George J. Goodman and Cheryl A. Lawson; ISBN: 0806127031 - Pages: 366; Publisher: Univ. of Oklahoma - Copyright © 1995; Condition: Hardback, as-new condition. Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H

The authors do a marvelous job of retracing the steps of Stephen H. Long as he traveled over Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska, and the Midwest, producing over 300 topographic maps. The descriptions of the botanical collections and the references of those collections are outstanding.

Noel Kingsbury; ISBN: 9780226437040 - Pages: 493; Publisher: Univ. of Chicago - Copyright © 2009; Condition: Hardback, as-new condition. Price: $7.00 + $5 S/H

Starting his story at the birth of agriculture, Kingsbury traces the history of human attempts to make plants more productive and nutritious. He shows how scientists, amateur breeders, and countless farmers and gardeners steered nature's evolutionary pressures in order to supplement human needs.

H. P. Banks
No ISBN - Pages: 170; Publisher: Wadsworth - © 1970; Condition: Paperback, slight wear in cover, inscription on first page, otherwise as-new condition, never used. Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H

This publication is part of the Fundamentals of Botany series, each of which was written by a distinguished botanist. This book is no exception, with Harlan Banks as the Author and loaded with beautiful illustrations and photographs. It lays a solid foundation for the study of plant evolution.

Stephen D. Davis, Stephen J. M. Droop, Patrick Gregerson et al. ISBN: 2880327075 - Pages: 461; Publisher: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources - © 1986. Condition: Paperback, inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise excellent conditions. Price: $12.00 + $4 S/H

This book is a summary of the written and published information on the threatened plants of the world. It is a first attempt to take a global look at the numbers of threatened species and place this information into a usable format for the world's botanists. It provides for conservation organizations concise information on threatened plants. It also provides names and addresses of individuals and botanical organizations around the world that are addressing the problems of plant extinctions, and gives information on each country's checklists, floras, and botanical gardens.

John M. Coulter, editor
No ISBN: - Pages: not paginated; Publisher: unknown - © 1899; Condition: Hardback, good condition considering age. Some markings, a few torn pages; Price: $20.00 + $4 S/H.

This book is a series of papers by the distinguished scholars of the Cactaceae over the period 1883-1898. For a student of the cacti, this old publication is actually a fun read. The descriptions of the cacti are extremely accurate and the reader can find relatively good data, including the localities where collections were made. One of the more interesting papers is a preliminary revision of the North American species of Echinocactus cereus and Opuntia, written by John M. Coulter.

John Merle Coulter
No ISBN - Pages: 140; Publisher: University of Chicago Press - © 1914; Condition: Hardback, binding intact, tape on corners of a few pages, good condition considering age. Inscribed "From the library of Arthur W. Haupt, Jan 5 1916." Price: $20.00 + $4 S/H.

For students of plant reproduction, this small publication was obviously the cutting edge in 1914. The line drawings are excellent, and Professor Coulter was an excellent writer. The descriptions of the various life cycles are as easy, or perhaps easier, to follow than what can be found in today's reference works. This is a small treasure.

John M. Coulter
No ISBN - Pages: 348; Publisher: D. Appleton & Co. - © 1904; Condition: Hardback, fair condition, some markings on pages, binding intact but loose. Price: $6.00 + $4 S/H

This historical publication is for the bibliophile to have and to hold.

John M. Coulter
No ISBN - Pages: 346; Publisher: D. Appleton & Co. - © 1914; Condition: Hardback, fair condition, some markings on pages, binding intact. Price: $15.00 + $4 S/H

From the library of Arthur Haupt. The level of discussion in this book reminds one of how we discussed the theory of natural selection, the theory of mutation, reproduction, and the role of hybrids at the turn of the century. Plant disease and disease resistance was a subject for forestry and the government even though not well understood. This book has been treated with tender loving care, considering its age.

