Nature Books Popular and Scientific from The Franklin Bookshop, 1910 Catalogue 24, 1910-11 Season
part 6, Musci. Also “List of Canadian Hepaticæ,” by W. H. Pearson.
Published by Geol. Sur. of Canada. Paper covers. 7 parts, as issued. Montreal, 1883-90. $3.50
1082. Mann, Horace. Catalogue of the Phenogamous Plants of the U. S. East of the Mississ. R. Also the Vascular Cryptogams of N. America, North of Mexico. Second ed., revised. Pr. paper covers, 54 pp. Cambridge, 1868. $1.25
1083. Martyn, Thos. The Language of Botany. Dictionary of Terms Made Use of, Principally by Linnæus, with Explanations, etc. Second ed., enlarged. Boards. London, 1796. $2.00.
1085. Massachusetts. Report on the Herbaceous Flowering Plants of, arranged according to Lindley and Illustrated by Popular Descriptions. 277 pp., stitched, uncut. Cambridge, 1840. $1.25
1086. Maund, B. The Botanic Garden. Highly Finished Representations of Hardy, Ornamental, Flowering Plants, Cultivated in Great Britain, with accompanying text. Small 4to, 12 vols., 288 full-page hand-colored plates, 4 species to each plate; also 48 colored plates of Fruits and 2682 woodcuts. Published at 24£. Bound in watered silk, full gilt, binding somewhat worn. London, 1825 to 1847. $23.00
1087. Mawe’s Dictionary. The Universal Gardener and Botanist, or, General Dictionary of Gardening and Botany. Exhibiting the botanical arrangement according to Linnæus of Every Tree, Shrub, and Herbaceous Plant that merit Culture. Thick 4to, calf. London, 1778. $1.75
1088. McClatchie, A. J. Seedless Plants of Southern California. Protophytes-Pteridophytes. Proc. So. Calif. Acad. Sci., vol. 1. Pr. covers, pp. 337 to 395, author’s autogr. copy. Los Angeles, 1897. $1.00
1089. McKee, Rev. R. (A. M.) Lectures on Botany, at the Albany Female Academy. Stitched, 20 pp. Albany, 1839. $1.00
1090. Meehan, Thomas. Native Flowers and Ferns of the U. S. Vols. 1 and 2, in 1 vol., three-quarter mor., large paper, uncut, 2 covers of orig. parts bound in, gilt tops, 96 full-page chromolith’s. Boston, 1878. $8.75
1091. Meehan, Thomas. Same. Vol. 1 in orig. paper covers. $2.50
1092. Meehan, Thomas. Same. Vol. 2, lacking part 16, orig. paper covers, uncut. $1.50
1093. Meehan, Thomas. Same. Vol. 4, half mor. $3.50
1094. Meehan, Thomas. Same. Complete set in orig. parts. $12.00
1095. Myers, J. F. F. Outlines of the Geography of Plants. Trans. by Margaret Johnston. First published in Berlin, 1836. Repub. by the Ray Society. 422 pp., chart. London, 1846. $1.50
1096. Michaux, Andreas. Flora Boreali-Americana. Sistens Caracteres Plantarum, etc. 2 vols., 51 plates, half calf, 330+340 pp. Autographs of G. W. Clinton, the noted Botanist, and presented by him to the Albany Institute, N. Y. With their Library stamps on titles and plates. Parisiis et Argentorati, Anno XI—1803. $7.50
1097. Miller, John. Illustration of the Sexual System of Linnæus. 2 vols., engr. title, symbol, frontis., with portrait of Linnæus, and nearly 200 hand-colored plates, half roan, good set. London, 1779-89. $4.50
1098. Miller, J. Same. Binding broken at hinges. $3.50
1099. Miller, J. Vol. 1 only. (Vol. 2 was not published until 10 years later.) Calf, portrait Linnæus. Book-plate G. Gowan. 1779. $1.50
1100. Millican, Albert. Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter. An Account of Camp and Canoe Life in Colombia while Collecting Orchids in the Northern Andes. Illus. by G. Guggenheim from Photos, by the Author. Col. frontis., 222 pp. Much on Shooting and Fishing. London, 1891. $2.50
1101. Millspaugh and Nuttall. Flora of W. Virginia. Paper, 276 pp., map and illus. Pub’d by Field Columbian Museum. Chicago, 1896. $2.00
1102. Milne, Colin. A Botanical Dictionary, or, Elements of Systematic and Philosophical Botany. Containing Descriptions of Parts of Plants, an Explanation of the Scientific Terms used by Morison, Ray, Tournefort, Linnæus, etc. Small 8vo, 10 plates, 1 colored, calf. London, 1770. $1.75
1103. Miner, Harriet. Orchids, the Royal Family of Plants, with illustrations from Nature. Royal folio, full gilt, 24 colored plates, orig. covers bound in. Boston, 1885. $5.00
1104. Minnesota, Botany of. Metaspermæ of the Minnesota Valley. A List of the Higher Seed-producing Plants of the Drainage-Basin of the Minnesota River. By C. McMillan. 826 pp., maps. Minneapolis, 1892. $2.50
1105. Minnesota Botanical Studies. Second Series, parts 1 and 2 only. 1898-99. $1.00
1106. Missouri Botanical Garden. First Report. Shaw Portrait, illus. and chart. 165 pp. St. Louis, 1889. $1.25
1107. Missouri Botanical Garden. Trelease, Wm. Third Ann. Report. The Species of Rumex occurring North of Mexico. April, 1892. Stiff paper covers, 21 plates. $1.00
1108. Mintorn, John and Horatio. The Hand-Book for Modelling Wax Flowers. 16mo, 84 pp. London, 1844. $1.50
1109. Mudie, Robert. The Botanical Annual, or, Familiar Illustrations of the Structure, etc., of Plants, and the way in which climate and seasons affect them; also a short Sketch of Coniferæ. Pp. 277, 12mo, stamped roan, cracked, full gilt, frontis. and illus. London, 1832. $2.00
1110. Muhlenberg, D. H. Descriptio Uberior Graminum et Plantarum Calamariarum Americæ Septentrionalis indigenarum et Cicurum. 295 pp., orig. calf, fine copy, very scarce. The only edition. Philadelphiæ, W. Conrad, 1817. $7.50
1111. Mulford, A. E. The Agaves of the U. S. Paper, 37 plates, Seventh Ann. Report Missouri Botan. Gar. Author’s autogr. pres. copy, pr. covers. St. Louis, 1896. $1.00
1112. New York Botanical Garden. Bulletin of. Vol 1, Nos. 1 to 4, inclus. Orig. printed covers, as issued. 1896-99. $1.50
1113. Noll, H. R. Flora of Pennsylvania and Botanist’s Pocket Manual, etc. Rare first ed., 12mo, half mor., 466 pp., illus. Phila., 1851. $1.75
1114. Noll, H. R. The Botanical Class-Book and Flora of Penna., etc., in 2 parts. 12mo, 452 pp., illus. Lewisburg, Pa., 1852. $1.75
1115. North Carolina. Flora of Wilmington, N. C., with map of new Hanover Co. 65 pp. Jour. Elisha Mitchell Soc. Pr. paper covers, with the complete vol. of 146 pp. and frontis. portrait of L. D. V. Schweinitz. Raleigh, 1886. $2.50
1116. Nuttall, Thos. Introduction to Systematic and Physiological Botany. First ed., orig. boards, paper label, uncut, 12 plates, 360 pp. Cambridge, 1827. $3.50
1117. Nuttall, Thos. Introduction to Systematic and Physiological Botany. Second ed., with additions, 12 plates, orig. board binding, uncut, extra clean copy. The most useful edition. Cambridge, 1830. $2.50
1118. Ohio Botany and Zoology. Vol. 5 of State Geological Survey. Scarce volume. Columbus, 1882. $3.75
1119. Ordoyno, Thos. Flora Nottinghamiensis, Systematic Arrangement of Plants Growing Naturally in Nottingham County, etc. 12mo, boards, uncut, 344 pp. Newark (Eng.), 1807. $2.50
1120. Parley’s Cyclopedia of Botany, Etc. 4to, very fine copy in orig. stamped cloth, 329 pp., woodcuts. N. York, 1839. $2.50
1121. Paul, Wm. American Plants, Their History and Culture, with Full Descriptions of Best Varieties. 12mo, paper covers, paper label, 63 pp., plates, 1 colored, rare. London, 1858. $2.25
1122. Paxton’s Magazine of Botany and Register of Flowering Plants. Illus. with nearly 250 elegantly colored plates and hundreds of woodcuts. The first 5 vols., 4to, half calf. London, 1834-8. $9.50
1123. Peck, C. H. State Botanist, N. Y. Annual Reports of. From 1893 to 1909, lacking 1901 and 1904; also Memoir N. Y. State Museum, vol. 3, No. 4, 1900. In all 15 vols. 4to, and 8vo, paper, boards and cloth bindings. Albany. Sold only as a lot, $7.00
1124. Penfold, Jane Wallas. Madeira Flowers, Fruits and Ferns. Selection of the Botanical Productions of that Island, etc. 4to, full gilt, 22 colored plates, very rare. London, 1845. $6.00
1125. Pennsylvania, Univ. of. Contributions from the Botan. Laboratory. Vol. I, in 2 parts; all the 2nd part by Prof. Harshberger, on Maize. Pr. covers, illus. Phila., 1892-93. $2.25
1126. Perkins, Mrs. E. E. The Elements of Botany. 268 pp., plates, London, 1837. $1.25
1127. Phelps, Rev. Wm. Botanical Calendar, Exhibiting the Class, Order, etc., of All the British Plants from the Class Monandria Monogynia, to Polygamia Dioecia, etc. Boards, 186 pp., interleaved, illustrated, rare. London, 1810. $3.00
1128. Philbert, J. C. Exercises de Botanique. A L’Usage des Commencans. Ouvrage Elementaire orne, de 157 planches, redige par J. C. Philibert De L’Imprimerie de Crapelet. 2 vols., half calf, 157 plates. Paris, Chez Bossange, Masson et Besson, 1801. $2.00
1129. Philippi, Dr. R. A. Plantas Nuevas Chilenas. Anales de la Universidad de Chile. Vols. 84 to 91, inclus. Author’s ed., in 3 vols., not complete. Orig. paper covers, illus. Santiago de Chile, 1894 to 1896. The lot, $3.00
1130. Piddington, H. An English Index to the Plants of India. Half calf, 235 pp., Calcutta, 1832. $3.50
1131. Porter, T. C. and Coulter, J. M. Synopsis of the Flora of Colorado. U. S. Geol. Survey, Publ. No. 4. Paper covers, 180 pp. Washington, D. C., 1874. $1.25
1132. Pratt, Anne. Flowers and their Associations. 16mo, 228 pp. London, 1846. $1.00
1133. Pulteney, Rich. Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Progress of Botany in England, etc. 2 vols., tree calf, pres. autogr. copy from author, very fine copy. London, 1790. $5.00
1134. Pursh, Frederick. Journal of a Botanical Excursion in the N. E. Part of Pennsylvania and N. York in 1807. 87 pp., very rare. Phila., 1869. $5.00
1135. Pursh, F. Hortus Cantabrigiensis, or, an Accented Catalogue of Plants Indigenous and Exotic Cultivated in the Cambridge Botanic Garden. By James Donn, ninth ed., improved and augmented, etc., by Frederick Pursh, author of Flora of N. America. The N. American Species are designated. Half calf, fine copy. London, 1819. $1.75
1137. Rafinesque, C. S. The School of Flora. As Published in the Casket, serially, 1828, 1830, 1831, 1832. Excerpts, illus. with woodcuts, very scarce. Phila., 1828-32. $6.00
1138. (Randolph, A. D. F.) Leaf and Flower Pictures and How to Make Them. Small 4to., 58 pp., colored plates, cuts. N. York, 1857. $2.00
1139. Raspail, F. V. Nouveau Systeme de Physiologie Vegetale et de Botanique. Atlas. 60 plates, 91 pp., descriptive text, half calf, stain on lower corners of plates. Paris, 1837. $1.25
1140. Rattan, Volney. Popular California Flora of Plants of Central California and Westward to the Ocean. 4to, third ed., enlarged. Illus. San Francisco, 1882. $1.25
1141. Ray, John. Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Britannicarum, Etc. Ed., odd vol., 288 pp., fine plates. Londini, 1724. $2.00
1142. Rees’ Botany. All that Part of Rees’ American Cyclopedia, Phila. circa. 1800. Vol. 3, coming under that heading. Pp. 417 to 473, inclus., with plates 102 to 107, inclus., paper, uncut. Both text and plates prepared by best American Botanists and Engravers of Phila. $2.00
1143. Rehder, Alfred. Synopsis of the Genus Lonicera. 14th Ann. Rept. Missouri Bot. Garden. Paper, 20 plates. St. Louis, 1903. $1.00
1144. Relhan, Richard. Flora Cantabrigiensis, Exhibens Plantas Agro Cantabrigiensi Indigenas, Secundum Systema Sexuale Digestas, etc. 490 pp., 1785, with 3 Supplements dated respectively, 1786, ’88, ’93, 609 pp. Boards, illus. Original Catalogue bound 2nd in order, last Suppl. 1st in order by mistake of binder. Very rare and valuable. Cantabrigiæ, 1785, 1786, 1793. $15.00
1145. Rhind, W. History of the Vegetable Kingdom, Embracing the Physiology of Plants with their Uses to Man and the lower Animals, and their Application to the Arts, Manufactures, etc. Numerous plates, some colored. Portrait of Linnæus. London, 1855. $1.75
