Mimbres Publishing - Jack L. Carter and Martha Carter - Library of Used, Almost New and Historical Books of Great Value

Introductory Mycology

Constantine John Alexopoulos
No ISBN - Pages: 482: Publisher: John Wiley & Sons - © 1952; Condition: Hardback, excellent condition, no dust jacket, inside cover and first page stamped with owner's name. From the library of Arthur W. Haupt. Price: [SOLD] $7.00 + $4 S/H

This book has filled a niche in the field of mycology for many years and as a textbook it would still make important contributions to beginning students today. The b&w illustrations are superb and are as valuable today as they were the day the book was first published.

Plants, Man and Life

Edgar Anderson
No ISBN - Pages: 245; Publisher: Little, Brown - © 1952; Condition: Hardback, dust jacket slightly torn, inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise excellent condition. Price: $6.00 + $4 S/H

"In this book, both the general reader and the scientist will find new insight into the green world around us. In fact, the author himself says that when he first began the new lines of research described in these pages he felt like a farm boy who went after the cows one night and discovered a new continent." — from the dust jacket.

Botany All the Year Round

E. F. Andrews
No ISBN - Pages: 302; Publisher: American Book Co. - © 1903. Condition: Hardback, inscription on first page, very few pencil markings, binding strong, very good condition for a book its age. Price: $8.00 + $4 S/H

For those who have some background in the field of general botany, and how textbooks have changed through the years, looking through this small publication will be a pure delight. It takes the entire field of botany and addresses the major concepts of growth and development through field experiences in less than 300 pages.

Mushrooms

George F. Atkinson
No ISBN - Pages: 322; Publisher: Henry Holt - © 1911; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, binding firm, inscription on inside covers and first page, interior very clean, in excellent condition considering age. Price: [SOLD] $20.00 + $4 S/H

This book is the early standard for the study of mushrooms. For the beginning field mycologist, it is as appropriate today as when it first came out. The basic morphology and anatomy are well described, species descriptions are excellent, and the photographs and illustrations, although not in color, are superb.

Evolution and Plants of the Past

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.

Jewels of the Plains:
Wildflowers of the Great Plains Grasslands and Hills

Claude A. Barr
ISBN: 0816611270 - Pages: 236; Publisher: University of Minnesota Press - © 1983; Condition: Hardback, slight tears in dust jacket, inscription on first page, otherwise immaculate condition. Price: [SOLD] $100.00 + $4 S/H

No one knew the flora of the Great Plains better than Claude A. Barr, a self-trained botanist who lived most of his 95 years as a rancher in the Black Hills of South Dakota. This book is botanically accurate, comprehensive, and will be important to gardeners and landscapers. The 119 photographs in the color plates are beautiful and the plants are well identified.

Some Beautiful Indian Trees: Second Edition

E. Blatter and Walter S. Millard; No ISBN - Pages: 165; Publisher: Bombay Natural History Society - © 1954 (reprinted 1977); Condition: Hardback, some pages slightly stained and/or creased, otherwise very good condition. Price: $15.00 + $4 S/H.

This simple, well-illustrated guide to some of the most beautiful flowering plants of the Indian subcontinent is charming with its hand-painted color plates. It also has maps to identify areas of India for the traveler and contains b&w photos and line drawings. The authors lived and worked in India for almost 40 years and clearly loved their adopted homeland.

Plant Variation and Evolution

D. Briggs and S. M. Walters
No ISBN - Pages: 256; Publisher: McGraw-Hill - © 1969. Condition: Paperback, excellent with very little use. Cover written on. Price: $5.00 + $4 S/H.

Following Darwin's theory of evolution, botanists moved from studies of individual plants to the study of populations. After describing the historical background of plant variation, this book presents remarkable insights into work with living plants and into the processes of plant evolution.

International Rules of Botanical Nomenclature

W. H. Camp, H. W. Rickett and C. A. Weatherby, Editors
No ISBN - Pages: 120; Publisher: The Chronica Botanica Co. - © 1948; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, inscription on first page, a few underlinings and marginal notes, otherwise in excellent condition. Price: $25.00 + $4 S/H.

