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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 2nd ed.xiii, 188 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm ; ISBN 9780881920482, 9780917304095, 0881920487, 0917304098 ; OCLC 17441008 ; LCCN 77018737 ; LOC No SB413.J34 V47 ; Dewey 634.9/722/7 ; Bibliography: p. [171]-173. ; Green cloth ; no dustjacket ; J. D. Vertrees (1915--1993) was an entomologist, nurseryman, and educator who collected rare and unusual maples in southern Oregon. He was probably the most knowledgeable grower of Japanese maples in his time, amassing an impressive list of awards. ; Contents : Character and history -- What is a Japanese maple -- Momiji and Kaede -- The character of Japanese maples -- Variegation -- In regard to Fu -- History of Japanese cultivars -- Old literature on Japanese maples -- Taxonomy and nomenclature -- Taxonomy -- Nomenclature, difficulties and confusions -- Taxonomic subdivisions of acer palmatum -- Culture -- Culture in the garden -- Pests and problems -- Propagation -- Methods of propagation -- The cultivars displayed -- How to read cultivars -- Cultivars and selections of acer palmatum -- Plamate group -- Dissectum group -- Deeply divided group -- Linearilobum group -- Dwarf group -- Semi dwarf group -- Variegated group -- Unusual feature group -- New hybrids -- Cultivars & selections of acer japonicum -- Other acer species from Japan ; One of the first books published by Timber Press, this has remained a bestseller for almost 20 years. It presents the history, taxonomy, nomenclature, culture, & propagation of Acer palmatum & Acer japonicum & illustrates hundreds of wonderful varieties of these versatile trees & shrubs. ; clipped flaps from dustjacket laid in. name on front endpaper ; else FINE. Book.

Mixed edns. 20 vols. 8vo. Original gilt lettered green buckram cloth (older vols with spotting on page edges - otherwise VG), dustwrapper (older vols with light wear at edges - otherwise VG in protective covers, vols 2,3,5,6, 11, 15, 16 price clipped). Pp. various, illus with coloured and b&w photos (previous owners' neat inscriptions on front endpapers of vols 1, 4, 6, 10, 13, 14, 17). Butterflies (3rd edn 3rd printing 1967), British Game (1st edn 2nd printing 1946), London's Natural History (1st edn 1945), Britain's Structure and Scenery (6th edn 1970), Wild Flowers (4th edn 1969), Natural History in the Highlands and Islands (1st edn 1947), Mushrooms and Toadstools (1st edn 6th imp 1972), Insect Natural History (3rd edn 1971), A Country Parish (facsimile edn 2008), British Plant Life (3rd edn 1962), Mountains and Moorlands (revised edn 2nd printing 1977), The Sea Shore (revised edn 3rd printing 1976), Snowdonia (1st edn 1949), Art of Botanical Illustration (1st edn 1950), Life in Lakes and Rivers (3rd edn 2nd printing 1974), Wild Flowers of Chalk and Limestone (2nd edn 2nd printing 1976), Birds and Men (1st edn 1951), A Natural History of Man in Britain (1st edn 1951), Wild Orchids (2nd edn 3rd printing 1976), British Amphibians and Reptiles (4th edn 1969).