1146. Rich, O. A Synopsis of the Genera of American Plants, According to the latest improvements on the Linnæan System, with the New Genera of Michaux and others. A printed slip signed by C. De Serra, regarding Finley’s edition of Smith’s Botany, inserted. Also a letter from C. S. Sargent, regarding authorship of this rarity. 12mo, printed boards, uncut, fine copy, 167 pp. Georgetown, Dist. of Columbia, 1814. $7.00
1147. Robinson, W. The Subtropical Garden, or, Beauty of Form in the Flower Garden. First ed., 241 pp., fully illus. London, 1871. $1.50
1148. Saint-Hillaire, M. Auguste de. Tableau Monographique (Suite du) des Plantes de la Flore du Bresil, etc. Comprenant les Droseracees, les Violacees, les Cistees et les Frankeniees. Author’s Edition, separated from the Memoirs Du Museum Hist. Nat., Paris, Vol. 2, in 3 orig. 4to parts, as issued, uncut, illus. by 5 plates. Paris, n. d. $3.00
1149. Saint-Hilaire, Jaume. Plantes de la France Decrites et Pientes D’Apres Nature. Vols. 2 and 3 only. 4to, orig. boards, uncut, 205 colored plates. Paris, 1808. $3.00
1150. Sanders, John. The Select Florist. 12mo, boards, cracked, uncut, 196 pp. Derby, 1829. $2.00
1151. Schouw, J. F. The Earth, Plants and Man. Popular Pictures of Nature. Trans. and Edited by Arthur Henfrey. 12mo, half calf, 402 pp., frontis., map. London, 1852. $1.50
1152. Sievking, A. F. The Praise of Gardens. A Prose Cento, Collected and in Part Englished by. With Poem by E. V. D. 12mo, uncut, 321 pp. London, 1885. $2.25
1153. South American Plants. Synopsis Plantarum, Quas In Itenire ad Plagam Acquinoctialem Orbis Novi; Collegerunt Al. De Humboldt et Am. Bonpland. Auctore Carolo Sigism. Kunth. 4 vols. of 500 pp. each, complete, in orig. paper covers, uncut. Paris, 1822-25. $7.50
1154. Societe Botanique de Lyon, Annales de la. Notes et Memoires. From 13e Année 22e Année, inclus., complete. 9 vols., 1885 to 1897. Lyon. Also Bulletin Trimestriel from 6e to 11e Année, inclus. Complete except 7e Ann., containing parts 1 and 2 only. Orig. paper covers. Lyon, 1888 to 1893. The lot, $7.50
1155. Societe Royale de Botanique de Belgique, Bulletin de la. Vols. 26 to 43, inclus. Complete, except vol. 42, which has parts 1 and 2 only. Paper covers, uncut. Bruxelles, 1887 to 1906. As a lot, $14.00
1156. Smith, Sir Jas., Ed. The English Flora. Second ed. 4 vols. Original binding, uncut. London, n. d. $3.50
1157. Smith, Sir Jas. E. A Grammar of Botany Illus. of Artificial as Well as Natural Classification, to which is added a reduction of all the Genera contained in the Catalogue of North Amer. Plants, by the late Henry Muhlenberg. 21 colored plates by Stansbury, on stone by Barnet & Doolittle, of N. Y. Boards, uncut, covers loose, very rare. N. York, 1822. $5.00
1158. Sollers, Basil. Check List of Plants Compiled for the Vicinity of Baltimore. Pr. paper covers, 72 pp. Baltimore, 1888. $1.25
1158A. Sollers. Same. Printed on one side of paper. $1.60
1159. Steudel, E. T. Nomenclator Botanicus. Royal 8vo, half mor. Second ed., amended. 2 vols. in 1. 852 and 810 pp. Of great value. Autogr. copy, “B. Seeman—Nat. H. M. S. Herald.” Stuttgart, 1841. $4.75
1160. Stillingfleet, Benj. Philosopher and Botanist. Literary Life and Select Works of. Much of which never before published. Edited by W. Coxe. The greater part of the work devoted to Botany and Agriculture, with colored illus., many finely engraved portraits. 3 vols., royal 8vo, boards, uncut, paper labels, fine set, rare. London, 1811. $4.50
1161. Strong, A. B. The American Flora, or, History of Plants and Wild Flowers. A systematic and General Description, Natural History, Chemical and Medical Properties of over 6,000 Plants. Colored engravings, taken from Nature, by the Author. Royal 8vo, stamped, mor., gilt. 137 pp. Vol. 1 only. Rare. N. Y., 1846. $2.50
1162. Swartz, Olavo. Observationes Botanicæ Quibus Plantæ Indiæ Occidentalis, etc. 12mo, half calf, 424 pp., plates. Erlangæ, 1791. $3.00
1163. Swiss Flora. Gaudin, I. Synopsis Helveticæ. Opus Posthumum Continuatum et Editum a I. P. Monnard. 12mo, diamond calf, gilt, 824 pp. Turici, 1836. $2.75
1164. Symes, Major Michael. Account of an Embassy to the Kingdom of Ava, Sent by the Governor-General of India in 1795. 4to,-500 pp. and 27 plates, 8 of which are of Plants selected by Sir Jos. Banks, as most rare and curious. These last are fully described in Latin and for the first time. Fine copy, half roan, 1 plate of costume missing. $2.50
1165. Tatnall, E. Catalogue of the Phaenogamous and Filicoid Plants of Newcastle County, Delaware. With Synonyms of Modern Authors. 112 pp., paper, scarce and valuable. Wilmington, Del., 1860. 75c.
1166. Taylor, Joseph. The Bible Garden. Brief Description of all Trees and Plants Mentioned in Holy Scriptures. Second ed., revised, etc. Small 4to, 260 pp., colored plates and half title. London, n. d. $1.75
1167. Taylor, Joseph. The Complete Weather Guide. A Collection of Practical Observations for Prognosticating the Weather, Drawn from Plants, Animals, etc. With Appendix, Curious Botanical Clock, etc. 12mo, boards, uncut, 160 pp., folding frontis. London, 1812. $1.75
1168. Thayer, Emma H. Wild Flowers of the Pacific Coast, from original Water Color Sketches, drawn from Nature. Folio, full gilt, illus. covers, 64 pp., fully illus. in colors, fine copy. N. Y., 1887. $3.50
1169. Thayer, Emma H. Wild Flowers of the Rocky Mountains. First pub. as “Wild Flowers of Colorado.” From Water Color Sketches after Nature. Folio, illus. cover, 54 pp., gilt edges, 24 colored plates. N. York [1889]. $3.00
1170. The Child’s Botany. Square 12mo, boards. Third ed., 6 plates, 100 pp. Boston, 1830. $1.50
1171. The Child’s Botany. Eleventh ed. Square 12mo, boards, 6 plates, 100 pp. Boston, 1843. $1.00
1172. Torrey Botanical Club Bulletin. A run of 19 vols., as follows, Vols. 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, each complete. Also Vols. 12, 13, 18, 19, 24, 25, each lacking from 1 to 3 Nos.; vol. 7, No. 5 only and vol. 27 lacking all after No. 4. Orig. pr. paper covers, illus. Also the Club’s By-Laws. Scarce and in much demand; single vols. sell for as much as $3.00 second hand. N. York, 1880 to 1900. $22.50
1173. Torrey Botanical Club Bulletin. Odd numbers, each 20c. to 50c.
1174. Torrey, John. Botany of New York. 2 vols., 4to, cloth, 161 finely colored plates. Rare and valuable. Albany, 1843. $11.00
1175. Torrey, John. First American Edition of J. Lindley’s Introduction to the Natural System of Botany, or a Systematic View of the Organization, Natural Affinities and Geographical Distribution of the Whole Vegetable Kingdom, with an Appendix by Torrey. Boards, uncut, paper label, extra fine copy. N. Y., 1831. $2.50
1176. Torrey, John. Botany of the U. S. and Mexican Boundary. With an introduction by C. C. Parry. 270 pp., 61 fine plates, 4to, paper. Wash., 1858. $1.50
1177. Torrey, John. Same. Half Morocco. $2.00
1178. Torrey, John. Botany of the U. S. and Mexican Boundary Survey. The General Botany, and the Cactaceæ by G. Engelmann, being Vol. 2 of the Reports. Complete in itself, 4to, half mor. Wash., 1859. $4.50
1179. Torrey, John. Flora of the Northern and Middle Sections of the U. S. Systematic Arrangement and Description of all Plants Hitherto Discovered in U. S., North of Va. Vol. 1. Orig. pr. covers, uncut, No. 3. Last part, title, index and advertisements at end of vol. pp. 297 to 518 plus Preface, etc. N. York, 1824. $2.00
1180. Torrey, John. Phanerogamia of Pacific N. America, being Vol. 17 U. S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-42, under Chas. Wilkes, U. S. N. Phila., 1862-74. 4to, half cloth and boards, orig. binding, uncut, 309 pp., 17 fine folded plates. “This concluding portion (of the botany of the expedition) being the late Dr. Torrey’s Enumeration of the Phan. collected on the Pacific Coast, is now issued, July, 1874.” Very scarce. $9.75
1181. Torrey, John, and Gray, Asa. A Flora of North America, Arranged According to the Natural System. Vol. 1, Comprising the Polypetalous Division of the Dicotyledonous, or Exogenous Plants. 711 pp., autogr. of Henry E. Muhlenberg, of that noted family of Penna. Botanists, on title page. 2 vols. were published, each complete in itself. N. Y., 1838-40. $7.00
1182. Tyas, Robt. Flowers from Foreign Lands, Their History and Botany, etc. 12mo, full gilt, 198 pp., 12 colored plates. London, 1853. $1.75
1183. U. S. National Herbarium. Contributions from. 12 Complete vols. in orig. parts, as issued, illus. Vols. 1 to 12, inclus. Wash., 1890 to 1909. The lot, $9.50
1184. Wakefield, Priscilla. An Introduction to Botany, in Series of Letters. Ninth ed. (Also) The Pleasures of Botanical Pursuits. A Poem By Sarah Hoare. 12mo, boards, paper label, uncut, 187 pp., illus. London, 1823. $1.75
1185. Wakefield, Priscilla. Introduction to Botany in Series of Letters. Fifth ed. 12mo, calf, 167 pp., plates. London, 1807. $1.75
1186. Walter, Thos. Flora Caroliniana, Secundum Systema Vegetabilium, etc. Boards, 263 pp., folding frontis piece of Magnolia. Very rare. Londoni, 1788. $9.00
1187. Ward, L. F. Check List Flora of Washington, D. C., and Vicinity. Author’s ed. Pr. paper covers, 60 pp. Wash., 1882. $1.00
1188. Waterhouse, Benj. (M. D.) The Botanist, Being the Botanical Part of a Course of Lectures on Nat. Hist., Delivered in the University at Cambridge, with a Discourse on the Principle of Vitality. Boards, uncut, broken, 263 pp. Boston, 1811. $2.00
1189. Watson, Sereno. Bibliogr. Index to N. American Botany. Part 1, Polypetalæ. Half mor., 476 pp. Wash., 1878. $1.75
1190. Wax Flowers. How to Make Them. With New Methods of Sheeting Wax, Modelling Fruit, etc. 8vo, orig. cloth, illus., good copy. Boston, 1864. $2.00
1191. Wildenow, D. C. The Principles of Botany and of Vegetable Physiology, Trans. From the German of. New ed., greatly enlarged by the author. Calf, cracked, 11 plates, including a color chart. Contains a history of the science and biographies of Botanists. Edinburgh, 1811. $2.00
1192. Wildenow’s Fourth Edition of Linnæus’ Species Plantarum. Caroli a Linné Species Plantarum exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas and Genera Relatas cum Differenths Specifis, Nominibus Trivialibus Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale Digestas. Editio Quarta, Post Reichardianam Quinta Adjectis Vegetabilibus Hucusque Cognitis curante. 8vo, 3 vols., in 6 (4 more vols. were pub.—latest date 1810), old calf. Berolini, 1797-1800. $15.00
1193. Wild Flowers of America. The Botanical Fine Art Weekly. The 18 parts complete in orig. covers, as issued, at $1.00 per part. Oblong folio, 228 colored plates, all published. Buck & Co., N. Y. May to Sept., 1894. $3.75
1194. Wild Flowers of Switzerland, or, a Year Among Alpine Flowers. By H. C. W. Illus. by 16 colored plates of 206 species. 76 pp., text, frontis., view, royal 4to, gilt. London, 1883. $3.00
1195. Wonders of the Vegetable Kingdom Displayed. In a Series of Letters. Second ed. 12mo, boards, uncut, 242 pp., unopened, frontis. London, 1824. $1.75
1196. Woods, Jos. The Tourist’s Flora, Descriptive Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the British Islands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and the Italian Islands. 504 pp., 1 plate. Valuable for reference. London, 1850. $2.50
1197. Wright, Mabel O. Flowers and Ferns in Their Haunts. Illus. from Photographs by the Author and J. H. McFarland. Uncut, gilt top, 358 pp. N. York, 1901. $2.00
1198. Wright, John, and Hall, James. Catalogue of Plants, Growing Without Cultivation in the Vicinity of Troy. Stitched, 42 pp. Troy, 1836. $1.50
1199. Zeller, Gobat Hanna. Feldblumen aus dem Heiligen Land. A Collection of 54 Plates Colored from Nature. Tall 8vo, full gilt, fine copy. Basel, (1875). $3.50
FERNS, FUNGI, MOSSES, ETC.
