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Some useful books for identifying plants
Encyclopaedias
Bailey, L.H. (1949).
Manual of Cultivated Plants
. Macmillan, New York.
Bailey Hortorium staff (1976).
Hortus Third
. Macmillan, New York.
Brickell, C. (ed.) (1996).
The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants
. Dorling Kindersley, London.
Chittenden, F. (ed.) (1953).
The RHS Dictionary of Gardening
. Oxford University Press, Oxford, [4 vols. & supplement (1966)].
Everett, T.H. (1980-2).
The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture
. Garland Publishing, New York, [10 vols.].
Huxley, A. (ed.) (1992).
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening
. Macmillan, London, [4 vols.].
Walters, S.M. et al (ed.) (1984-2000).
The European Garden Flora
. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, [6 vols.].
Specific plant groups
Woody Plants
Bean, W.J. (8th edn., 1972-80).
Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
. John Murray, London, [4 vols. + Supplement (1988)].
Dallimore, W. & Jackson, A.B. (4th edn., 1966).
A Handbook of Coniferae & Ginkgoaceae
. Edward Arnold, London.
van Gelderen, D.M. & van Hoey Smith, J.R.P. (1986).
Conifers
. Batsford, London.
Hillier Nurseries Ltd. (9th edn., 2002).
The Hillier Manual of Trees & Shrubs
. David & Charles, Newton Abbot.
Harrison, C.R. (1975).
Ornamental Conifers
. David & Charles, Newton Abbot.
Humphries, C.J., Press, J.R. & Sutton, D.A. (1981).
The Hamlyn Guide to Trees of Britain & Europe
. Hamlyn, London.
Krüssmann, G. (1984).
Manual of Cultivated Broadleaved Trees & Shrubs
. Batsford, London [3 vols.].
Krüssmann, G. (1985).
Manual of Cultivated Conifers
. Batsford, London.
Kunkel, G. (1978).
Flowering Trees in Subtropical Gardens
. W. Junk b.v., The Hague.
Makins, F.K. (2nd edn., 1952).
The Identification of Trees and Shrubs
. J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, London.
Mitchell, A.F. (1972).
Conifers in the British Isles
. HMSO, London.
Mitchell, A.F. (2nd edn., 1986).
A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain & Europe
. Collins, London.
den Ouden, P. & Boom, B.K. (1965).
Manual of Cultivated Conifers Hardy in the Cold & Warm Temperate Zone
. Martinus Nijhoff, The Hague.
Phillips, R. (1981).
Trees in Britain, Europe & North America
. Pan, London.
Phillips, R. & Rix, E.M. (1989).
Shrubs
. Pan, London.
Rehder, A. (2nd edn., 1940).
Manual of Cultivated Trees & Shrubs Hardy in North America
. Macmillan, New York.
Welch, H.J. (2nd edn., 1979).
Manual of Dwarf Conifers
. Theophrastus, USA.
Perennial & Rock Garden Plants
Beckett, K. (1993).
Encyclopaedia of Alpines
. AGS Publications, Pershore, [2 vols.].
Darke, R. (1999).
The Colour Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses
. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London.
Ingwersen, W. (1978).
Manual of Alpine Plants
. Dunnsprint Ltd., Eastbourne.
Jelitto, L. & Schacht, W. (3rd edn., 1990).
Hardy Herbaceous Perennials
. Batsford, London, [2 vols.].
Makins, F.K. (1954).
Herbaceous Garden Flora
. Dent, London.
Phillips, R. & Rix, E.M. (1991).
Perennials
. Pan, London. [2 vols.].
Rix, E.M. & Phillips, R. (2nd edn., 1989).
Bulbs
. Pan, London.
Thomas, G.S. (3rd edn., 1990).
Perennial Garden Plants
. Dent, London.
Greenhouse & Indoor Plants
Beckett, K. (1987).
The RHS Encyclopaedia of House Plants
. Century, London.
Graf, A.B. (1982).
Exotica series 4
. Roehrs, New Jersey, [2 vols.].
Graf. A.B. (1986).
Tropica
, Roehrs, New Jersey.
Hessayon, D.G. (1993).
The House Plant Expert
. Expert Books, London.
Krempin, J.L. (1983).
1000 Decorative Plants
. Croom Helm, Beckenham.
Phillips, R. & Rix, E.M. (1997).
Conservatory and Indoor Plants.
Macmillan, London, [2 vols.].
Food Plants
Bown, D. (2002)
The RHS New Encyclopedia of Herbs and their Uses
. Dorling Kindersley, London.
Heal, C. & Allsop, M. (1986).
Queer Gear
. Century, London.
de Rougemont, G.M. (1989).
A Field Guide to the Crops of Britain & Europe.
Collins, London.
Vaughan, J.G. & Geissler, C.A. (1997).
The New Oxford Book of Food Plants
. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Ferns
Jones, D.L. (1987).
Encyclopaedia of Ferns
. British Museum (Natural History), London.
Annuals
Armitage, A.M. (2001).
Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials and Half-hardy Perennials
. Timber Press, Oregon.
Hessayon, D.G. (1997).
The New Bedding Plant Expert
. Expert Books, London.
Phillips, R. & Rix, E.M. (1999).
Annuals and Biennials
. Macmillan, London.
Wildflowers
Fitter, R. Fitter A. & Blamey, M. (1974).
The Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe
. Collins, London.
Keble Martin, W. (1965).
The Concise British Flora in Colour
. Ebury Press and Michael Joseph, London.
Phillips, R. (1980).
Grasses, Ferns, Mosses and Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland
. Pan Books, London.
Phillips, R. (1977).
Wild Flowers of Britain
. Pan Books, London.
Polunin, O. (1969).
Flowers of Europe - a field guide
. Oxford University Press, London.
Stace, C. (2nd edn., 1997).
New Flora of the British Isles
. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Tutin, T.G. et al (eds.) (1964-1980).
Flora Europaea
. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [5 vols.].