Merle C. Coulter; Revised by Howard J. Dittmer
No ISBN - Pages: 326; Publisher: University of Chicago Press - © 1959; Condition: Hardback, small tear and other wear to dust jacket, light stain on page edging, otherwise as-new condition. Price: $7.00 + $4 S/H

Coulter wrote the first edition of this book in 1935. It became a classic of botany and was used in classrooms all over the country, introducing students to the plant world. This edition by Dittmer adds to the general discussion and provides comparative examples from throughout the plant and animal kingdoms. Today, this is still a wonderful place to start in understanding plant classification.

Booth Courtenay and James H. Zimmerman; ISBN: 0139576304 - Pages: 144; Publisher: Prentice Hall - © 1978. Condition: Paperback, excellent, unused. Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H.

This is a 1990 edition of a 1978 book. Loaded with beautiful photographs, this sought-after book is designed for the established botanist as well as the beginner. The introduction is well written and provides a map of the geographical range. A pictorial glossary helps the beginner to identify the most common families.

Elizabeth G. Cutter; No ISBN - Pages: 168; Publisher: Addison-Wesley - © 1969; Condition: Paperback, excellent condition, pages unmarked, binding tight except for front cover. Price: $4.00 + $4 S/H

"This book represents an attempt to relate the structure of plants to the processes of growth and metabolism occurring within them. The book begins with a discussion of differentiation, and then deals with cell contents and the cell wall at both the light and electron microscope levels." — from the back cover.

Howard J. Dittmer; No ISBN - Pages: 642; Publisher: Van Nostrand - © 1964; Condition: Hardback, excellent condition except for inscription on first page, no dust jacket. Price: $12.00 + $4 S/H

This book is one of the very best plant kingdom textbooks produced in the 1960s and early 70s. The illustrations and b&w photographs are good to excellent, and the writing style is that of a teacher.

A.S. Foster
No ISBN - Pages: 228; Publisher: D. Van Nostrand - © 1949. Condition: Hardback, good condition, some underlining and marginal notes. Price: $5.00 + $4 S/H

This beginning book in plant anatomy is a classic that provides basic information on cell types, stem types, leaves, and roots.

Anthony Huxley; ISBN: 0385196032 - Pages: 193; Publisher: Anchor Press/Doubleday - © 1985. Condition: Hardback, excellent with very little use. Price: $11.00 + $4 S/H.

Green Inheritance portrays the beauty, diversity and remarkable history of our heritage of wild and cultivated plants and landscapes. It presents a striking picture of the reach of the wild into our lives. This attractive coffee-table book would also fit nicely into the schools from the 6th to the 12th grades. The color photographs will hold the interest of readers of all ages.

Clarence J. Hylander; No ISBN - Pages: 653; Publisher: Macmillan - © 1956. Condition: Hardcover, excellent, dust jacket slightly worn. Price: $10.00 + $6 S/H.

First published in 1939 and revised in 1955, this beautiful book has become a classic in its field. Writing with wit, clarity, and tremendous knowledge, the author travels through the plant kingdom, providing excellent illustrations and high-quality black-and-white photographs of the most common species.

Anna Lewington; ISBN: 0195208404 - Pages: 738; Publisher: Oxford University Press - © 1990; Condition: Hardback, dust jacket shows wear along edges, inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise excellent condition. Price: $17.00 + $4 S/H.

"Plants for People presents some of the countless and often inspiring ways in which we use plants every day. Ann Lowington traces plant-derived materials that are found in everything from car tires to toothpaste, literally to their roots in areas as diverse as the Amazon rain forest and the fields of France and to the uses made by native people." — from the dust jacket.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock; ISBN: 809304082 - Pages: 288; Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press - © 1970. Condition: Hardcover, excellent, slight wear on dust jacket. Price: $20.00 + $4 S/H.

This book is a continuation of the Illustrated Flora of Illinois series. The illustrations are superb and the range maps are complete and helpful. Anyone who knows the name Robert Mohlenbrock will understand why this is a quality publication.

Philip A. Munz; ISBN: 0520021460 - Pages: 1,086; Publisher: University of California Press - © 1974. Condition: Hardback, excellent with very little use. No dust jacket. Price: $22.00 + $6 S/H.

At the time this book was published, Philip Munz was by far the best-qualified person to produce such a work. He had established himself over many years as the authority on the vascular flora of southern California, and this book reflects his knowledge and his skill at articulating outstanding dichotomous keys. Well illustrated with beautiful line drawings. — Jack Carter.

