivation, uses, etc.
SAPPI Tree Spotting: Kwazulu-Natal ( Coast and Midlands) Grant, R & V Thomas 1998 US$ 12.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 9.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 170.00 postage 80.00 414pp, col. ill. by J van Gogh, easy to use identification guide with many photos and paintings.
Sixty-six Transvaal Trees de Winter, B & M, D Killick 1966 US$ 8.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 120.00 postage 80.00 175pp, introduction to some of the trees of the Transvaal, identification key, maps, many illustrations in bl/wh & col.
Some Observations on the Genus Commiphora in South and South-West Africa de Winter, B 1968 US$ 1.00 postage 2.00 | UK£ 1.00 postage 1.00 | Rand 20.00 postage 80.00 12pp, a key to the SA species, line drawings of the leaves, b'w photos of some species.
South African Flowering Trees - a botanical adventure through history Wood, R 2013 ISBN9780987029355 US$ 25.00 postage 17.00 | UK£ 19.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 350.00 postage 80.00 221pp, covers 25 beautiful flowering trees, giving a history of the trees, descriptions, their uses, how they grow, illustrated by watercolour paintings byMillicent Frean, line drawings by Sandie Burrows.
Southern Cape Forests and Trees von Breitenbach, F 1974 ISBN 0621005967 US$ 29.00 postage 19.00 | UK£ 22.00 postage 14.00 | Rand 400.00 postage 70.00 328pp, descriptions of forest types in SA, fauna & flora of the forests, lists of trees plus descriptions and many illustrations.
Southern Cape tree guide von Breitenbach, F 1985 ISBN 0621097411 US$ 6.00 postage 5.00 | UK£ 5.00 postage 4.00 | Rand 90.00 postage 80.00 114pp, b/w ill., line dwgs, leaf key.
Tabernaemontana Vol 1 - The Old World Species Leeuwenberg, A 1991
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US$ 41.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 31.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 565.00 postage 80.00 205pp, revision of the Old World species, includes line drawings, maps and keys for identification of all species.
The indigenous Palms of Southern Africa Wicht, H 1969 US$ 24.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 18.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 325.00 postage 80.00 62pp, black & white photos plus descriptions of 5 species, information on cultivation, rarely seen book.
The South African Acacias Carr, J 1976 US$ 51.00 postage 16.00 | UK£ 38.00 postage 12.00 | Rand 700.00 postage 80.00 323pp, many black & white illus, some col photos. Long out of print.
Tree list of the Soutpansberg Hahn, N 1994 ISBN 0620183578 US$ 8.00 postage 6.00 | UK£ 6.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 120.00 postage 80.00 142pp with extensive bibliography & index.
Trees & Shrubs Mozambique Burrows, J; Burrows, S; Lotter, M & Schmidt, E 2018 ISBN 9780992240370 US$ 99.00 postage 27.00 | UK£ 74.00 postage 20.00 | Rand 1,349.00 postage 80.00 1114pp, reference book on over 1770 species of trees and shrubs, complete with historical notes, overview of vegetation types and useful identificationkeys to families, genera and species
Trees of Central Africa Coates Palgrave, K 1957 US$ 62.00 postage 28.00 | UK£ 47.00 postage 21.00 | Rand 850.00 postage 120.00 466pp, a beautifully illustrated book with black & white photographs & colour paintings for each species described, information on traditional uses ofthe trees. Binding of book slightly damaged.
Trees of Natal Moll, E 1992 ISBN 0799214280 US$ 13.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 180.00 postage 80.00 542pp, 2nd ed, line dwgs, maps, over 800 spp, regional field guide.
Trees of Natal Moll, E 1981 ISBN 0799204102 US$ 13.00 postage 11.00 | UK£ 10.00 postage 8.00 | Rand 180.00 postage 80.00 567pp, 1st edition, line dwgs, maps, over 700 spp described, regional field guide. One copy for R80.
Trees of Southern Africa Palgrave, K 2002 ISBN 9781868723898 US$ 37.00 postage 22.00 | UK£ 28.00 postage 16.00 | Rand 510.00 postage 70.00 Rev.ed., revised by Meg Coates Palgrave, 1212pp, col ill, line dwgs, maps, comprehensive work.
Trees of Southern Africa Palmer, E & Pitman, N 1972 US$ 218.00 postage 44.00 | UK£ 163.00 postage 33.00 | Rand 2,950.00 postage 120.00 2235pp in 3 volumes, the first 300 pages include information on distribution & uses of trees (medicinal, food, etc). All known native SA trees are thendescribed & illustrated with black & white photos. All volumes are signed by Eve Palmer.
Trees of the Garden Route - Mossel Bay to Storms River Venter, E 2012 ISBN 9781920217204 US$ 15.00 postage 10.00 | UK£ 11.00 postage 7.00 | Rand 215.00 postage 80.00 248pp, an easy tree guide with a unique very visual key, 110 trees with many colour photos.
Zambian Guides
Field Guide to the trees & shrubs of the Miombo Woodlands Smith, P & Q. Allen 2004 ISBN9781949677201 US$ 35.00 postage 7.00 | UK£ 26.00 postage 5.00 | Rand 485.00 postage 80.00 176pp, 60 of the most common trees & shrubs are illustrated & described, including maps, uses of plants & ecology
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