This is a special issue of the journal Brittonia. This edition of the international rules would be very helpful for a student of plants to review. Produced approximately every 4 or 5 years at the International Botanical Congress, it brought all botanists up to date with the correctly identified, conserved names for plants based on publications in refereed journals.

Plants in Danger: What Do We Know?

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.

The Algae of Illinois

Lewis Hanford Tiffany and Max Edwin Britton. No ISBN - Pages: 407; Publisher: Univ of Chicago Press - Copyright © 1952; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, inscription stamped on first page, otherwise very clean and in excellent condition. Price: [SOLD] $35.00 + $4 S/H

Although the title of this book would lead one to believe it only includes Illinois, it has become a standard for many of the species of algae throughout the continental U.S. It's easy to use for people who have considerable interest in the algae and have had an opportunity to key some of the algae based on their morphology. It is a wonderful reference for those who study aquatic ecology and stream habitats.

The Evolution of the Land Plants [Embryophyta]

Douglas Houghton Campbell
No ISBN - Pages: 731; Publisher: Stanford University Press - © 1940; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, binding firm, inscription on inside front cover and first page, a few pages have penciled underlinings and marginal notes, otherwise in excellent condition. Price: $45.00 + $4 S/H

The similarity in the life history of all the embryophytes indicates an origin from similar, if not identical, algal ancestors. This connection between the early vascular plants, the algae, and the bryophytes provides a history of plant evolution. This book, though published almost 70 years ago, has a great deal of relevance to where we are in the field today.

The Structure and Development of Mosses and Ferns

Douglas Houghton Campbell
No ISBN - Pages: 657; Publisher: Macmillan - © 1905 (Reprinted 1913, Condition: Hardback, good condition for a book its age. No dust jacket, cover faded, some writing and underlining. From the library of Arthur Haupt. Price: [SOLD] $10.00 + $4 S/H

For the serious student of mosses and ferns, this book forms the foundation for the past 100 years of research. It will appeal to the serious student. — Jack Carter.

Gymnosperms: Structure and Evolution — First Edition

Charles Joseph Chamberlain
No ISBN - Pages: 484; Publisher: The University of Chicago Press - © 1935. Condition: hardback, good to excellent (with little use). Price: [SOLD] $26.00 + $4 S/H.

This book is a monument to the life of research and teaching by Prof. Chamberlain, for many years a world authority on the Cycads. A personal handwritten note inside the front cover identifies this copy of the book as sent from Prof. Chamberlain to Prof. Arthur Haupt. A newspaper article reporting the death of Chamberlain in January 1943 has been glued inside the front cover.

Methods in Plant Histology

Charles J. Chamberlain
No ISBN - Pages: 416; Publisher: University of Chicago Press - © 1932; Condition: Hardback, excellent condition except for inscription on first page. Price: [SOLD] $15.00 + $4 S/H

For those of us who studied microtechniques of the plant world pre-1960, this is a beautiful living fossil. It is worth every cent just to thumb through the pages.

Sedum of North America of the Mexican Plateau

Robert T. Clausen, Drawings by Elfriede Abbe
ISBN: 0801409500 - Pages: 742; Publisher: Cornell University Press - © 1975. Condition: Hardcover, excellent condition, dust jacket slightly worn. Price: $24.00 + $6 S/H.

"The product of many years of research, this book is a comprehensive work on the North American species of Sedum, a genus of flowering plants with succulent stems and leaves. Unique in scope and depth of coverage, it makes a major contribution to taxonomic methodology."

Cactaceae: I

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.

The Evolution of Sex in Plants

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.

Plant Structures: A Second Book of Botany

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.

Fundamentals of Plant-Breeding

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.