1200. Albany Institute, Transactions of. Fungi by Peck, Flora by Stevens, contains the Historic “Manual of the Inst.,” by D. J. Pratt. 381 pp. Albany, 1870. $2.25
1201. Barnes, C. R. Genera and Species of Mosses of N. America. Artificial Keys to Trans. Wisc. Acad. Sci. Vol. VIII. Paper, 70 pp. Madison, 1892. $1.50
1202. Berkeley, M. J. British Fungi. Dried Specimens of the Species Described in Vol. 5, part 2, of the English Flora; Together With Such as May Hereafter be Discovered Indigenous to Britain. Fasc. IV. 4 pp. and specimens 241-306, followed by blank leaves, then specimens 307-350, inclus. 4to, orig. boards, cracked, paper label. This copy probably belonged to Ravenel, but does not have his name. London, 1853. $4.50
1203. Berkeley, M. J. The English Flora of Sir James Edward Smith. Part 2, Fungi by Rev. M. J. Berkeley. Odd vol., complete on Fungi. Boards, uncut, 386+32 pp. London, 1836. $2.50
1204. Berkeley, M. J. Outlines of British Fungology, Containing Characters of Above a Thousand Species. 24 hand-colored plates. London, 1860. $2.75
1205. Berkeley, M. J. and Curtis. Exotic Fungi of Surinam from the Schweinitz Herbarium. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phila. 18 pp., paper, 1 plate, folio, with title and index to the vol. Phila., 1853. $1.25
1206. Braithwaite, R. The Sphagnaceæ or, Peat Mosses of Europe and N. America. Illus. by 29 plates of hundreds of species. Imperial 8vo. Published at 1£, 5s., as new. London, 1900. $2.75
1207. Britten, James. European Ferns, with Coloured Illus. From Nature by D. Blair. 4to, full gilt, 196 pp. London, N. York, n. d. $5.00
1208. Clark, Joseph. Catalogue of Ferns and Flowering Plants Growing within Six Miles of Cincinnati, O. Pub’d by Western Acad. of Nat. Sciences. 30 pp., with interesting MS. annotations. 12mo, paper. (Cincinnati, 1852.) $2.25
1209. Cooke, M. C. Handbook of British Hepaticæ, Containing Descriptions and Figures of the Indigenous Species of Marchantia, Jungermannia Riccia, and Anthoceros, Illus., as new. London. $1.50
1210. Cooke, M. C. Microscopic Fungi. Introduction to the Study of Microscopic Fungi, Rust, Smut, Mildew, and Mould, 269 Coloured Figures, by J. E. Sowerby, Fifth ed., revised and enlarged, as new. London. $1.50
1211. Cooke, M. C., et Quelet, L. Clavis Synoptica Hymenomycetum Europæorum. 12mo, 240+32 pp. London, 1878. $1.00
1213. Connecticut. Catalogue of the Phenogamous Plants and the Ferns Growing Without Cultivation, Within 5 Miles of Yale College, Ct. Author’s ed. from Appendix to E. Baldwin’s History of Yale College. Paper, 38 pp. N. Haven, 1831. $2.00
1214. Costantin, M. J., and Dufour, M. L. Nouvelle Flore des Champignons, Pour la Detérmination Facile des Toutes Les Espéces, de France, et de la Plupart Des Espéces Européennes, Avec 4166 Figures et une Planche de 42 Couleurs. 12mo, pr. covers, 291 pp., second ed., uncut. Paris, n. d. $2.00
1215. Dillenii, Jo. Jac., M. D. Historia Muscorum, in Qua Circiter Sexcentæ Species Veteres et Novæ ad sua Genera Relatæ Describuntur; et Iconibus Genuinis Illustrantur: cum Appendice et Indice Synonyorum. 4to, half calf, pp. xvi+572+Appendice, 85 plates. This edition has a number of plates added and the modern names systematically arranged. A rare work. Binding broken. Edinburgh, 1811. $15.00
1216. Donkin, Arthur S., M. D. Natural History of British Diatomaceæ. Parts 1, 2 and 3 (all published). Printed paper covers, pp. 1-74, inclus., plates. London, n. d. $2.00
1217. Ellis North American Fungi. Alphabetical Index. Centuries I-X, inclus., and Index of Habitats. Centuries I-X, inclus. Compiled by W. C. Stevenson, Jr. 4to, paper, 7+4 pp., 2 pieces. $1.00
1218. Engelmann, Geo. Cactaceæ of the Mexican Boundary. Author’s Edition. Autogr. pres. copy from Engelmann to Prof. Ravenel of S. Carolina. 4to, paper covers, 78 pp. Text, 75 plates. Wash., 1858. $3.50
1219. Ferns. Hand List of Ferns and Fern Allies in the Royal Gardens at Kew. Pr. paper covers, 183 pp. London, 1895. $1.25
1220. Ferns. Les Fougeres Nouveau Choix des Especes les Plus Remarquables. Par E. Roze. Tome second, half mor., full gilt, 80 full-page colored plates. Paris, 1868. $1.75
1221. Francis, G. W. An Analysis of the British Ferns and Their Allies. With copper-plate engravings of every species and variety. 72 pp., 6 plates, rare first ed., orig. boards, paper label, plates drawn and beautifully engraved by the Author. London, 1837. $2.00
1222. Francis, G. W. Same. Fifth Ed., Revised. 10 plates. London, 1855. $1.50
1223. Gifford, Isabella. The Marine Botanist, An Introduction to the Study of British Sea-Weeds, etc. Third ed., improved and enlarged, with illus. Printed in Oil Colours. 12mo, 357 pp., colored plates. Brighton, 1853. $2.00
1224. Gray, Asa. Autograph Association Copy of Tuckermans Lichens, etc. Amer. Acad. of Arts and Scis., Proc. of, vol. I (complete), selected from the Records, May, 1846, to May, 1848. This copy was forwarded by Asa Gray, Corresponding Sec. of the A. A. A. to Dr. Henry I. Bowditch, of Boston. A Letter Head sheet of the Acad. in Autogr. of Gray accompanies the vol., stating he has “forwarded it per Stratton’s Express to the Bowditch Library.” On the front cover of the vol. “Bowditch Library” also appears, in Gray’s handwriting. This vol. is of further historic interest, as it contains the Rept. of the Academy Committee to whom Professor Henry referred his first Programme for the Organization of the Smithsonian Instit., which report is signed Edward Everett [Chairman], Jared Sparks, Benj. Pierce, Henry W. Longfellow, Asa Gray, Dec. 4th, 1847. It contains, also Edward Tuckerman’s Synopsis of the Lichens of the U. S. and British America, alone worth $6.00. Orig. paper covers, uncut, fine copy, very rare in any state. $8.75
1225. Gray, Samuel O. British Sea-Weeds. An Introduction to the Study of Marine Algæ of Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands. 12mo, 312 pp., 16 colored plates, first ed., rare. London, 1867 $2.75
1226. Grout, A. J. Mosses With a Hand-Lens. 72 pp., Illus. by Mary V. Thayer. New York [1900]. $1.50
1227. Harkness, H. W. Californian Hypogæous Fungi. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., Series 3, vol. 1. Printed covers, colored plates, author’s autogr. copy, pp. 242 to 292. San Francisco, 1899. $1.25
1228. Harvey, Wm. Henry. Nereis Boreali-Americani; or, Contributions Toward a History of the Marine Algæ of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of N. America. Part 1, Melanosphermeæ; part 2, Rhodosphermeæ; part 3, Chlorosphermeæ. 4to, many colored plates, bound together in a cloth cover to Smithson. Cont. to Knowl., in which series the work was published. Orig. covers of parts 1 and 3 bound in. Autograph of Richard Rush. Washington, 1853-58. $11.00
1229. Heath, Francis G. The Fern World. Fourth Ed., Full gilt, 459 pp., col. illus. London, 1878. $2.75
1230. Hedwig, John. Fundamentum Historiæ Naturalis Muscorum Frondosorum. Square 8vo, 2 vols. in 1, 20 hand-colored plates, full tree calf, fine copy. Hedwig was the discoverer of the true sexual characters of Cryptogamia and corrected the mistakes of Linnæus’ System in this regard. Rare. Leipsig, 1782. $5.00
1231. Herbst, Dr. Wm., Trexlertown, Pa. Fungal Flora of the Lehigh Valley, Pa. 229 pp., portrait, illus. Allentown, 1899. $2.00
1232. Hofmeister. The Germination, Development and Fructification, of the Higher Cryptogamia; Also of the Fructification of the Coniferæ. By Dr. Wilhelm Hofmeister. Trans, by Fred Currey, F. R. S. Octavo, orig. cloth, 491 pp., 65 engraved plates of many figures. London, The Ray Society, 1862. $6.00
1233. Hooker, Sir Wm. J. Species Filicium. Descriptions of all Known Ferns, Illus. with plates. In parts, as issued, viz:—Vol. 2, parts 3 and 4, completing that vol.; also vol. 3, complete. Published at 40 shillings. London, 1858, etc. The lot, $3.50
1234. Hooker, Sir W. J., and Baker, J. G. Synopsis Filicum; or, a Synopsis of All Known Ferns, Including the Osmundaceæ, Schizæaceæ, Marattiaceæ, and Ophioglossaceæ. With figures representing the essential Characters of each Genus. 482 pp., 9 plates. London, 1868. $4.00
1235. Hooker, W. J., and Greville, R. K. Icones Filicium. Figures and Descriptions of Ferns principally Such as have been Unnoticed by Botanists or are Incorrectly Figured. These splendidly drawn and engraved folio copper-plates were issued in fasciculi of 20 plates each, at 25 shillings per part, uncolored, uncut, in pr. paper covers. A few were colored at 2 guineas per fasciculus. Twelve of these were published, issued quarterly, and the complete set commands a high price to-day, being one of the most reliable Icones on this subject. The set here offered includes the first 10 fasciculi in the original parts, as issued, and costing $60.00. As each plate and part is complete in itself, not bearing necessary connection with the series, the lack of the two final parts does not affect their proportionate value. In 10 parts, royal folio, 200 plates. London, 1827-29. $15.00
1236. Hughes, Wm. R. Principles and Management of the Marine Aquarium. 56 pp., plates. London, 1875. $1.25
1237. Johnson, Geo. W. The British Ferns Popularly Described. 12mo, full gilt, 284 pp., illus. London, 1857. $1.50
1238. Journal Mycology. U. S. Dept. of Agri. Washington, D. C. Vols. 6 and 7, complete in parts, as issued. The 2 vols. $4.50
