Plants For A Future Species Database Bibliography Numbers in square brackets are the reference numbers that appear in the database. [K] Ken Fern Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. [1] F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951 Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaces in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [200]). [1b] Food Plants International. http://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/ [1c] Natural Resources Conservation Service http://plants.usda.gov [1d] Invasive Species Compendium www.cabi.org [2] Hedrick. U. P. Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Dover Publications 1972 ISBN 0-486-20459-6 Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references. [3] Simmons. A. E. Growing Unusual Fruit. David and Charles 1972 ISBN 0-7153-5531-7 A very readable book with information on about 100 species that can be grown in Britain (some in greenhouses) and details on how to grow and use them. [4] Grieve. A Modern Herbal. Penguin 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. [5] Mabey. R. Food for Free. Collins 1974 ISBN 0-00-219060-5 Edible wild plants found in Britain. Fairly comprehensive, very few pictures and rather optimistic on the desirability of some of the plants. [6] Mabey. R. Plants with a Purpose. Fontana 1979 ISBN 0-00-635555-2 Details on some of the useful wild plants of Britain. Poor on pictures but otherwise very good. [7] Chiej. R. Encyclopaedia of Medicinal Plants. MacDonald 1984 ISBN 0-356-10541-5 Covers plants growing in Europe. Also gives other interesting information on the plants. Good photographs. [8] Ceres. Free for All. Thorsons Publishers 1977 ISBN 0-7225-0445-4 Edible wild plants in Britain. Small booklet, nothing special. [9] Launert. E. Edible and Medicinal Plants. Hamlyn 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. [10] Altmann. H. Poisonous Plants and Animals. Chatto and Windus 1980 ISBN 0-7011-2526-8 A small book, reasonable but not very detailed. [11] Bean. W. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Murray 1981 A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. [12] Loewenfeld. C. and Back. P. Britain's Wild Larder. David and Charles ISBN 0-7153-7971-2 A handy pocket guide. [13] Triska. Dr. Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Hamlyn 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. [14] Holtom. J. and Hylton. W. Complete Guide to Herbs. Rodale Press 1979 ISBN 0-87857-262-7 A good herbal. [15] Bryan. J. and Castle. C. Edible Ornamental Garden. Pitman Publishing 1976 ISBN 0-273-00098-5 A small book with interesting ideas for edible plants in the ornamental garden. [16] Simons. New Vegetable Growers Handbook. Penguin 1977 ISBN 0-14-046-050-0 A good guide to growing vegetables in temperate areas, not entirely organic. [17] Clapham, Tootin and Warburg. Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press 1962 A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. [18] Philbrick H. and Gregg R. B. Companion Plants. Watkins 1979 Details of beneficial and antagonistic relationships between neighbouring plants. [19] Stary. F. Poisonous Plants. Hamlyn 1983 ISBN 0-600-35666-3 Not very comprehensive, but easy reading. [20] Riotte. L. Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. Garden Way, Vermont, USA. 1978 ISBN 0-88266-064-0 Fairly good. [21] Lust. J. The Herb Book. Bantam books 1983 ISBN 0-553-23827-2 Lots of information tightly crammed into a fairly small book. [22] Sholto-Douglas. J. Alternative Foods. Not very comprehensive, it seems more or less like a copy of earlier writings with little added. [23] Wright. D. Complete Book of Baskets and Basketry. David and Charles 1977 ISBN 0-7153-7449-4 Not that complete but very readable and well illustrated. [24] Baines. C. Making a Wildlife Garden. Fairly good with lots of ideas about creating wildlife areas in the garden. [25] Lawson. Bamboos. Faber 1968 Fairly comprehensive, it was once the standard work but is now rather dated. Deals with species hardy in Britain, giving cultivation details and some uses. [26] Hills. L. Comfrey Report. Henry Doubleday Research Ass. A small booklet giving a fairly comprehensive guide to the uses of comfrey. [27] Vilmorin. A. The Vegetable Garden. Ten Speed Press ISBN 0-89815-041-8 A reprint of a nineteenth century classic, giving details of vegetable varieties. Not really that informative though. [28] Knight. F. P. Plants for Shade. Royal Horticultural Society. 