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Impatiens of Africa

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

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Impatiens of Africa

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

This text gives an account of the 110 species that occur in Africa, and includes a key to these species.

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CRC Press

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9061910412

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9789061910411

Cyclamen

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

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A completely revised and updated edition of the most comprehensive study of the genus Cyclamen ever undertaken, this book covers species both in the wild and in cultivation, along with analyses of the many culrtivars. The book is beautifully illustrated with 200 colour photographs as well as line drawings and maps showing the distribution of the various species in the wild. A chapter is specially devoted to the very important florists' cyclamen, Cyclamen persicum, as well as detailed notes on cultivation and propagation. Cyclamen have become ever more popular as garden plants, and the number of nurseries specializing in them has increased. However, in its natural habitat, the Mediterranean region and western Asia, the 22 known species of Cyclamen are increasingly under threat from development of various sorts. As a result conservation is a major issue in the study of the genus. Cyclamen is an ideal genus for the specialist gardener, having sufficient species to make a collection worthwhile and enough variety to sustain interest throughout the year. There is great diversity in the form and colour of the flowers as well as in the shapes and patterns of the leaves. Some are hardy enough to grow unprotected in the garden, while others make excellent plants for sheltered areas and conservatories, with one or more species in flower at almost every time of the year. This book is the best available source of information for gardeners and horticulturists, and is also invaluable to botanists and taxonomists. Using a minimum of botanical jargon, it tells all those with an interest in the subject everything that they may need or want to know about this fascinating genus.

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726

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Batsford Books

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ISBN 10

1849942218

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9781849942218

Flora of Tropical East Africa - Violaceae (1986)

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

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Flora of Tropical East Africa - Violaceae (1986)

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

This volume focuses on the family Violaceae. They are annual or perennial herbs, shrubs or small trees and contains about 22 genera and some 900 species and confines mainly to the old New world tropics and sub tropics, however the genus Viola is predominantly temperate in distribution.

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9061913306

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The Rock Garden Plant Primer

Easy, Small Plants for Containers, Patios, and the Open Garden

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

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The Rock Garden Plant Primer

Easy, Small Plants for Containers, Patios, and the Open Garden

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

Shows how to use rock garden plants in a variety of garden situations, including mixed borders, window boxes, raised beds, and patio pots.

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234

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Timber Press

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ISBN 10

088192928X

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9780881929287

Annuals & Biennials

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

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Annuals & Biennials

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

Simply the definitive full-color reference to the horticulture of North America, AHS Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers contains more than 8,000 plant references, 4,250 photographs, and practical advice on everything from cultivation and pests to plant selection and identification.

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DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

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0789450666

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9780789450661

Penelope Fitzgerald and the Consolation of Fiction

By: Christopher Knight

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Penelope Fitzgerald and the Consolation of Fiction

By: Christopher Knight

Christopher J. Knight’s Penelope Fitzgerald and the Consolation of Fiction is a study of the British author Penelope Fitzgerald (1916 – 2000), attending to her nine novels, especially as viewed through the lens both of "late style" (she published her first novel, The Golden Child, at age sixty) and, in her words, of "consolation, that is, for doubts and fears as well as for naked human loss." As in Shakespeare’s late, religiously inflected, romances, the two concerns coincide; and Fitzgerald’s ostensible comedies are marked by a clear experience of the tragic and the palpable sense of a world that verges on the edge of indifference to human loss. Yet Fitzgerald, her late age pessimism notwithstanding, seeks (with the aid of her own religious understandings), in each of her novels, to wrestle meaning, consolation and even comedy from circumstances not noticeably propitious. Or as she herself memorably spoke of her own "deepest convictions": "I can only say that however close I’ve come, by this time, to nothingness, I have remained true to my deepest convictions—I mean to the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the tragedy of misunderstandings and missed opportunities, which I have done my best to treat as a comedy, for otherwise how can we manage to bear it?" The recipient of Britain’s Booker Prize and America’s National Book Critics Circle Award, Penelope Fitzgerald’s reputation as a novelist, and author more generally, has grown, since her death, significantly, to the point that she is now widely judged one of Britain’s finest writers, comparable in worth to the likes of Jane Austen, George Eliot and Virginia Woolf.