1239. Journal Mycology. Odd parts, Quoted.
1240. Kellerman, W. A. Mycological Bulletin. Nos. 25 to 87, inclus., complete. No. 25 begins the semi-monthly series. Paper, illus., Columbus, Ohio, 1905-08, inclus. The lot, $4.00
1241. Landsborough, D. Popular History of British Sea-Weeds, with Notices of the Fresh-Water Algæ. Third ed. Colored plates, square 16mo, gilt edges, 400 pp., fine copy. London, 1857. $1.25
1242. Leighton, Rev. W. A. The British Species of Angiocarpous Lichens Elucidated by Their Sporida. 101 pp. plus List of Subscribers, etc. Colored plates, rare. London, Pr. for the Ray Society, 1851. $5.00
1243. Leighton, Rev. W. A. The Lichen-Flora of Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Islands. 12mo, 467 pp., somewhat thumbed. Very rare. Shrewsbury, 1871. $3.00
1244. Lindblad, Dr. M. A. Svampbok. Bearbetad af Lars Romell Jämte H. Sandeberg. 2 vols., 1 vol. of text, buckram, 166 pp., illus. and folder of colored plates. Stockholm, 1902. $1.25
1245. Lloyd, C. G. A Quite Full Series of the Perplexing Occasional, and Other More regular Issues From the Press of the Lloyd Library Relating to Mycology. Including Mycol. Notes, Nos. 1 to 31, inclus., with the 123 plates, complete; also Old Species Series, Catalogues, Reports, Writings, Letters, etc. Complete, 56 pieces. A difficult lot to get together. Paper. Cincinnati, 1895 to 1908. As a lot, $5.00
1246. Lloyd, C. G. Compilation of the Volvæ of the U. S. Pr. paper covers, illus. Cincinnati, 1898. $1.25
1247. LLoyd, C. G. Mycological Notes and Museum Reports. Lot of 7 pieces, 1897, ’98, ’99. Stitched. Cincinnati, Lot, $2.00
1248. Lloyd, C. G. Set of 26 Photogravures of American Fungi. Nos. 1 to 26, as issued, 4to, loose in folder. Cincinnati, n. d. $2.25
1249. Lowe, E. J. Ferns, British and Exotic. 8 vols., half calf. A very fine set of the rare first edition, with finest plates. London, 1856. $15.00
1250. Lowe, E. J. Natural History of New and Rare Ferns, Containing Species and Varieties, None of Which are Included in Any of the Eight Vols. of “Ferns, British and Exotic.” Illus. with colored plates and woodcuts. Imperial 8vo, uncut. London, 1864. $3.00
1251. Lowe. Same. London, 1871. $2.50
1251A. Marshall, N. L. Mosses and Lichens. A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our Commoner Mosses and Lichens; Their Uses and Methods of Preserving. 16 colored plates and numerous others from photos by H. C. Anderson. Royal 8vo. Pub. at $4.00. New York, 1907. $2.75
1252. Marshall, N. L. The Mushroom Book. A Popular Guide to the Identification and Study of Our Commoner Fungi, with Special Emphasis on the Edible Varieties. 170 pp., uncut, very fully illus., several plates in colors, royal 8vo, new buckram. New York, 1904. $2.00
1253. Massee, G. British Fungus-Flora. A Classified Text-Book of Mycology. 4 vols., first edition, 432 pp., Capt. Chas. McIlvaine’s autogr. copy, annotated throughout in his hand. Illus. London, 1892-95. $4.75
1254. McIlvaine, Charles (Author of “1000 American Fungi.”) Entire Collection of Original Illustrations Made by Captain McIlvaine and the Artists, Frank D. Briscoe and Val Starnes, for His Great Work on Fungi. This collection includes a large number of water color sketches, color proofs, with marginal corrections and directions to the printers, pen and ink drawings, photographs, etc. Also a very interesting collection of Capt. McIlvaine’s correspondence with Prof. C. H. Peck, N. Y. State Botanist and other specialists relating to this encyclopedic work, List of Subscribers for the first 600 numbered and signed copies, MS. of several lectures on Fungi, etc. The MS. for the text was destroyed. The above comprises the entire matter except the text of this book, which was published at Indianapolis, 1900. $150.00
1255. McIlvaine, C. Articles on Poisonous Toadstools, by. Pub. in Amer. Jour. Pharm. and Med. and Sur. Reporter. 4 pieces. 1885, ’96. $1.00
1256. Mettenius’ Fern Monographs. Uber einige Farngattungen Von Dr. G. Mettenius zu Leipzig. Six Monographs in 1 vol., each part with above title. 1, Plypodium; 2, Palagiogyra; 3, Pteris; 4, Phegopteris and Aspidium; 5, Cheilanthes; 6, Asplenium. Each part illus. by fine plates, text in Latin, 4to, three-quarter green mor., fine copy. A standard authority. All published. Frankfurt, A. M., 1857-59. $5.00
1257. Morgan, A. P. North American Fungi. Papers 1 to 5, Inclus. Jour. Cincin. Soc. Nat. Hist., 1889-92. Paper, in folder, illus. The lot, $1.25
1258. Newman, Edward. History of British Ferns. First Ed. 104 pp., illus. London, 1840. $1.75
1259. Newman, Edward. Same. 343 pp., Illus. London, 1854. $1.25
1260. N. York. 27th Annual Report N. Y. State Museum of Nat. History. 148 pp., 13 plates. Albany, 1875. $2.00
1261. Peck, C. H. Edible Fungi of New York (Rep. of Bot., 1895-99). 4to, boards, 25 full-page colored plates. Albany, 1900. $1.75
1262. Peck, Charles H. 49th Ann. Rept. State Botanist of N. York, for 1895. Paper, 69 pp., with the 6 quarto color plates, 2 pieces. Albany, 1896. $1.50
1263. Peck, Charles H. Mushrooms and Their Use. Pr. paper covers, 80 pp., 32 illus. Cambridge, 1897. $1.00
1264. Peck, C. H. Set of 7 Author’s Separata from Torrey Bulletin, 1895-1900, on New Species of Fungi, with MSS. Index, by Capt. McIlvaine. Paper, in folder. The lot, $1.25
1265. Philadelphia Mycological Center. Bulletins Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Paper. Phila., 1897-98. The lot, 90c.
1266. Same. Odd Nos. 2 and 3. Each, 25c
1267. Reichardt, Dr. H. W. Fungi, Hepaticæ et Musci Frondosi (of Novara Botanical Exped.) Complete Report on. Pages 131-196, 4to, uncut, 17 plates. $1.50
1268. Robinson, John. Ferns in Their Homes and Ours. Third Ed. Colored plates and woodcuts, 12mo. Salem, 1879. $1.50
1269. Seaweeds from Newport. A collection of seaweeds beautifully mounted on Cards in a folio half morocco Album of about 100 leaves. Entitled in MSS. “_Flowers of the Ocean, Newport_, 1851,” on a card surrounded by a wreath of Seaweed, underneath in lace bordered paper 2 verses in same writing, evidently that of a woman. About 300 species represented, very finely mounted on one side of sheets. In splendid state of preservation and color, representing years of artistic devotion. $8.00
1270. Seaweeds, From Prof. E. A. Apgar’s Collection. Trenton, N. J. All Identified and mounted in two 4to blank books. Nearly 200 species represented. In good order. No localities. $2.75
1271. Smith, John. Ferns, British and Foreign. History, Classification and Enumeration of the Species of Garden Ferns with a Treatise on their Cultivation. Enlarged ed. 12mo, illus., as new. London, 1896. $1.75
1272. Smith, John. Historia Filicum, Exposition of the Nature and Organography of Ferns, with a new Arrangement, Geogr. Distrib., etc. 30 Lithog. plates by Fitch. 12mo, uncut, 429 pp. London, 1875. $2.50
1273. Smith, Rev. Wm. A Synopsis of the British Diatomaceæ, with Remarks on their Structure, Functions and Distribution, etc. In 2 vols. (Vol. 1 only.) Tall 8vo, 89 pp., 31 engraved plates, colored frontis. All pub. London, 1853. $3.00
1274. Spegazzini, Carolo. The Complete Series of Monographs on the Fungi of Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, and of Sao Polo, Brazil, the latter being based on the Collections of Dr. Puiggariani. As pub. in the 4 issues of vol. 11, Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias, en Cordoba. Pr. paper covers, 623 pp. Buenos Ayres, 1887 to 1889. $4.00
1275. Stevenson, Rev. John. British Fungi (Hymenomycetes). Capt. C. McIlvaine’s annotated copy. 2 vols., illus., 273 pp.+336 pp., uncut. Edinburgh and London, 1886. $4.25
1276. Taylor, Thos., Microscopist. 7 Reports of. U. S. Dept. Agric. Division of Microscopy. 7 pieces, pr. paper covers, colored and plain plates. Wash., 1890 to 1894. $1.75
1277. Tripp, F. E. British Mosses, Their Homes, Aspects, Structure and Uses, with 39 plates containing 526 hand-colored figures of each species, etched on copper. An exquisite and also a scientific work. 2 vols., royal 8vo, London, 1874. $7.00
1278. Tuckerman, Edward. Synopsis of the North American Lichens. Part 1, comprising the Parmeliacei, Caldoniei, and Coenogoniei. 261 pp., fine copy. Boston, 1882. $4.75
1279. Turner, D. The British Fuci, Selected. Thirty-one Plates with Letter-Press Descriptions in English and Latin, finely colored. 4to, boards, uncut. This is the publisher’s selection and consists of 52 colored plates (instead of 31), running from Nos. 13 to 257, with text. The complete work was published at $100, selection of 32 plates at about $20.00. 1808-1819. $6.50
1280. Underwood, L. M. Our Native Ferns and How to Study Them, with Descriptions of N. Amer. Species. 12mo, illus., 1st ed. Bloomington, 1881. $1.25
1281. Vaillant, Leon. De la Fecondation dans les Cryptogames These Presentee E et Soutennea Le Faculte de Medecine de Paris. 134 pp., 2 plates, paper. Paris, 1863. $1.50
1282. Van den Bosch, R. B. Hymenophyllaceæ Javanicæ, sive Descriptio Hymenoph-Archipelagi Indici; Iconibus illustrata, anctore. Author’s excerpt from Naturk, Verh. Der Koninkl. Akademic Deel IX, pp. 1 to 67, with Index, and the 52 finely engraved plates representing 200 or 300 species. An exhaustive monograph, 4to, paper, uncut, complete. $3.50
1283. Williams, Benj. S. Hints on the Cultivation of British and Exotic Ferns and Lycopodiums. Descriptions of 150 Species and Varieties. 67 pp. London, 1852. $1.75
1284. Williamson, John. Ferns of Kentucky, Illustrating Structure, Fertilization, Classification, Genera and Species. The best U. S. Fern Manual, from types very artistic, rare first edition, 154 pp., 60 plates. Louisville, 1878. $4.00
1285. Wood, Horatio C. Contribution to the History of the Fresh-Water Algæ of N. America. Smiths. Contr. to Knowledge. 4to, 262 pp., 19 colored and 2 plain plates. Paper. Wash., 1872. $2.50
FORESTRY.
