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Last Updated January 18, 2010


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

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