Morphology of Angiosperms
(Morphology of Spermatophytes, Part II)

John Merle Coulter and Charles Joseph Chamberlain
No ISBN - Pages: 348; Publisher: D. Appleton and Co. - © 1903 (Reprinted 1912; Condition: Hardback, fair condition, contains extensive underlining and marginal notes. No dust jacket. Price: [SOLD] $5.00 + $4 S/H

Students of plant evolution will discover a history of plant morphology that elaborates upon the work of Professor Engler. — Jack Carter

The Story of the Plant Kingdom

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.

Wildflowers and Weeds:
A Field Guide in Full Color

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.

Introductory Botany — Second Edition

This textbook was originally designed so that a professor, following a short introduction, could move to chapter 23 in order to study higher vascular plants and then return to non- and primitive-vascular plants. Cronquist's personal research interests were with the higher vascular plants, and he was determined to assist beginning students in understanding why they are so important.

Frank N. Meyer:
Plant Hunter in Asia

Isabel Shipley Cunningham; ISBN: 0813811481 - Pages: 317; Publisher: Iowa State University Press - © 1984; Condition: Hardback, excellent condition except for inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise unmarked. Price: [SOLD] $20.00 + $4 S/H

For ten years the author traveled across the continent of Asia for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, looking for useful plants and fulfilling his promise to "skim the earth in search of things good for man." It describes his travels throughout China, Siberia, Russia, and what was then Turkestan and Mongolia. It's an adventure dealing with threats from robbers, wolf packs, and revolutionary soldiers. Meyer's remarkable life came to a mysterious end when he disappeared from a steamer on the Yangtze River just before midnight on 1 June 1918.

Plant Anatomy:
Experiment and Interpretation - Part I: Cells and Tissues

"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.

Flora of Idaho

Davis spent the major part of fifteen summers collecting plants in all vegetational zones of the state; this book is based largely on these plants. Credit is given to a large number of botanists who preceded Davis, and to many other students who worked with him. The book is supported with dichotomous keys, which appear to be well written. No illustrations. Anyone interested in the flora of Idaho could make good use of this publication.

Phylogeny and Form in the Plant Kingdom

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.

The Biology of Higher Cryptograms

"This small book presents an account of the biology of mosses, liverworts, ferns, horsetails, and club mosses. It emphasizes developmental and evolutionary relationships." — from the back cover.

Plant Physiology with Special Reference to Plant Production

B. M. Duggar; No ISBN - Pages: 516; Publisher: Macmillan - © 1911; Condition: Hardback, excellent condition considering age, inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise unmarked, binding strong. Price: $18.00 + $4 S/H

A first and early standard in the teaching of plant physiology allows one to become familiar with how little we knew about the subject in 1911. At the same time, many of the chapters form the foundation for a literature bridge to modern plant physiology. A beautiful book that should be conserved in our time.

Morphology of Vascular Plants:
Lower Groups (First Edition)

For many years the standard for teaching the morphology of lower vascular plants, written by a world authority on primitive plants. This book comes from the personal library of Arthur Haupt.

Plant Anatomy

Katherine Esau
No ISBN - Pages: 735; Publisher: John Wiley & Sons - © 1953. Condition: Hardback, excellent, no dust jacket, inside cover neatly marked "From the library of the Mayer's. " Price: [SOLD] $6.00 + $6 S/H

Everyone who has ever completed a course in plant anatomy will recognize the name Katherine Esau, who was the leading authority on the anatomy of angiosperms. This book, which contains numerous b&w photographic plates covering various aspects of plant anatomy, belongs among the works of Foster, Cheadle, and Gifford.

Plant Anatomy: Third Edition

A. Fahn
ISBN: 0080280293 - Pages: 544; Publisher: Pergamon Press - © 1982; Condition: Paperback, inscription on first and last pages, otherwise very clean and in excellent condition. Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H

This publication represents one of several distinguished textbooks in plant anatomy. One of its strengths is the connections made between structure and function. Contains numerous b&w illustrations and photographs.

Practical Plant Anatomy - Second Edition

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.