1286. (Anderson, J.) Miscellaneous Observations on Planting and Training Timber Trees, Particularly Calculated for Climate of Scotland, etc. Tree calf, 230 pp., name on title, fine copy. Edinburgh, 1777. $2.75
1287. A Ramble in the Woods. 16mo, Frontis., 120 pp. London, Circa 1830. $1.00
1288. Browne, D. J. The Sylva Americana, or, A Description of the Forest Trees Indigenous to the U. S., Practically and Botanically Considered. Illus. by more than 100 engravings. First ed. Frontis., fine, clean copy, full sheep. Brought at auction in 1901 (half calf), $15.50. Bang’s sale. Boston, 1832. $5.00
1289. Browne, D. J. The Trees of America, Native and Foreign, Pictorially and Botanically Delineated and Scientifically and Popularly Described. 520 pp., illus., first ed., finely bound in half mor. N. York, 1846. $2.75
1290. Bacon, Francis (Lord Verulam). Sylva Sylvarum, or, A Naturall Historie in Ten Centuries. Pub. after Author’s Death by Wm. Rowley. Calf, tall 8vo, 260 pp. (Also) A New Atalantis. An Unfinished Work. 47 pp. Second ed., with the rare portrait not in later eds., very scarce. London, 1635. $7.00
1291. Barnard, George. Hand-Book of Foliage and Foreground Drawing. 12mo, 125 pp., plates, 1 stained. London, n. d. $1.75
1292. Blenkarn, John. British Timber Trees. Directions for Measurement and Valuations of Standing Timber, etc. 275 pp., uncut, woodcuts. London and N. York, 1859. $2.50
1293. Booth, John. Die Douglas-Fichte und Einige Andere Nadelholzer namentlich aus dem Nordwestlichen Amerika, etc. 92 pp., uncut, folding map, photos. Berlin, 1877. $3.00
1294. Boutcher, Wm. A Treatise on Forest Trees. Directions for Disposition, Planting and Culture of Hedges, etc. 4to, 259 pp., extra fine calf copy. Edinburgh, 1775. $5.00
1295. Cabinet Makers’ Guide. Rules and Instructions in Varnishing, Dyeing, Staining Wood, Ivory, etc. New Edition with Appendix. 16mo, uncut, orig. calico boards. Table of Weight of cube foot of different woods. Greenfield, Mass., 1825. $1.75
1296. Childs, Geo. Woodland Sketches. A Series of Characteristic Portraits of Trees. With Historical, Poetical and Miscellaneous Descriptions by the Author of “Sentiment of Flowers.” 4to, inlaid to folio size and extra illustrated by numerous fine old etchings and line engravings of notable trees, etc., half mor. London, 1839. Fuller description will be sent. $30.00
1297. Coleman, W. S. Our Woodlands, Heaths and Hedges. Popular Description of Trees, Shrubs, Wild Fruits, etc., with Notices of their Insect Inhabitants. 12mo, 198 pp., colored plates, cuts. London, 1866. $1.75
1298. Cooper, J. G., M. D. Forests and Trees of Northern America, as Connected with Climate and Agriculture. Pp. 416-445. Report of Patent Office for 1860. Frontis. and map. Wash., 1861. $1.25
1299. Elliott, F. R. Popular Deciduous and Evergreen Trees and Shrubs, etc. 16mo, 125 pp., illus. N. York, 1870. $1.00
1300. Ellis, Wm. Farming and Husbandry in All Sorts of Soils, According to the latest Improvements, by the Dublin Society. Nearly half of book devoted to Forestry. Old calf. Dublin, 1735. $1.50
1301. Emerson, G. B. A Report on the Trees and Shrubs Growing Naturally in the Forests of Massachusetts. 17 plates, in orig. pr. covers, uncut, fine copy, and rare in any state, much more so in such large paper. Boston, 1846. $3.75
1302. English Forests and Forest Trees, Historical, Legendary and Descriptive. Frontispiece and numerous illus., 406 pp., fine copy. London, 1853. $2.00
1303. Evelyn, John. Sylva. A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber. Terra; an Essay of Earth. Pomona; or, Appendix of Fruit Trees in Relation to Cider, etc., and Kalendarium Hortense. Third ed. Folio, calf, 412+38 pp., 2 title pp., name on first title-page, scarce. London, 1679. $6.00
1304. Evelyn, John. Same. Fourth Ed., with Terra, Pomona, Acetaria and Kalendarium Hortense. Folio, paneled calf, cracked, 384+275 pp., illus. Fine portrait of Evelyn. The best ed. London, 1706. $8.00
1305. Evelyn, John. Same. Fifth Ed. In 2 books. With Historical Account of Sacredness and Use of Standing Groves, Terra, Pomona, and Kalendarium Hortense. Folio, old calf, rebacked, 329+235 pp., title rubricated, fine copy. London, 1729. $5.50
1306. Fernow and Tratman. Report of Substitution of Metal for Wood in Railroad Ties. U. S. Dept. Agric, Forestry Div., Bull. Printed covers, 30 plates, valuable. Wash., 1890. $1.25
1307. Fisher, Wm. Richard. The Forest of Essex, Its History, Laws, Administration and Ancient Customs, and the Wild Deer Which Lived in it. 4to, 448 pp., illus., map, fac-simile grant. London, 1887. $6.00
1308. Forest Trees. 31 Mounted Sheets of American Forest Trees. School Cabinet of Forest Trees. Prepared by direction of Commissioner of Education, with supervision of Botanist, Dept. of Agric., Wash., D. C. The lot, loose in portfolio. Wash., 1876. $3.00
1309. Furnas, R. W. Arbor Day. 12mo, Boards, Portrait of J. Sterling Morgan, author of Arbor Day. Lincoln, Nebraska, 1888. $1.25
1309A. Gisborne, Thomas. Walks in a Forest, or, Poems Descriptive of Scenery and Incidents Characteristic of a Forest, at different seasons of the year. 16mo, calf, nice copy. Phila., Hall and Sellers, 1803. $1.75
1310. Goeppert, H. R. Monographie der Fossilen Coniferen, Mit Beruecksichtigung der Lebenden. 4to, pr. boards, 286 pp. + 73 pp., plain and colored plates. Leiden, 1850. $4.50
1311. Gordon, Geo., Assisted by Glendinning, Robt. The Pinetum. Synopsis of all the Coniferous Plants at Present Known, and comprising nearly 100 New Kinds. 353 pp., uncut. London, 1858. $4.00
1312. Grindon, Leo H. Trees of Old England. Sketches of the Aspects, Associations and Uses of the Forests, giving effect to the Scenery of our Native Country. First ed., illus., 96 pp., fine copy. Boston, 1868. $2.00
1313. Hale, P. M. The Woods and Timbers of N. Carolina. Compiled from the Botanical and Geol. Reports of Drs. Curtis, Emmons and Kerr, etc. Paper covers, 272 pp. Raleigh, 1890. $2.75
1314. Harvey, Alex. Trees and Their Nature, or, The Bud and Its Attributes. Told in Series of Letters to Author’s Sons. 12mo, 236 pp., illus. Author’s pres. copy. London, 1856. $1.50.
1315. Hough, Romeyn B. The American Woods, Exhibited by Actual Specimens and with Copious Explanatory Text. Vol. 1, Representing 25 Species by 27 sets of Sections. Vol. 1 only in orig. slip case, with clasp and 3 prospectuses of the work inserted. A fine example of this costly and unique work, even odd vols. of which are now extremely scarce. Lowville, N. Y. Pub. by the Author, 1888. $7.00
1316. Heath, Francis G. Autumnal Leaves. 12mo, full gilt, 352 pp., 12 colored plates. London, 1881. $2.50
1317. Heath, Francis G. Burnham Beeches. 12mo, full gilt, illus. London, 1879. $1.75
1318. Heath, Francis G. Sylvan Winter. full gilt, 354 pp., illus. London, 1886. $1.75
1319. Heath, F. G. Tree Gossip. Orig. cloth, uncut, illus. 176 pp., good copy. London, 1885. $2.25
1320. Heath, Francis G. Our Woodland Trees. 572 pp., full gilt, colored plates, illus. London, 1878. $3.00
1321. Hoopes, Josiah. Book of Evergreens. Practical Treatise on Coniferæ or Cone-Bearing Plants. Illus., 435 pp. An authority of much value, fine copy, scarce. N. York [1868]. $3.00
1322. Hough, F. B. Elements of Forestry. Creation and Care of Woodlands, etc. 381 pp., illus. Cincinnati, 1882. $2.00
1323. Howel, James. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forest. The Last Ed., with the Addition of Two Other Tracts. England’s Tears for the Present Wars and The Pre-Eminence of Parlements. 16mo, orig. old calf, cracked, 189 pp. + 22 pp., folding plate, frontis. London, n. d. $3.00
1324. Huntington, A. E. Studies of Trees in Winter. A Description of the Deciduous Trees of Northeastern America. With an Introduction by C. S. Sargent. 70 full-page half tones from photographs by the Author and 12 colored plates by M. S. More. New, uncut, gilt tops. A Most useful Manual. Boston, 1905. $2.25
1324A. Jardins ou L’Art d’Embellir les Paysages Poeme par Delille. Finely illus. by engraved plates and woodcuts. Royal 8vo, half mor., rare. Paris, 1844. $5.75
1325. Jepson, Willis Linn. California, Trees of. Buckram, 228 pp., 125 orig. figures, plates, etc. A working manual of much value, as new, with Autogr. Letter of author inserted. San Francisco (1909). $3.00
1326. Johns, Rev. C. A. The Forest Trees of Britain. 431 pp. illus. London, and N. York, n. d. $2.50
1327. Junius, L. Moderatus Columella of Husbandry, in 12 Books. And His Book Concerning Trees. Trans. into English, with illus. from Pliny, Cato, Varro, etc. 4to, calf, 600 pp., + Index. London, 1745 $6.00
1328. Kellogg & Greene. Illustrations of West American Oaks. From Drawings by the Late Albert Kellogg, M. D. The Text by Albert M. Greene. Pub. from Funds Provided by James M. McDonald, Esq., Quarto, 84 pp., 37 plates. Orig. cloth, privately printed. Very rare and indispensable to students of this branch. San Francisco, May, 1889. $9.50
1329. Kennion, Edward. An Essay on Trees in Landscape, or, an Attempt to shew the Propriety and Importance of Characteristic Expression in this branch of Art, and the Means of producing it, with Examples. Illus. with over 60 plates. This beautiful work was pub. with only 50 plates by Boydell & Co. and J. Newman, Colourman, London, 1815. Over this imprint H. G. Bohn has pasted his imprint of 1844, stating, “This Copy has, besides the Usual Number of 50 plates, 4 large unpublished Landscapes by Kennion and 6 Picturesque Studies of Trees, beautifully etched by H. W. Williams. In all Sixty Plates.” There are 48 pages of Text. Some of the plates are slightly spotted by damp. Royal 4to, half morocco, gilt. London, 1844. $15.00
1330. Kirby, Mary and Eliz. Chapters on Trees. Popular Account of their Nature and Uses. 12mo, 320 pp., illus. London, N. York, etc. (1873). $2.50
1331. Kollner, A. North American Foliage and Trees Drawn from Nature in leisure moments on wanderings in the U. S. and Canada. 13 lithographic views, size about 11 × 14 inches, showing characteristic trees, with name of locality. Loose in illus. paper cover, as issued, no text was published. (Phila., 1860.) $2.75
1331A. Loudon, J. C. History and Geography of the Trees and Shrubs of Britain. Vol. 1 of his Arboretum. With Index contents of the whole Series of 8 volumes. Includes Introduced American Species, with Habitat. 494 pp., illus., half calf. London, 1838. $3.00
1332. Marshall, Mr. On Planting and Rural Ornament. Practical Treatise. Third ed. 2 vols., calf, cracked. London, 1803. $3.75
1333. Michaux, Andre. Histoire des Chenes de L’Amerique, ou Descriptions et Figures de toutes les espàces et varietés de Chênes de l’Amerique Septentrionale, considerées sous la rapports de la Botanique, de leur Culture et de leur Usage. Illus. with 36 fine copper plates. This fine and sumptuous Folio of Illustrations of the Oak Trees of North America preceded, by many years, Michaux’s well known and classic volumes on the North American Sylva, and is excessively rare. The text occupies 7 numbered pages followed by a Key and Generic Characters of 4 pages. Each of the plates is described by from 2 to 4 pages of text and the last printed page refers to Bibliography of the subject. Royal folio, old calf, back broken, front cover loose. Paris, 1801. $60.00
1334. Michaux, F. Andrew. The N. American Sylva, or, A Description of the Forest Trees of the U. States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Also, of the Most Useful of the European Forest Trees. Illus. by 150 colored engravings. Royal 8vo, as originally pub. in 6 vols., printed boards, uncut. In this original 6-vol. issue, the first and second half vols. are bound in 1, the remaining 5 half vols. are each separately bound. This set is in unusually fine condition both as to press work and coloring of plates. Instead of “150 plates” there are 156. Inside the front cover of vol. 1 is a printed slip of Conditions of Publication and Sale, giving the subscription price of the Colored Set as $36.75. This is the first English translation of this great work. Phila., T. Dobson and S. Conrad; Paris, Hautel, 1817-1819. $57.50
1335. Minnesota. Brown, Elton T. History of the Great Minnesota Forest Fires. 237 pp., illus. St. Paul [1894]. $1.75
1336. Nelson, T. J. (City Solicitor.) The Speech of, For the Corporation of London before the Epping Forest Commissioners, Nov., 1876. Together with Map of the Forest Showing Unlawful Enclosures. Tall 8vo, pr. boards, 94 pp., large folding colored map, 3 feet by 18 inches, very scarce and valuable. London, 1876. $6.00
1337. Nelson, Wm. Manwood’s Treatise of the Forest Laws, Etc. Fourth ed., corrected and enlarged. Calf, cracked, 435 pp.+Table. Some of the Chapter Heads are:—“Hunting,” “Fox,” “Hare,” “Hind,” “Woods in Forests,” “Dogs in a Forest,” etc. London, 1717. $2.50
1338. New York State. Report of the Forestry Commission. Large colored map and views, 4 phototypes, 57 pp., pr. covers. Albany, 1885. $1.25
1339. Nicol, Walter. (Edited and Completed by Edward Sang.) The Planter’s Kalendar; or, The Nurseryman’s and Forester’s Guide in the Operations of Nursery, Forest and Grove. Orig. boards, cracked, uncut, 595 pp., 3 plates, 2 colored. Edinburgh, 1812. $2.00
1340. Phillips, Henry. Sylva Florifera, The Shrubbery Historically and Botanically treated, with observations on Ornamental Plantations and Picturesque Scenery. A most valuable historic work on Old English Trees and Shrubs. 2 vols., half mor., fine set. London, 1823. $3.00
1341. Pontey, Wm. The Forest Pruner, or, Timber Owner’s Assistant. Treatise on the Management of British Timber Trees (etc.). Examination of the Properties of English Fir Timber, the Management of Oak Woods. 277 pp., calf, eight folding plates, some colored, showing grain of the wood, very useful book. Huddersfield (1805). $2.50
1341A. Pontey, Wm. Same. Third Ed. Boards, cracked, uncut, 277 pp., 8 plates. London, 1810. $2.50
1341B. Pontey, Wm. Same. Fourth Edition. Boards, uncut, 248 pp. + Index, first 3 lines of title torn off, supplied in MS., 9 plates. Leeds, 1826. $2.00
1341C. Pontey, Wm. The Profitable Planter. Treatise on Theory and Practice of Planting Forest Trees, etc. Fourth ed., enlarged, with Appendix. Half calf, 267 pp., 1 plate, fine copy. London, 1814. $3.50
1342. Plants and Trees of Scripture. 16mo, gilt edges, 192 pp. London, (1860?) $1.00
1342A. Robinson, W. The Parks, Promenades and Gardens of Paris Considered in Relation to the Wants of Our Own Cities, etc. Royal 8vo, orig. figured cloth, 648 pp., uncut; first and best illus. ed., fine copy, rare. London, 1869. $5.00
1342B. Robinson, W. Same. Second Edition, Revised. Royal 8vo, uncut, 548 pp., illus. London, 1878. $3.00
1343. Rooke, Hayman. Descriptions and Sketches of Some Remarkable Oaks in the Park at Welbeck, Nottingham Co. 4to, uncut, 23 pp., 10 fine plates, extra fine copy. Very rare. London, 1790. $8.00
1344. Rossmakler, C. U. Der Wald, Den Freunden und Pflegern Des Waldes Geschildert. Zweite Auflage, durchgesehen, erganzt und verbessert von M. Willkomm. 671 pp., illus., colored maps. Leipzig und Heidelberg, 1871. $3.50
1345. Sargent, Chas. Sprague. The Sylva of North America. A description of the Trees which grow naturally in N. America, Exclusive of Mexico. Illus. with figures and Analysis drawn from Nature by Chas. Edward Faxon, and Engraved by Philibert and Eugéne Picart, with Index. A complete set, pub. at $350.00. which consumed twelve years in its publication. It is the most important work extant on the Forest Trees of N. America. With it is a letter from Mr. Sargent and another from the publishers regarding the work. 14 vols., royal 4to, boards, uncut, in fine condition. Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1891-1902. $335.00
1346. Sargent, C. S. Catalogue of Forest Trees of N. America. Paper covers, 93 pp., printed on one side of paper, rare. Wash., 1880. $2.50
1347. Sargent, C. S. Report of the Forests of N. America (Exclusive of Mexico). 4to, 612 pp. Also large folio atlas of 16 colored maps. 2 vols. Wash., 1884. $4.50
1348. Sargent, C. S., and Robinson, J. The Native Woods of Essex Co., Mass. Account of General Distributions, Uses, Specific Gravity, Strength, etc. Author’s ed. Paper, 34 pp., uncut, 2 folding tables. Peabody Academy, Salem, 1885. $2.00
1349. Searle, January. Leaves from Sherwood Forest. 16mo, 180 pp., first ed., very rare. London, 1850. $2.25
1350. Sudworth, G. B. Check List of the Forest Trees of the U. S., their Names and Ranges. U. S. Dept. Agric. Forestry, Bull. No. 17. Paper, Wash., 1898. $1.25
1351. Synopsis of the Coniferous Plants Grown in Great Britain, and Sold by Knight and Perry, etc. 64 pp. London, circa. 1840. $2.75
1352. Thompson, James. Complete Treatise on Mensuration of Timber. [Containing New and Interesting Improvements, etc.,] with Descriptions of Sliding Rule and Gunter’s Scale. 16mo, calf, loose. Troy (N. Y., 1805). $1.50
1353. Timber Trees and Fruits. Illustrated with Wood Engravings. Library of Entert. Knowl. 12mo, half calf, 422 pp. London, 1830. $1.00
1354. Woodland Gleanings. 12mo, full gilt, 188 pp., illus., 1st ed., fine copy. London, 1837. $2.50
1355. (Wordsworth.) Sylvan Sketches, or, A Companion to the Park and Shrubbery, with Illustrations from the Works of the Poets. 408 pp., cracked, uncut, frontis. London, 1831. $2.00
1356. (Wordsworth.) Same. Boards, uncut, 408 pp. London, 1825. $2.25
Agriculture and Horticulture.