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508

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Routledge

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ISBN 10

1315450992

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9781315450995

The Gardener's Companion

By: Christopher Brickell

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The Gardener's Companion

By: Christopher Brickell

The editor of the best-selling The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Garden Plants offers to all gardeners, from occasional weekenders to passionate enthusiasts, a personal garden companion and guide to selecting more than 500 garden plants. In an engaging and anecdotal style and with infectious enthusiasm, Brickell presents a wealth of information on the selected plants and provides useful tips and planting advice.

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246

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Crown

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0517599341

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9780517599341

Cyclamen

A Guide for Gardeners, Horticulturists and Botanists

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

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Cyclamen

A Guide for Gardeners, Horticulturists and Botanists

By: Christopher Grey-Wilson

A comprehensive guide to the cultivation of cyclamen. Though a small genus, cyclamen offers great variety of form and colour, and it is ideal for the specialist gardener. Grey-Wilson looks at the species in its historical context and charts its development.

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224

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0713487607

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9780713487602

Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean

By: Marjorie Blamey,Christopher Grey-Wilson

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Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean

By: Marjorie Blamey,Christopher Grey-Wilson

This book is the standard field guide to the flowers, fruit trees, grasses and ferns found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean. It covers Portugal, Spain, France, Corsica, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily, the Balkans, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco - in all over 2500 plant species are described. Introductory chapters cover the general ecology and climate of the region, and describe the structure of the book and how to use it. Illustrated by renowned botanical artist Marjorie Blamey, and written by leading field botanist Christopher Grey-Wilson, this field guide will enable anyone to identify the wild plants found in this lovely and diverse region.

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Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated

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ISBN 10

0713670150

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9780713670158

The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe

By: Marjorie Blamey,C. Grey-Wilson

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The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe

By: Marjorie Blamey,C. Grey-Wilson

Containing new full-colour illustrations of over 2400 plants in Europe, this combines the paintings of the noted botanical artist Marjorie Blamey with text by Christopher Grey-Wilson, a leading professional at Kew. Grasses are omitted but introduced species are covered.

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Lubrecht & Cramer Limited

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0340401702

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9780340401705

Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain & Northern Europe

By: Marjorie Blamey,C. Grey-Wilson

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Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain & Northern Europe

By: Marjorie Blamey,C. Grey-Wilson

This book is the fruit of Marjorie Blamey's lifelong absorption with wild flowers and their accurate illustration. Covering all species, both native and introduced, widespread or local, north of the Alps and the Mediterranean region, except for grasses, sedges, rushes and horsetails, CASSELL'S WILD FLOWERS OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE is the most complete and detailed colour-illustrated guide yet for any comparable area of the globe. Majorie Blamey's flower paintings appear on the right-hand pages of the book and are minutely accurate and precise with many small details. Illustrated on the book's left-hand pages are details of flower, leaf, stem, fruit or seed, and variations in colour or form. These are keyed by numbers to the text, where asterisks indicate fuller portraits on the facing page. The descriptive text, by Christopher Grey-Wilson, perfectly complements the illustrations, and provides clear details of the size, habitat and distribution of the flowers.

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Cassell Academic

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030436214X

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9780304362141

Book's by Christopher Grey-Wilson

Impatiens of Africa

Impatiens of Africa

Cyclamen

Cyclamen

Flora of Tropical East Africa - Violaceae (1986)

Flora of Tropical East Africa - Violaceae (1986)

The Rock Garden Plant Primer

The Rock Garden Plant Primer

Annuals & Biennials

Annuals & Biennials

Penelope Fitzgerald and the Consolation of Fiction

Penelope Fitzgerald and the Consolation of Fiction

The Gardener's Companion

The Gardener's Companion

Cyclamen

Cyclamen

Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean

Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean

The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe

The Illustrated Flora of Britain and Northern Europe

Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain & Northern Europe

Cassell's Wild Flowers of Britain & Northern Europe

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