Gray's Field, Forest and Garden Botany:
A Simple Introduction to the Common Plants of the United States East of the 100th Meridian, Both Wild and Cultivated (Revised Edition)

Asa Gray; No ISBN - Pages: 519; Publisher: American Book Co. - © 1895; Condition: Hardback, excellent condition considering age, inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise minimally marked, minimal staining and slight tears, binding tight. Price: [SOLD] $15.00 + $4 S/H

This book was intended to furnish botanical classes and beginners generally with an easier introduction to the plants of this country than the earlier Gray's Manual. It is one of the many monuments to the quality of Asa Gray's work. This is a collector's item.

Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States, Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee — Sixth Edition

Asa Gray; No ISBN - Pages: 760; Publisher: American Book Company - © 1889. Condition: Hardcover, excellent. Price: [SOLD] $15.00 + $4 S/H.

The quality of this book should appeal to any collector of botanical books. In this edition, three distinguished botanists endeavored, to the best of their ability, to expand the geographical range and scope of the original, while following Gray's methods and views. The descriptions of families, genera, and species are excellent and remain models for similar floristic studies today. The 25 b&w plates in the back of the book are of historical importance and are worth a great deal to students of field botany.

Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants:
Third Edition

Ernest M. Gifford and Adriance S. Foster; ISBN: 0716719460 - Pages: 626; Publisher: Freeman - © 1989; Condition: Hardback, as-new condition except for inscriptions on first and last pages. Price: [SOLD] $50.00 + $4 S/H

This book remains the standard for morphology and evolution of vascular plants. "In revising and updating this extremely popular textbook, Ernest Gifford provides fascinating coverage of recent developments in the origin of alternation of generations in the life cycle, comparative embryogenesis in conifers, comparative embryogeny in dicotyledons and monocotyledons and angiosperm pollen and gymnosperm pollen biology." — from the dust jacket

A Text-Book of Mycology and Plant Pathology

John W. Harshberger; No ISBN - Pages: 779; Publisher: P. Blakiston's Son & Co. - © 1917; Condition: Hardback, excellent condition considering age, inscriptions on first and last pages, otherwise unmarked, binding strong. Price: $9.00 + $4 S/H

This beautiful 1917 book is today a textbook that describes the history of mycology and plant pathology. For any beginning student of the fungi, this book is a treasure.

Plant Morphology

Arthur W. Haupt; No ISBN - Pages: 464; Publisher: McGraw-Hill - © 1953; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, inscription from Author stamped on first page, otherwise in immaculate condition. Price: [SOLD] $15.00 + $4 S/H

Throughout the 1950s, this textbook was probably used in more undergraduate and graduate morphology classes than any single other publication. Arthur Haupt was an excellent student and descriptive writer of the plant kingdom. There were probably more original illustrations in this book than in any other morphology book to date; the illustrations are superb. Professors and students of plant morphology would delight in reviewing the contents of this book.

Green Inheritance

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.

The World of Plant Life — Second Edition

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.

Flora of Illinois:
Containing Keys for Identification of the Flowering Plants and Ferns (Monograph No. 5 of The American Midland Naturalist)

This is a classic flora in the best sense of the word. George Neville Jones, distinguished taxonomist at the University of Illinois for many years, produced quality keys and taxonomic records for all the counties in Illinois. — Jack Carter.

A Flora of Northeastern Minnesota

If you should ever be so fortunate as to have an opportunity to travel to the Boundary Waters and northeastern Minnesota and study the vascular flora, this is the one book you will need to have in your possession. Excellent descriptions of more than 2,000 species are included, and a large number of excellent illustrations are provided. The maps showing the locations at which each species was collected are worth the price of the book. It is extremely difficult to locate floras of this quality today. — Jack Carter.

Plants for People

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.

An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms (First Edition)

This book is based on a course of lectures which the author gave starting in the 1930s at Agra College. No one at that time, or probably today, was better qualified to produce a book on the embryology of angiosperms. On one of his several trips to the U.S., he presented these materials to McGraw-Hill, and they elected to produce this volume. The quality of the illustrations concerning embryo sac development, endosperm development, and embryo development is excellent.