1357. Abercrombie, John. The Garden Vade Mecum, or, Compendium of General Gardening, etc. First ed. 12 mo, calf, 585 pp., frontis. London, 1789. $3.00
1358. Abercrombie, John. The Complete Kitchen Gardener, and Hot-Bed Forcer, etc. 12mo, sheep, 509 pp. London, 1799. $3.00
1359. Adlum. On Making Wine. 12mo, stitched, uncut, unopened, 36 pp. Very rare first ed. of this pioneer American Wine Pamphlet. Georgetown, D. C., 1826. $3.00
1360. Agricola, G. A. The Experimental Husbandman and Gardener. Containing a New Method of Improving Estates and Gardens, etc. Trans. from the Original. Second ed., with Appendix by R. Bradley, Prof. of Botany, at Cambridge. 4to, calf, 314 pp., folding plates. London, 1726. $7.50
1361. Allen, R. L. The American Farm Book, or, Compend. of American Agriculture. Illus. Also, The Hasty Pudding. Poem in 3 Cantos by Joel Barlow, 11 pp. and Memoir on Maize by D. J. Browne. 48 pp. New York, 1850. $2.00
1362. American Gardener, Containing Directions for a Kitchen Garden, and for the Cultivation of Flower Gardens, Vineyards, Nurseries, Hop-Yards, Greenhouses, and Hot Houses. By John Gardiner and David Hepburn, late Gardeners to Gov. Mercer and General Mason. City of Washington: Pr. by Samuel H. Smith, for the Authors, 1804. 12mo, 208 pp., old calf, fine copy. Extremely rare. $8.00
1363. Anderson, James. A Practical Treatise on Peat Moss, Considered as Affording Fuel, or as Susceptible of Being Converted into Mold, etc. Tree calf, 150 pp. Edinburgh, 1794. $2.75
1364. Appleby, Thos. The Orchid Manual, for Cultivation of Stove, Greenhouse and Hardy Orchids, etc. 12mo, 92 pp., illus. London, n. d. $1.00
1365. Archer, Thos. C. Profitable Plants. Description of Articles of Vegetable Origin Used for Food, Clothing, Tanning, Dyeing, Medicine, etc. 12mo, uncut, 359 pp., 20 colored plates. London, 1853. $2.00
1366. Asa Gray Bulletin. Pub. Agric. College, Mich. and Wash., D. C. Incomplete. Vols. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 27 numbers in all. Vol. 8, complete. 1897 to 1900. Orig. paper covers, as a lot, $2.75
1367. Barton, B. S. Epitome of Mr. Forsyth’s Treatise on Culture and Management of Fruit Trees, etc. Also, Economical Principles in Building Farmers’ Habitations. Calf, loose, 192 pp., plates, rare. Phila., 1804. $2.00
1368. Beecher, Henry Ward. The Western Farmer and Gardner. Vol. 2. Unbound, uncut, contains Beecher’s Almanac for 1847. This is the continuation of vol. 1 of Beecher’s Journal which was called Indiana Farmer and Gardener. Rare. Indianapolis, 1846. $2.00
1369. Birkbeck, Morris. Notes on a Journey Through France in 1814. Describing Habits of People and Agriculture of Country. Fifth ed., with Appendix. Boards, uncut, 138 pp. London, 1815. $1.25
1370. Black, John J., M. D. The Cultivation of the Peach and the Pear, on the Delaware and Chesapeake Peninsula. With a Chapter on Quince Culture and the Culture of Some of the Nut Bearing Trees. 397 pp., 8 plates. Wilmington, 1886. $2.50
1371. Blake, Rev. J. L. Conversations on Vegetable Physiology, comprehending Elements of Botany with their Application to Agriculture. 12mo, calf, 372 pp., colored and plain plates. Boston, 1830. $1.50
1372. Board of Agriculture for Promoting the Internal Improvement of Great Britain. Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Pres. Founded 1793. A series of 6, 4to vols., including a large number of titles, chiefly devoted to separately paged monographs on the agriculture of the various Counties of Great Britain and Ireland, by local experts, many of them illus. by engravings and maps. The first vol. has a “Plan of Agreement Among the Powers in Europe and United States of America for the Rewarding Discoveries of General Benefit to Society.” By Sir J. Sinclair. Printed both in French and English. 6 vols., half calf and marbled boards, in fine condition, large paper copy, originally the property of John Horncastle whose book label is in each vol. London, various dates from 1794-1795. $18.00
1373. Bordley, J. B. Essays and Notes on Husbandry and Rural Affairs. Second ed., with many additions and 2 extra copper plates by Bordley, of Md. Nearly 600 pp., new cloth, uncut. Phila., 1801. $1.75
1374. Bourne, H. Flores Poetici. The Florist’s Manual. Designed as an Introduction to Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany, for Cultivators of Flowers, with 80 beautifully colored engravings of Poetic Flowers. Orig. ed., 288 pp. Boston, 1833. $2.75
1374A. Bradley, Mrs. Martha. The British Housewife, or, the Cook, Housekeeper’s, Gardiner’s Companion. Containing a General Account of Fresh Provisions of all Kinds, Nature of all Kinds of Foods, Bill of Fare for each Month, Recipes, etc., etc. 2 vols., calf, 752 + 469 pp., 8 plates, frontis. to 1st vol. Old MS. notes throughout of much interest, curious and rare. London, circa. 1780?. $6.00
1375. Brewing. Complete Family Brewer, or, Best Method of Brewing or Making Strong Ale and Small Beer, For Use of Private Families, etc. 12mo, uncut, orig. covers, 24+12 pp. Phila., 1805. $1.75
1376. Bright, Wm. Bright’s Single Stem, Dwarf and Renewal System of Grape Culture, etc. 12mo, 123 pp. Phila., 1860. $1.25
1377. California. Biennial Report of State Board of Horticulture. Second for 1885-86. Colored plates, $1.25. Third for 38th and 39th years, $1.00. Fourth for 1893-4, 75c. Eighth for 1901-2, 75c.