Published by State of Nebraska, Department of Agriculture, Weed Division; No ISBN, 312pp, color photos of 250 species, Illustrated glossary, Hardback/excellent condition. Price: $14 + $4 S/H.

Although the title is Nebraska Weeds, there are many excellent photographs of the native flora of Nebraska, indluding the milkweeds, cacti species and aquatic plants.

Siwert Nilsson, Joseph Praglowski, Lennart Nilsson, and Natur och Kultur; ISBN: 9127001989 - Pages: 159; Publisher: Natur och Kultur - © 1977; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, inscription on title page, otherwise in as-new condition. Price: $20.00 + $4 S/H

This book is a collection of gorgeous b&w photographs of pollen grains and spores of a limited number of vascular plants. The selected taxa include representatives of the Asteraceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cyperaceae, Fabaceae, and Rosaceae. This book is sure to stimulate people's interest in biological objects of microscopic size.

Henry J. Oosting; No ISBN - Pages: 440; Publisher: W. H. Freeman - © 1956; Condition: Hardback, good condition, small amount of underlining in text, inscriptions on first and last pages, no dust jacket, corners of cover worn. Price: $4.00 + $4 S/H

This introductory ecology, using plant communities as the basis for the study of vegetation in North America, was extremely successful in the 1960s. It was one of the first books to move to a more quantitative science. It provides a basic understanding of factors controlling plant communities and community dynamics.

George A. Petrides - Fifth Anniversary Edition - Roger Tory Peterson, Peterson Field Guides. Illustrated by Janet Wehr; No ISBN - Pages: 272; Publisher: Easton Press - © 1988; Publication sponsored by National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. Condition: Collector's Edition - Bound in genuine leather, gilt-edged, plastic cover. Never opened. Price: $18.00 + $4 S/H.

This completely new and revised version of Dr. Petrides' Field Guide supersedes his previous book by including all states east of the Great Plains down to the Gulf Coast.

Samuel R. Rushforth; ISBN: 0136804055 - Pages: 348; Publisher: Prentice-Hall - © 1976; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, binding intact but cover loose, inscription on first and last pages, otherwise clean and in excellent condition. Price: $12.00 + $4 S/H

This is a very basic beginning textbook in botany. Although it was produced without color, it has the most complete life histories of any single beginning botany book produced to date. Rushforth is an excellent writer, the descriptions are complete, and the photographs and illustrations are exquisite.

Norman H. Russell; No ISBN - Pages: 353; Publisher: C. V. Mosby - © 1958; Condition: Hardback, excellent except for inscription on first page, no dust jacket. Price: $5.00 + $4 S/H.

The author writes the book as a journey through the plant world, and his excitement is apparent on every page. "Only the method of science is essentially dull and dry. The material with which it is concerned is, on the contrary, beautiful and exciting. The flower of a higher plant is not only one of the most practical results of evolution in the plant kingdom but also one of the most interesting and beautiful." — from the Introduction.

Edmund W. Sinnott; No ISBN - Pages: 550; Publisher: McGraw-Hill - © 1960. Condition: Hardcover, excellent, no dust jacket. Price: $18.00 + $4 S/H.

"This volume is an outcome of the author's concern with the problems of plant morphogenesis for over 40 years. During that time, he followed the literature in the field with some care, and has seen the subject grow from a relatively minor aspect of botanical science to a much wider recognition as one of the central concerns of biology." —from the preface. "In a famous sentence, Charles Darwin paid tribute to morphology by calling it the very soul of natural history." — from the introduction. This book is a monument to the author's lifetime of work.

Folke Skoog, editor; No ISBN - Pages: 476; Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press - © 1951; Condition: Hardback, excellent condition, inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise clean. Price: $15.00 + $4 S/H.

This is probably the most important historical model of the study of plant growth substances prior to the 1950s. The authors are the outstanding scholars of that period, including Kenneth Thimann, Thomas Kerr, Fritz Went, George Avery, J. van Overbeek, P. W. Zimmerman, and a host of others.