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The links between the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and India go back for two and a half centuries. Surgeons who had studied botany at the Garden laid the foundations of western knowledge of the Indian flora. Supplementing their written plant des...

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Mosses have a spectacular diversity of beautiful and surprising forms. They are nearly always, what we as humans would consider, small; but they play a critical role in climate change prevention and have an ability to hold and control water in for...

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An invaluable reference reviewing research into commercial legume crops throughout the world. Topics covered include: diversity, adaptation and yield; nitrogen metabolism and plant nutrition; biochemistry and nutritional factors; pests, diseases, ...

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In 1975 the Royal Government of Bhutan commissioned the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to produce the first-ever Flora of this fascinating country.The 9 published volumes provide in-depth information on 230 families of plants including description...

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In 1975 the Royal Government of Bhutan commissioned the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to produce the first-ever Flora of this fascinating country.The 9 published volumes provide in-depth information on 230 families of plants including description...

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In 1975 the Royal Government of Bhutan commissioned the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to produce the first-ever Flora of this fascinating country.The 9 published volumes provide in-depth information on 230 families of plants including description...

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The palm family, considered to be second only to the grasses among monocotyledonous plants of economic importance, is of immense significance to man, especially among rural communities in the tropics, where wild palms are intensively utilised. The...

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An authoritative account of Hyancinthaceae. The Flora Zambesiaca series provides comprehensive descriptive accounts of the flowering plants and ferns native and naturalized in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and the Caprivi Strip. ...

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In 1975 the Royal Government of Bhutan commissioned the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to produce the first-ever Flora of this fascinating country.The 9 published volumes provide in-depth information on 230 families of plants including description...

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In 1975 the Royal Government of Bhutan commissioned the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to produce the first-ever Flora of this fascinating country.The 9 published volumes provide in-depth information on 230 families of plants including description...

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The Orchids of Bhutan forms the concluding part of the Flora of Bhutan. As with earlier parts of the Flora, it also includes a full treatment of species occurring in Sikkim, the Darjeeling District of West Bengal and the Chumbi Valley of Tibet. Or...

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This beautifully designed model account includes important new information which will not only be of great interest to botanists, conservationist and horticulturists but also to local people who are dependent on the diminishing natural habitats in...

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In 1975 the Royal Government of Bhutan commissioned the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to produce the first-ever Flora of this fascinating country.The 9 published volumes provide in-depth information on 230 families of plants including description...

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This title covers a broad range of topics presented at the Rhododendron Conference in 2002 which brought together scientists, horticulturists and rhododendron enthusiasts.

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This booklet lists all currently accepted Vireya names together with their synonyms and a complete alphabetical listing of all published names. It has been produced to draw together the main taxonomic changes that have occurred at the species leve...

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Provides comprehensive information on the traditional uses of all plants found on the four islands of the Soqotra Archipelago. Includes an illustrated key to plant families and species; as well as an Encyclopedia giving full plant descriptions of ...

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In 1975 the Royal Government of Bhutan commissioned the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to produce the first-ever Flora of this fascinating country.The 9 published volumes provide in-depth information on 230 families of plants including description...

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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has been a world centre for the study of rhododendrons since it began to acquire the collections of Forrest, Rock and Kingdon-Ward at the beginning of this century. As a result, the Garden now manages one of the ...

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In 1975 the Royal Government of Bhutan commissioned the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to produce the first-ever Flora of this fascinating country.The 9 published volumes provide in-depth information on 230 families of plants including description...

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A two volume set. Order volume 2 under isbn 1900347482.

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A two volume set. Order volume 1 under isbn 1900347474.

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This 3-volume work forms the second in a series of monographs by Henry Noltie documenting the more important collections of Indian botanical drawings in the Library of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Book 1, The Life and Work of Robert Wight, ...

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Join the infamous Maisie Mackenzie for puzzles, colouring in and adventures in her Botanics Activity Book. Includes quizzes, crosswords and spot the difference as well as 2 pages of colour stickers. Fun for children and grown ups.

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In Central Africa, there exists very little taxonomic information on plants, particularly in a format suitable for local users. Sangha Trees attempts to address this scarcity of information, by functioning as both an identification guide and a tra...

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This book brings together information on nomenclature, typification, distribution and conservation status for 521 Begonia species found in Southeast Asia. It's purpose is to provide a solid baseline for further research on this highly diverse...

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In this frank, but highly readable book, Professor Stephen Blackmore, former RBGE Regius Keeper, strips away the mystique and complexity that often shrouds the subject of climate change. No longer is it a topic exclusively for scientists and polit...

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Wych Elm is a celebration of a quintessentially British tree. This book describes in detail for the first time the ecological and cultural history of a tree species ravaged by Dutch elm disease but still thriving in its last European stronghold in...

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This Souvenir Guide explores The Queen Mother's long association with Scotland and explains the function of the garden, its features and its plantings. A clear map and foreword by HRH Prince of Wales are included. The Guide is illustrated in full ...

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Wych Elm is a celebration of a quintessentially British tree. This book describes in detail for the first time the ecological and cultural history of a tree species ravaged by Dutch elm disease but still thriving in its last European stronghold in...

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