In Search of Flowers of the Amazon Forests

Margaret Mee, Edited by Tony Morrison. ISBN: 1869901088 - Pages: 302; Publisher: Nonesuch Expeditions - Copyright © 1988. Condition: Hardback, inscriptions on endpapers, otherwise excellent condition. [SOLD] Price: $35.00 + $4 S/H

"Margaret Mee died soon after completing this monumental work. This book recounts her amazing and adventurous travels through her 50s, 60s, and 70s, by canoe and on foot and often alone. This record makes an unusually exciting introduction to the Amazon, as the reader is taken through the forests, led by the hand of a warmly enthusiastic lady traveler." — from the dust jacket. The included story of her travels is every bit as interesting and as spellbinding as the beautiful paintings.

Mushrooms of North America

Orson K. Miller Jr.; No ISBN - Pages: 360; Publisher: E. P. Dutton - © no date; Condition: Hardback, dust jacket torn, binding intact, inscription on first and last pages, otherwise clean and in very good condition. Price: $22.00 + $4 S/H

This book, undated, was written in the mid-1960s or 1970s. There are 71 keys in this book, including a key to the major groups of fungi and a key to each order or family, genus, and each species in the text. The book is written so that it may be used by both the amateur mycologist and the student of biology. The color plates of more than 400 species will make collecting fungi a lot of fun.

Flowering Plants:
Lilies to Orchids

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.

A Textbook of Botany for College Students:
Being a Revision and Amplification of "A College Textbook of Botany for First Year Students"

David Myers Mottier; No ISBN - Pages: 601; Publisher: P. Blakiston's Son & Co. - © 1932; Condition: Hardback, very good condition except for inscriptions on first page and edging and very few pencil markings. Price: $15.00 + $4 S/H

From the library of Arthur Haupt. This book is a wonderful example of a pre-WWII textbook: deadly serious, accurate, with excellent illustrations. It provides a learning experience to study through a textbook of this vintage and then examine the botany textbooks of today.

A Flora of Southern California

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.

Molecular Plant Development

Terence M. Murphy and William F. Thompson; ISBN: 0135994659 - Pages: 222; Publisher: Prentice Hall - © 1988; Condition: Hardback, unused, excellent except for inscriptions on first and last pages. Price: [SOLD] $10.00 + $4 S/H

This was one of the first books to provide developmental information concerning plants that is missing in other textbooks of molecular biology. For undergraduates or beginning graduate students, it provides an excellent history of plant development. It starts with the plant life cycle and follows through to genomes of chloroplasts and mitochondria.

Biology of Nonvascular Plants

Hayden N. Pritchard and Patricia T. Bradt; ISBN: 0801640431 - Pages: 550; Publisher: C. V. Mosby - © 1984; Condition: Hardback, unused, excellent except for inscriptions on first and last pages. Price: $15.00 + $4 S/H

Although this is a textbook designed for a one-semester course in algae and fungae, it is a wonderful reference book with numerous life cycles and clear descriptions of the several phyla (divisions). Amply illustrated with excellent line drawings and b&w photographs. This would make an excellent student library book.

Nebraska Weeds — Revised 1975

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.

Atlas of Airborne Pollen Grains and Spores in Northern Europe

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.

Introductory Plant Physiology

G. Ray Noggle and Goerge J. Fritz
ISBN: 0135021871 - Pages: 688; Publisher: Prentice-Hall - © 1976. Condition: Hardback, excellent, unused, some wear on dust jacket. Price: $3.00 + $6 S/H

For anyone interested in the general plant physiology of higher vascular plants that cover the land areas of the earth and that are so critical in man's existence and survival, this college-level textbook is a good introduction. It not only covers the science of plant physiology, it includes practical aspects of the subject.

The Study of Plant Communities

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.

