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Botany List
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1. Asch, John. THE
STORY OF PLANTS. G. P. Putnam's Sons: 1948. 407
pages. Some shelf wear in dust jacket with worn edges. $3.95
2. BAILEY, L.H. THE
NURSERY BOOK, A COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE MULTIPLICATION OF PLANTS. New
York, MacMillan: 1911. 365 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and
corners. Corners slightly bumped. $12.50
3. Boyle, Jesse George. VEGETABLE
GROWING. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger: 1917.
350 pages. Scarce title. Includes 154 photographic illustrations. Red cloth
covers show quite a bit of wear to the spine edges and corners. Corners are
rubbed and slightly bumped. Some soiling to the binding. Pages are tightly
bound. The former owner has signed his name in a few places in pencil at the
bottom of chapter conclusions. $75.00
4. Card, Fred W. BUSH-FRUITS:
A HORTICULTURAL MONOGRAPH OF RASPBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, DEWBERRIES, CURRANTS
GOOSEBERRIES, AND OTHER SHRUB-LIKE FRUITS. New
York, Macmillan: 1907. 537 pages. Shelf wear to spine and corners. A few small
scuffed spots to the binding. Nice gilt-illustrated front cover. $22.50
5. Clark, Stephen L. A
FLORA OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH. [n.p.], Private
Printing: 1997. 192 pages. Some shelf wear and light soiling. Softcovers.
Scattered pencil notations to text. $5.95
6. Cronquist, Arthur-et al. Intermountain
Flora - Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. - Geological and
Botanical History of the Region, its Plant Geography and a Glossary. Volume 1
(I). New York & London, The New York Botanical
Garden Press: 1972. 270 pages. Slight shelf where and slight bumping two
corners. $33.00
7. Felt, Ephraim Porter. INSECTS
AFFECTING PARK AND WOODLAND TREES. Complete set of 2 volumes. Albany,
New York, New York State Education Department: 1905. Slight shelf wear to
bindings. Overall a clean and tight set. Very nice. Two volume set. Bound in
green cloth covers. There is some shelf wear to the spine edges. The corners are
bumped. Bindings are tight. Includes numerous plates and illustrations. $37.50
8. Gilkey, Helen M. A SPRING FLORA OF NORTHWESTERN OREGON. [n.p.], Private Printing: 1929. 153 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Corners bumped. Slight soiling to the binding. $15.00
9. Gray, Asa. GRAY'S
LESSONS IN BOTANY AND VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY. New
York, Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co. : 1880. 236 pages. Heavy shelf wear to
spine and corners. Leather spine. A few stains to covers. Corners worn ad rubbed
through cloth. Binding tight. Woodcut illustrations. $15.00
10. Gray, Asa and Coulter, John M.. GRAY
AND COULTER'S TEXT-BOOK OF WESTERN BOTANY, CONSISTING OF COULTER'S MANUAL OF THE
BOTANY OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, TO WHICH IS PREFIXED GRAY'S LESSONS IN BOTANY. Chicago,
American Book Company: 1885. 452 pages. Slight shelf wear and rubbing to spine
and corners. Corners somewhat bumped. A clean and bright copy. $12.95
11. Hedrick, U.P.-editor. STURTEVANT'S
NOTES ON EDIBLE PLANTS. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station
for the Year 1919-#2. Albany, New York, J.B. Lyon
Company, State Printers: 1919. 686 pages. Large green cloth covers. Slight shelf
wear to the spine edges and corners. Overall clean and tight. A very nice copy
of importance natural history publication. $40.00
12. Henderson, Peter. PRACTICAL
FLORICULTURE: A GUIDE TO THE SUCCESSFUL CULTIVATION OF FLORIST'S PLANTS FOR THE
AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL FLORIST. New York, Orange
Judd: 1913 . 325 pages. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
Corners bumped. $13.00
13. Hodgson, N. Barrie. TREES
AND SHRUBS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. [n.p.], John
Crowther: 1945. 81 pages. Shelf wear to spine and corners. Pages have light
foxing. $4.95
14. Holmgren, Arthur H. HANDBOOK
OF THE VASCULAR PLANTS OF THE NORTHERN WASATCH. Logan,
Utah, Privately Printed: 1948. 1948 printing. Spiral-bound. Wear and rubbing to
spine and corners. Ring binding. Flexible cloth covers. $9.75
15. Killebrew, J.B. GRASSES
AND FORAGE PLANTS. Knoxville, University of
Tennessee Press: 1899. 141 pages. Original softbound green covers. Some chipping
and tears to paper at the spine. Slight discoloration to the covers. $40.00
16. Marsh, C.D. STOCK-POISONING
PLANTS OF THE RANGE. Washington D.C, United States
Department of Agriculture: 1929. 75 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear and
slight chipping to paper spine. Numerous photographic plates. $35.00
17. Masters, Maxwell T. PLANT
LIFE ON THE FARM. New York, Orange Judd
Publishing: 1917. Some wear to spine and corners, else near VG. 1917 edition.
$15.00
18. McVaugh, Rogers. EDWARD
PALMER: PLANT EXPLORER OF THE AMERICAN WEST. Norman,
University of Oklahoma: 1956. 430 pages. Some shelf wear to binding. Dust jacket
has chips to the edges. $11.85
19. Parsons, Claire D. F. HEALING
PRACTICES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC. Honolulu, Hawaii,
Byu-Hawaii: 1985. Shelf wear, else near VG in dust jacket with chips to edges.
$9.75
20. Peavy, George W. OREGON'S
COMMERCIAL FORESTS: THEIR IMPORTANCE TO THE STATE. Salem,
Oregon, Salem Printing Department: 1922. 80 pages. Softbound covers. Some wear
and browning around the left edge of the front cover. $15.00
21. Richards, B. L. VIRUS
AND VIRUSLIKE DISEASES OF STONE FRUITS IN UTAH. Logan,
Utah, Utah State Agricultural Expe: ca. 1957. Hardback edition. Signed by the
author. Some wear to spine and corners. Hardback copy. Signed by author.
Includes a detailed listing of diseases, with photographs and pathological
descriptions for identification. A very good resource book. $25.00
22. Sorauer, Paul. A
POPULAR TREATISE ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS FOR THE USE OF GARDENERS OR FOR
STUDENTS OF HORTICULTURE AND OF AGRICULTURE. London,
Longmans, Green & Company: 1895. 256 pages. Shelf wear and rubbing to spine
and corners. A few pages have pencil notations. $15.00
23. Walsh, Stanley L. FLOWERS
OF THE MOUNTAIN COUNTRY. Provo, Utah, Brigham
Young University: 1975. 81 pages. Hardback edition. Slight shelf wear to
binding. Dust jacket has a few chips and tears to the edges Nicely illustrated
in color. $20.00
24. Warder, John A. HEDGES
AND EVERGREENS: A COMPLETE MANUAL FOR THE CULTIVATION, PRUNING, AND MANAGEMENT
OF ALL PLANTS SUITABLE FOR AMERICAN HEDGING, ESPECIALLY THE MACLURA, OR OSAGE
ORANGE. New York, Orange Judd: 1858. 291 pages.
Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners. Discoloration and some
soiling to the covers. Some of the pages have foxing at the edges. Illustrated
with 12 woodcut plates and 15 woodcut engravings. $85.00