1378. California. Ann. Reports of State Board of Horticulture. First, 3rd and 4th, for 1889, 1891-2. The third in paper. 3 vols. $2.00
1379. California. First and Second Ann. Report of the Chief Executive Viticultural Officer. Paper, 2 vols. Sacramento, 1882-84. $1.50
1380. Carroll, B. R., Editor. The Southern Agriculturist and Register of Rural Affairs Adapted to Southern Section of U. S. Vol. 12, No. 7. Paper covers, pp. 337 to 402, inclus. Rare R. R. and Canal Maps. Charleston, S. C., July, 1839. $1.25
1381. Cobbett, Wm. The English Gardener. Treatise on Situation, Soil, etc., of Kitchen Gardens, Cultivation of Fruit Trees, Shrubs and Flowers, etc. Orig. boards, uncut, paper label, 338 pp., plates and cuts. London, 1833. $2.75
1382. Cobbett, Wm. A Treatise on Cobbett’s Corn. Instructions for Propagating and Cultivating, Harvesting, Preserving Crop, etc. 12mo, half calf, much relative to America. London, 1828. $2.50
1383. Complete Farmer. A General Dictionary of Husbandry, with a Great Variety of New Discoveries and Improvements, The Gardener’s Kalendar, etc. By a Society of Gentlemen. Third ed., corrected and improved. 4to, calf, fully illus., folding copper plates, fine copy. London, 1777. $5.00
1384. Cooling, Edwin. The Domestic Gardener’s Assistant, etc. 12mo, 60 pp. Derby, 1837. $1.25
1385. Copeland, Robt. Morris. Country Life. Hand-Book of Agriculture, Horticulture, etc. Fifth ed., revised. 804 pp. + Supplement of nearly 100 pp., illus. Boston, 1866. $3.00
1386. Cottage Gardener. Country Gentlemen’s Companion and Poultry Chronicle. A Journal of Horticulture, Rural and Domestic Economy, Botany and Natural History. Conducted by George W. Johnson and Robert Hogg. Vols. 24-27, inclus.; 38, 39, 43-48, inclus. Bound in 12 4to vols., half calf, marbled paper sides, very fully illus., by finely executed woodcuts. London, 1860-72. The lot, $18.00
1387. Country Gentleman’s Pocket Companion and Builder’s Assistant for Rural Decorative Architecture, Designs for Summer Houses, Grotto’s etc., in the Augustine, Gothick and Chinese Taste. Engraved on 25 Copper Plates from Designs by Wm. and John Halfpenny. Calf. London, 1753. $2.50
1388. Coventry, Dr. Notes on the Cultivation and Cropping of Arable Land. Paper covers, 48+32+8 pp. Edinburgh, 1812. $2.00
1389. Curtis, Wm. Practical Observations on the British Grasses, Especially such as are Adapted to the Laying Down or Improving of Meadows and Pastures. Additions by John Lawrence and Short Account of Diseases of Corn, etc. By Sir Joseph Banks. Boards, uncut, colored plates, 116 pp. Fifth ed. London, 1812. $2.00
1390. Cyder. A Poem in 2 Books. Fine old paneled calf, gilt, extra wide margins, 89 pp., frontis. London, 1708. $4.50
1391. Darwin, E. Phytologia, or, The Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening. With Theory of Draining Morasses. Calf, binding broken, plates (one of insects and another of the embryo-chick). Chapters on the arteries, veins, glands, muscles, brain and organs of reproduction of vegetables. Dublin, 1800. $2.00
1392. Delaware, Peninsula Horticultural Society. Transactions of 15th, 17th to 21st Annual Sessions, inclus. Printed paper covers, illus. Dover, Del., 1902, 1904-08, inclus. 6 pieces. $2.00
1393. Dicks, John. A New Gardener’s Dictionary. Containing the Most Approved Methods of Cultivating Trees, Plants and Flowers. The Shrubbery, Kitchen Garden, etc. Folio, old calf, plates, engr. frontis. London, 1769. $4.00
1394. Dictionarium, Rusticum and Urbanicum. A Dictionary of all Sorts of Country Affairs, Handicraft, Trading and Merchandizing. Illus. with cuts of all sorts of Nets, Traps, Engines, etc. Paneled calf, illus. London, 1704. $4.00
1395. Dictionarium, Rusticum, Urbanicum and Botanicum or, Dictionary of Husbandry, Gardening, Trade, Commerce, etc. 2 vols. Third ed., revised, corrected, etc. Calf, illus. London, 1726. $6.00
1396. Dictionarium, Rusticum, Etc. Same. Fourth Ed., Revised, etc. 2 vols. in 1, 12mo, half mor., illus. London, 1765. $5.00
1397. Donn, Jas. Hortus Cantabrigiensis, or, An Accented Catalogue of Indigenous and Exotic Plants cultivated in the Cambridge Botanic Garden. Improved by Pursh. Additions by Lindley. 415 pp., boards, uncut, broken. London, 1826. $1.50
1398. Du Monceau, Duhamel. The Elements of Agriculture. Trans. from French and Revised by Philip Miller. 2 vols. Calf, folding plates, rare. London, 1764. $3.50
1399. Early Agriculture of New York. Memoirs of the Board of Agriculture of the State of New York. Vol. 1. xlviii + 16 + 364 + 109 pp., first ed., printed boards, uncut. Contains Report of Geological Survey of County of Albany, by T. Romeyn Beck. Also orig. letters from Geo. Washington to Sinclair and James Madison’s Address to the Va. Agric. Soc, in 1818. Albany, N. Y., 1821. $3.50
1400. Edwards, Rev. J. Glenny’s Catechism of Gardening. Instructions for Culture of Vegetables and Fruit Trees, etc. Second ed. 12mo, pr. covers, 72 pp. London (1849). $1.00
1401. Fairfield Orchids, Descriptive Catalogue of Species Grown by James Brooke & Co., Manchester, etc. 128 pp., uncut. London, 1872. $2.00
1402. Flagg, W. J. Three Seasons in European Vineyards, Treating of Vine Culture, Vine Disease, Wine Making, etc. 12mo, first ed., illus. New York, 1869. $1.00
1403. Flint, James. Letters from America. Observations on Climate and Agriculture of Western States, Manners of People, Prospects of Emigrants, etc. Half calf, cracked, 330 pp. Contains many notices of trees and shrubs. Edinburgh, 1822. $3.50
1404. Floricultural Cabinet, The, and Florist’s Magazine. Conducted by Jos. Harrison. 6 vols., half calf, numerous colored plates. London, 1833-1838. $7.50
1405. Florist’s Journal and Gardener’s Record. With a Dictionary of Hardy Trees and Shrubs. 3 vols. (all published). Half calf, colored plates and title-page. Contains 3 Dictionaries. 1, Fruit and Vegetables; 2, Trees and Shrubs; 3, Flowers. Rare. London, Pr. by C. and J. Aplard, for R. Groombridge & Sons, circa. 1830. $5.00
1406. Florist’s Manual, The. Hints for Construction of a Gay Flower Garden, etc. 12mo, boards, uncut, 74 pp., illus. London, 1816. $1.25
1407. Forbes, James. Hortus Woburnensis. A Descriptive Catalogue of Upwards of 6000 Ornamental Plants Cultivated at Woburn Abbey, etc. Half calf, uncut, 440 pp., folding plates. London, 1833. $5.00
1408. Force, Peter. Summary of the Principal Chinese Treatises upon the Culture of the Mulberry and the Rearing of Silk Worms. Translated from the Chinese. 198 pp., 10 plates (Chinese). Wash., 1838. $1.50
1409. Gardener’s Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement. Conducted by J. C. Loudon, F. L. S. Vols. 1 to 7, inclus., illus., half calf, marbled boards, fine set. 7 vols. London, 1826-1631. $14.00
1410. Gardener’s Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser. Edited by Thomas Meehan. The first 5 vols. of this estimable work profusely illus. by woodcuts and plain and colored plates. All the Advertisements bound in 3 bound vols. Vol. 1, folio, half mor. Vols. 2 to 5, inclus., in 2 vols. 4to, full mor. These early vols. are hard to find. Phila., 1859-63. $6.00
1411. Gardens. De Re Hortensi Libellus Vulgaria, Herbarum, Florum, ac fruticum, qui in hortis conseri solent nemina Latinis vocibus efferre docens ex probatis authoribus. 12mo, vellum, 112 pp. Roberti Stephani. Printed by a celebrated typographer. Parisiis, 1535. $4.50
1412. Gardiner, J. and Hepburn, D. The American Gardener Containing ample directions for working a Kitchen Garden every month in the Year and copious instructions for the cultivation of Flower Gardens, Vineyards, Nurseries, etc. 208 pp., 12mo, calf. City of Washington, Pr. by S. H. Smith for the Author, 1804. $8.00
1413. Gentil, Francis. Le Jardinier Solitaire, The Solitary or Carthusian Gard’ner, Dialogues between a Gentleman and a Gard’ner, containing Methods to Make and Cultivate all Sorts of Gardens, Reflections on the Culture of Trees, etc. (Also) The Compleat Florist, etc., by the Sieur Louis Liger D’Auxerre. Newly Done into English. Old calf, broken, 488 pp., many quaint plates and cuts, part of one plate torn away, title soiled, very rare. London, 1706. $7.00
1414. Gilpin, Wm. S. Practical Hints upon Landscape Gardening, with Remarks on Domestic Architecture, etc. Second ed., 235 pp., uncut, 16 plates. London, 1835. $3.50
1415. Gooseberry Growers’ Register. Account of Different Gooseberry Shows Held in Lancashire and Cheshire, etc. For 1843, 1846, 1859, 1869, 1878. 5 vols. 12mo, cloth and paper covers, 5 pieces. Manchester and Macclesfield. $3.75
1416. Grainger, James, M. D. The Sugar Cane. A Poem in Four Books. With Notes. 4to, boards, uncut, 167 pp., frontis., fine copy, rare. London, 1764. $3.00.
1417. Grass Culture. (1) The Advantages and Methods of Watering Meadows by Art. With 2 plates. By Rev. T. Wright. Cirencester, 1790. (2) Treatise on Alabaster or Gypsum; a Cheap Manure, Particularly for Grass Lands. By Rich’d Weston. London, 1791. (3) Practical Observations on the British Grasses Adapted to Improving Meadows, etc. With Enumeration of the British Grasses. Second ed., with Additions. By Wm. Curtis. London, 1790. 3 works bound together. Boards, 48 + 48 + 67 pp. plates. $3.50
1418. Great American Aloe. Cowell, John. The Curious and Profitable Gardener, Containing Experiments for Improving Land by Grain and Seeds. Exact Description of American Aloe, etc. In 2 parts. Sheep, 126 + 67 pp., folding plate, very scarce. London, 1730. $6.00
1419. Grew, Nehemiah. An Idea of a Phytological History Propounded, With a Continuation of the Anatomy of Vegetables, Particularly Prosecuted Upon Roots, etc. 12mo, old calf, 144 pp. + Explication of plates, folding plates. London, 1673. $5.00
1420. Grundy, Cuthbert C. Notes on the Food of Plants. 12mo, 142 pp. London, 1871. $1.50
1421. Guide to Gentlemen and Farmers for Brewing the Finest Malt Liquors, etc. Fourth ed., with Receipts for Physical Ales, etc. 12mo, 40 pp. London, 1724. $1.25
1422. Hale, Thos. A Compleat Body of Husbandry. To Which is Annexed, The Whole Management of the Orchard, the Brewhouse and the Dairy. Compiled from Original Papers of Thomas Hale, and Enlarged from Collections of Col. Stevenson, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Hawkins, etc. Illus. with a great number of cuts, some of which, particularly the Plans of small Farm Houses are not contained in the English Edition. 4 vols., calf, folding plates, name on title-page. Dublin, 1757. $6.00
1423. Hale, Thos. A Compleat Body of Husbandry, etc. Same. Folio, old calf, cracked, 719 pp., illus. Relates to Forestry, etc. London, 1756. $6.00
1424. Hales, Steph. Vegetable Staticks. Account of Some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables, etc. Calf, 376 pp., illus. London, 1727. $3.00
1425. Hanson, H. C., Editor. Florist, The, and Horticultural Journal, Horticulture, Botany, Entomology, etc. Vols. 2 and 3. 2 vols., half mor., fine colored plates, scarce. Phila., 1853-54. $1.75
1426. Harrison, Charles. Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees. Second ed., boards, uncut, paper label, 356 pp., woodcuts. London, 1825. $3.00
1427. Harrison, J. The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists’ Magazine. Vols. 5 and 6 in 1 vol., half calf, col. plates. London, 1837-38. $2.25
1428. Haynes, Thos. An Essay on Soils and Composts Necessary in Propagation and Culture of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Plants and Flowers, etc. Boards, uncut, 95 pp., very scarce. London, 1821. $2.50
1429. Hewitt, Robert, Jr. Coffee, its History, Cultivation and Uses. Illus. with Original Designs by Eminent American Artists and a Map of the World Showing Where Coffee is Produced and Used. 8vo, original figured cloth, uncut, 102 pp., illus., colored frontis. Autograph pres. copy from the Author to John Ashcroft. New York, 1872. $2.50
1430. Hughes, John A. Garden Architecture and Landscape Gardening. 179 pp., uncut, illus. London, 1866. $2.75
1431. Hoffy, A., Editor and Proprietor. The Orchardists’ Companion. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Fruits of the United States. Embellished with Richly Colored Designs of the Natural Size. Painted from the Fruits when in their Finest Conditions. Vols. 1 and 2, or rather. Vol. 1 as issued in 2 parts, simultaneously, constituting the first Year’s publication of this Work between the months of April, 1841, and March, 1842. Part 1 of text relating to history and gardening operations. Part 2 of plates and their descriptions. There are 68 numbered pages of the former, and 48 colored plates, with their accompanying text unnumbered in the latter part. Bound together in 1 vol., 4to, half roan, in good condition. Very rare. Phila., 1841. $7.00
1432. Hoffy’s N. Amer. Pomologist, Containing Numerous Finely Colored Drawings, Descriptions, etc., of Fruits of American Origin. Ed. by W. D Brinckle. Book No. 1, all pub’d, 4to, somewhat foxed, portrait. Phila., 1860. $3.00