Iowa Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 4:
The Weed Flora of Iowa

L. H. Pammel; No ISBN - Pages: 912; Publisher: Iowa Geological Survey - © 1913; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, cover torn and loose, former textbook, inscription on inside covers and first and last pages, interior clean and intact and in good condition considering age. Price: $15.00 + $4 S/H

Pammel was one of Iowa's most distinguished botanists in the study of floristics. This book represents the quality of his work and his mastery of the flora of the state. Most states today do not have a record of their weed flora that can match the quality of this work. This book should be of great interest to anyone interested in the flora of the Midwest. Beautiful line drawings throughout, as well as b&w photographs.

The Wild Flowers of California

This book is an unabridged republication of the third edition of this work, published in 1907, with a table of changes in nomenclature updated to 1966. Abundantly illustrated with accurate and beautiful black-and-white line drawings.

Eastern Trees:
Eastern united States and Canada

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.

The Anatomy of Plants

This is a first book in plant anatomy. For the beginning student, this quick read lays the groundwork for further studies in organismic botany.

The Plant Kingdom: Evolution and Form

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.

An Introduction to the Plant Kingdom

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.

Leaves

Photographs by Kjell B. Sandved; Text by Ghillean Tolmie Prance. ISBN: 0517551527 - Pages: 244; Publisher: Crown Publishers - © 1985. Condition: Autographed by photographer. Hardback, excellent condition. [SOLD] Price: $15.00 + $4 S/H

The photographer, from the Smithsonian Institute, took more than 5,000 color transparencies of leaves in his travels around the world. 300, in full color, make up this breathtaking book. The author provides authentic and highly readable prose in this definitive work on the subject of leaves. The leaves included in this volume are truly amazing.

Plant Morphogenesis

"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.

Plant Growth Substances

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.

Manual of the Southeastern Flora

This well-done flora could best be described as the Gray's Manual of the Southeast. The illustrations are excellent and the descriptions very fine. Today there is a severe shortage of people who can do this quality of work. — Jack Carter.

The Fresh-Water Algae of the United States: Second edition

Gilbert M. Smith; No ISBN - Pages: 719; Publisher: McGraw-Hill - © 1950; Condition: Hardback, no dust jacket, binding firm, inside front cover and first page stamped by previous owner, otherwise in immaculate condition. Price: [SOLD] $20.00 + $4 S/H

This textbook, throughout the 1950s, was the standard. Because of the quality of the writing and illustrations, students were able to go the next step in becoming familiar with the freshwater algae. The name Gilbert Smith is synonymous with the history of the North American algae. For students considering a career in this field, this book forms the foundation.

Introduction to Phycology

G. Robin South and Alan Whittick; ISBN: 0632017694 - Pages: 341; Publisher: Blackwell Scientific - © 1987; Condition: Hardback, excellent except for inscription on first page, no dust jacket. Price: $25.00 + $4 S/H

The evolutionary diversity of the algae, their importance as primary producers, their usefulness in ecological experiments, and their value as indicators of environmental quality attract the interests today of scientists, engineers, and conservationists. For the undergraduate, this book makes an extremely important contribution.

Orchids of Africa:
A Select Review

Text by J. Stewart; Illustrations by E. F. Hennessy. ISBN: 0395317711 - Pages: 159; Publisher: Houghton-Mifflin - Copyright © 1981. Condition: Hardback, clean, excellent condition. Price: $25.00 + $6 S/H

There is a great deal of interest today in the orchids of Africa, and this interest has continued to grow over the past quarter-century. This book is part of the ever-growing need for information on the fascinating orchids of the continent. The text is accurate and eminently readable, and it is richly illustrated with beautiful full-color paintings. Including more than 50 species, arranged by tribes and subtribes, this book will be of special interest to professional and amateur botanists alike.

Plants of the Philippines

University of the Philippines Science Education Center, Dolores F. Hernandez, Director; No ISBN - Pages: 512; Publisher: University of the Philippines Press - © 1971; Condition: Hardback, excellent interior but dust cover slightly torn. [SOLD] Price: $10.00 + $4 S/H.

This book was prepared with funding from the Ford Foundation and was written for high school biology teachers of varied and sometimes limited backgrounds. It gives special attention to the classification of plants, economic plants of the region, the weed flora, and has a special section for lower plants.