1433. Hogg, Robert. The Apple and Its Varieties. History and Description of the Varieties of Apples Cultivated in Great Britain. 306 pp., illus. London, 1859. $2.00
1434. Hogg, Thos. A Concise and Practical Treatise on the Growth and Culture of the Carnation, Pink, Rose and other Flowers, Including Dissertation on Soils and Manures, etc. Fifth ed., with Additions. 12mo, 275 pp., colored plates, uncut. London (1832). $2.00
1435. Hogg, Robt. The Fruit Manual. Descriptions and Synonyms of Fruits and Fruit Trees commonly met with in the Gardens and Orchards of Great Britain, etc. 12mo, 280 pp. London, 1860. $1.75
1436. Hole, Rev. S. Reynolds. The Six of Spades. A Book About the Garden and the Gardener. Small 4to, 236 pp., unopened, as new, rare. Edinburgh and London, 1872. $2.50
1437. Hooper, E. J. Hooper’s Western Fruit Book. Collection of Facts from Notes and Experience of Successful Fruit Culturists for Use in Orchard and Garden. 333 pp., frontis., portrait of Pomologists, colored plates. Cincinnati, 1857. $2.50
1438. Horticulurist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste. Devoted to Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy, etc. Edited by Downing, Barry and Smith. 13 vols., half mor., plain and colored plates. Albany, 1847-58. $15.00
1439. Hortus Anglicus, or, The Modern English Garden. Arranged According to the System of Linnæus, etc. By Author of The British Botanist. 2 vols., boards, 12mo, uncut, 511+589 pp., include Amer. spp. London, 1822. $3.75
1440. Hudson, John. The Florist’s Companion. Containing Culture and Properties of Plants Adapted to Northern Parts of this Kingdom, etc. 12mo, boards, cracked, 83 pp., uncut, Bewick cuts. Newcastle Upon-Tyne, (1794). $1.50
1441. Iowa. Bulletin From the Botanical Dept of the State Agric. College, Ames, Iowa, by Byron D. Halsted. Pr. paper covers, 3 plates, cuts, 118 pp., rare, fine copy. Ames, 1888. $1.25
1442. Irrigation. United States Geol. Survey. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers. Nos. 65 to 118, inclus.; also Nos. 123, 137 to 140, 142, 147, 151, 152, 159, 160, 162, 164, 172, 174, 175, 177, 179, 180. Pr. paper covers, illus. Wash., 1902 to 1906. The lot. $4.00
1443. Johnson and Hogg (Editors). The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentleman. Vols. 4 to 8, inclus., new series, finely illus. 5 vols., 4to, half mor., gilt tops, fine set. London, 1863-5. $1.75
1444. Johnson, Louisa. Every Lady Her Own Flower Gardener. 16mo, full gilt, 136 pp., illus., colored frontis. London, 1850. $1.00
1445. Jones, Wm. The Gardener’s Receipt Book. Interesting Facts and Practical Information Useful in Horticulture. Fourth ed., enlarged. 16mo, full gilt, 83 pp. London, 1858. $1.25
1446. Kansas State Agric. College. Second Ann. Rept. Exper. Station Manhattan. Pr. covers, 370 pp., 11 plates. Topeka, 1890. $1.25
1447. Kenrick, Wm. New American Orchardist, etc., With Description of Ornamental Forest Trees, Shrubs, etc. Rare 1st ed. 12mo, half mor., 424 pp. Boston, 1833. $2.25
1448. Kenrick, Wm. Same. And the Culture of Silk, Appendix on Vegetables, etc. Second ed., 12mo, 419 pp. Boston, 1835. $1.75
1448A. Kenrick, Wm. Same. Seventh Ed., Enlarged and Improved, with Supplement. 449 pp. Boston, 1844. $1.00
1449. Killebrew, J. B. The Grasses of Tennessee, including Cereals and Forage Plants. 8vo, half roan, 511 pp., illus. Nashville, 1878. $3.50
1450. Knight, T. A. Treatise on Culture of the Apple and Pear, and Manufacture of Cider and Perry. Third ed., enlarged. 12mo, boards, uncut, 156 pp., fine copy. Ludlow, 1809. $2.50
1451. Knight, T. A. Same. Fifth Edition. 12mo, half calf, 177 pp. London, 1818. $2.25
1452. Knoop, J. H. (1) Pomologia Dat is Beschryvingen en Afbeelhingen van de Bests Appels en Peeren, etc. (2) Fructologia of Beschryving der Vrugtbomen en Vrugten, etc. (3) Dendrologia, of Beschryving der Plantagie-Gewassen, etc. 3 works bound in 1 folio vol., boards, uncut, 86 + 132 + 168 pp., 3 title-pages. Fine colored plates of Fruits. Dutch works of great merit. Leeuwarden, 1758, 1763, 1763. $22.50
1453. Lance, E. J. The Hop Farmer. Complete Account of Hop Culture. First ed., 212 pp., colored map, extra illus. London, 1838. $2.50
1454. Langley, Batty. Pomona, or, The Fruit Garden, Illus., Containing Sure Methods for Improving all the best kinds of Fruits now extant in England. Calculated from great variety of Experiments made in all kind of Soils and Aspects (etc.). Likewise several Practical Observations on the Imbibing Power and Perspirations of Fruit Trees (etc.). To which is added a curious account of the most valuable Cyder-Fruits of Devonshire. Illus. with above 300 drawings of the several fruits curiously engraven on 79 large folio plates. Old panel calf, folio, title rubricated. London, 1729. $14.50
1455. Lawrence, John. The Clergy-Man’s Recreation, Shewing the Pleasure and Profit of the Art of Gardening. Fifth ed. (Also) The Fruit-Garden Kalendar. Summary of the Art of Managing the Fruit Garden, with Appendix. Boards, 115 pp. + 149 pp. 2 title-pages, folding plates. Very rare. London, 1717 and 1718. $6.00
1456. Lawrence, John. Same. In 2 Parts. Third Ed. calf, folding plates, 2 title pages, 2 frontis., fine copy. London, 1715, 1716. $3.50
1457. Lawrence, John. Same. Old calf, cracked, lacks portrait frontis. The Fruit-Garden Kalendar bears date London, 1718. $4.50
1458. Lawrence, John. The Clergyman’s Recreation, Shewing the Pleasure of the Art of Gardening, etc. Sixth ed. London, 1726. (Also) The Gentleman’s Recreation; or, The Second Part of the Art of Gardening Improved, etc. Third ed. London, 1723. (Also) The Fruit Garden Kalendar, etc. With Appendix. Second ed. London, 1736. 3 works in 1 vol., paneled calf, folding plates, portrait by Vertue, very scarce. $6.00
1459. Libby’s Farmers’ Cabinet, Aug., 1837, to April, 1848. Vols. 2 to 12. 11 vols., half sheep. Phila. $3.00
1460. Lindley, George. A Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden. Account of the Most Valuable Fruit and Vegetables Cultivated in Great Britain, etc. Ed. by John Lindley. Half calf, 602 pp. London, 1831. $4.00
1461. Loudon, J. A Short Treatise on Several Improvements Recently Made in Hot-Houses, etc. Illus. by 9 large copper-plates, half calf, 271 pp., illus. Edinburgh, 1805. $3.75
1463. Loudon, J. C. (F. L. S.) The Suburban Gardener, and Villa Companion; Choice of a Suburban Villa Residence, etc.; also laying out, planting, etc., of Garden and Grounds, etc., etc. 752 pp., half mor., illus., first ed., fine copy. London, 1838. $3.00
1464. Loudon, Mrs. The Amateur Gardener’s Calendar. A Monthly Guide. First ed. 12mo, uncut, 372 pp., illus. London, 1847. $2.00
1465. Loudon, Mrs. The Ladies’ Companion to the Flower Garden, etc. Fourth ed., with Considerable Additions and Corrections. 12mo, full gilt, colored frontis., illus., 351 pp. London, 1846. $1.75
1466. Loudon, Mrs. The Ladies’ Magazine of Gardening. Half calf, gilt, marbled edges, 379 pp., colored plates, cuts, very fine copy. London, 1842. $3.75
1467. MacPhail, James. The Gardener’s Remembrancer, Containing Practicable Methods of Gardening, Management of Timber Trees, etc. Second ed. 12mo, uncut, 428 pp. London, 1819. $1.75
1468. MacPhail, James. A Treatise on the Culture of the Cucumber. New Method of Cultivating that Plant, etc. (Also) A Meteorological Journal of the Weather and Temperature, etc. Second ed. Calf, 314 pp., folding plate, very fine copy. London, 1795. $2.75
1469. Maize. Cobbett, Wm. A Treatise on Cobbett’s Corn, Instructions for Propagating and Cultivating the Plant, and Harvesting and Preserving the Crop, etc. 12mo, boards, uncut, paper label, the first 2 leaves of this work are printed on maize or corn stalk paper. Much on U. S., rare. London, 1828. $3.00
1470. Malton, James. Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats, as Villas, Principally in Gothic and Castle Styles of Architecture, etc. 4to, boards, 43 pp., 34 plates aquatint, treats of landscape gardening, etc. London, circa. 1802. $3.00
1471. March, T. C. Flower and Fruit Decorations, Remarks on Treatment of Town Gardens, etc. Boards, uncut, 112 pp., colored illus. London, 1862. $1.75
1472. Marshall, Charles. Plain and Easy Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening, with Hints on Fish-Ponds. Third ed., enlarged. 12mo, half calf, 408 pp., London, 1800. $3.50
1473. Martyn, Thos. Flora Rustica. Exhibiting Accurate Figures of Plants, Useful or Injurious to Husbandry. Drawn and engraved by Fred’k Nodder. 4 vols. in 2, boards, colored plates. London, 1792. $9.00
1474. Maryland Agric. Exper. Station Bulletins, Both Regular and Circular. 19 pieces, from No. 57, 1898, to No. 138, 1909 of the former, and 13 of the latter; Nos. 37 to 60, 1902-04. Paper, sold as a lot. College Park. $1.50
1475. Maryland State Horticultural Society Reports, Vols 4 to 11, Inclus., Illus. Vols. 4, 5 and 6, orig. pr. paper covers; vols. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 in cloth. Baltimore, 1901-1909, inclus. $2.75
1476. Mason, Wm. The English Garden. A Poem in Four Books, With Sketch of His Life. 12mo, boards, paper label, uncut, 130 pp., portrait. London, 1803. $1.75
1477. Mawe, Thos. Every Man His Own Gardener. Being a New and Much More Complete Gardener’s Kalendar Than Any One Hitherto Published, etc. Fourth ed., corrected, etc. 12mo, calf, 489 pp., frontis. London, 1769. $2.75
1478. Mawe, Thos., and Abercrombie, John. Every Man His Own Gardener. Being New and Much More Complete Gardener’s Calendar and General Director than any one Hitherto Published, etc. Fifteenth ed. 12mo, calf, 702 pp., + Index, frontis. Old and curious. London, 1797. $4.00
1479. McCalman, Godfrey. Natural, Commercial and Medicinal Treatise on Tea. With Account of East India Co. 12mo, unbound, 126 pp. Glasgow, 1787. $1.50
1480. McDonald, Alex., and Edwards, Syd. A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening; comprehending all Modern Improvements, etc., With Correct Engravings after Drawings by Sydenham Edwards. 12 plain plates of Buildings and Machinery and 60 superbly hand-colored plates of rare and curious Flowering Plants, engraved by Sansom, representing about 150 Species. 2 vols., 4to, calf. London, 1807. $4.50
1481. McIntosh, Charles. The Orchard and Fruit Garden, including Management of Wall and Standard Fruit Trees, etc. 12mo, full gilt, 420 pp., colored plates. London 1839. $2.50
1482. M’Mahon, Benjamin. Description of Jamaica Planters, With Interesting Anecdotes. Compiled During 18 Years Residence, etc. 12mo, 304 pp., uncut, rare. London, 1839. $2.75
1483. McWilliam, Robt. An Essay on the Origin and Operation of Dry Rot, with View to Prevention or Cure; Suggestions on Cultivation of Forest Trees, Abstract of Forest Laws, etc. 4to, boards, uncut, 420 pp., plates, valuable historic Appendix. London, 1818. $4.00
1484. Meehan, Thos. The Gardener’s Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser, Devoted to Horticulture, Arboric, Botany and Rural Affairs. Vol. 1, folio. Vols. 2 to 14, inclus., 4to, uniform half roan and boards, portrait, cuts, colored and plain plates. 15 vols. (L.) Phila., 1859-72. $10.50
1485. Meredith, Joseph. Treatise on the Grape Vine. 4to, full gilt, 96 pp., illus. London, 1876. $2.00
1486. Miller, Philip. The Gardener’s Dictionary, Containing Methods of Cultivating Kitchen, Fruit and Physick Garden, Vineyard, etc., etc. 2 vols., folio, calf, illus., frontis. Vol. 1, Fourth ed., corrected. Vol. 2, Second Ed,. London, 1740, 1743. $7.50
1487. Miller, Philip. The Abridgement of the The Gardeners’ Dictionary. Fifth ed., corrected and enlarged. 4to, calf, folding plates, engr. frontis., fine copy. London, 1763. $4.00
1488. Mordant, John. The Complete Steward. Also a New System of Agriculture and Husbandry, General Rules for Management of Farms, Tables for Measurement of Timber, etc. 2 vols., calf, 496 + 432 pp. London, 1761. $4.00
1489. Mosley, Oswald. Gleanings on Horticulture. Tall 8vo, 67 pp., illus., chiefly on grapes. London, 1851. $2.00
1490. Moubray, on Breeding, Rearing, etc., of Poultry, Cows, Swine, etc. Adapted to Soil, Climate and Culture of the U. S. Second Amer. from Sixth London Ed. By Thos. G. Fessenden, of Boston. 12mo, 278 pp., illus. Boston, 1837. $2.00
1491. Muller, K., und Courtix, A. Illustrirte Garten-Zeitung. Eine Monatliche Zeitschrift für Gartenbau und Blumenzucht, etc. Vols. 2nd and 4th, fully illus., in colors, royal 8vo, gilt figured cloth, 192 pp. each. Stuttgart, 1858, ’60. $2.50
1492. Newly, D. M. The Gardener’s Labyrinth, or, A New Art of Gardening, Wherein is Laid Down New and Rare Inventions and Secrets of Gardening Not Heretofore Known, etc. Collected from the Best Authors, etc. Corrected and Enlarged. Small 4to, calf, in 2 parts. Lacks all after