1980 ISBN 0-900629-78-9 A small but informative booklet listing plants that can be grown in shady positions with a few cultivation details. [29] Shepherd. F.W. Hedges and Screens. Royal Horticultural Society. 1974 ISBN 0900629649 A small but informative booklet giving details of all the hedging plants being grown in the R.H.S. gardens at Wisley in Surrey. [30] Carter D. Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe. Pan 1982 ISBN 0-330-26642-x An excellent book on Lepidoptera, it also lists their favourite food plants. [31] Brown. Shade Plants for Garden and Woodland. [32] Bruce. M. E. Commonsense Compost Making. Faber 1977 ISBN 0-571-09990-4 Excellent little booklet dealing with how to make compost by using herbs to activate the heap. Gives full details of the herbs that are used. [33] Organ. J. Rare Vegetables for Garden and Table. Faber 1960 Unusual vegetables that can be grown outdoors in Britain. A good guide. [34] Harrison. S. Wallis. M. Masefield. G. The Oxford Book of Food Plants. Oxford University Press 1975 Good drawings of some of the more common food plants from around the world. Not much information though. [35] The Herb Society Herbal Review. Vol.11. 4. The Herb Society 1986 ISBN 0264-9853 [36] The Herb Society Herbal Review. Vol.11. 3. The Herb Society 1986 ISBN 0264-9853 A very interesting article on the stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, giving a lot of information on its uses. Also details on Tanacetum parthenifolium and Melaleuca alternifolium. [37] Thompson. B. The Gardener's Assistant. Blackie and Son. 1878 Excellent general but extensive guide to gardening practices in the 19th century. A very good section on fruits and vegetables with many little known species. [38] Simmons A. E. Simmons' Manual of Fruit. David & Charles. 1978 ISBN 0-7153-7607-1 A good guide to some of the cultivars of temperate fruits. It covers quite a wide range of fruits. [39] Genders. R. Planting Fruit Trees. Robert Hale Ltd. 1956 A general book on growing fruit in Britain, it does give some descriptions of little known cultivars. [40] Scott's Nursery Scott's Fruit Catalogue. 1985 edition. Scott's Nursery 1985 A nursery catalogue giving descriptions of the wide range of trees and shrubs they grow, including a good range of apples. [41] Hills. L. Good Fruit Guide. Henry Doubleday Research Ass. Very dated now, it lists a good range of fruit trees and shrubs with brief descriptions of most of them and details of where they can be obtained. [42] Grey. C. H. Hardy Bulbs. Williams & Norgate. 1938 Rather dated now, but an immense work on bulbs for temperate zones and how to grow them. Three large volumes. [43] Fernald. M. L. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co. 1950 A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. [44] Allan. H. H. Flora of New Zealand. Government Printer, Wellington. 1961 The standard work, in 3 volumes though only the first two are of interest to the plant project. Very good on habitats. [45] Polunin. O. Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Oxford University Press 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. [46] Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959 An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. [47] Fox. D. Growing Lilies. Croom Helm 1985 A lovely and very readable book dealing with the cultivation of the genus Lilium. [48] Boullemier. L. The Checklist of Species, Hybrids and Cultivars of the Genus Fuschia. Blandford Press 1985 ISBN 0-7137-1781-5 Merely a list of names and the occasional elaboration. [49] Arnold-Forster. Shrubs for the Milder Counties. Trees and shrubs that grow well in Cornwall and other mild areas of Britain. Fairly good, a standard reference book. [50] ? Flora Europaea Cambridge University Press 1964 An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. [51] Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Flowers of the Himalayas. Oxford Universtiy Press 1984 A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. [52] Larkcom. J. Salads all the Year Round. Hamlyn 1980 A good and comprehensive guide to temperate salad plants, with full organic details of cultivation. [53] De. Bray. L. The Wild Garden. Interesting reading. [54] Hatfield. A. W. How to Enjoy your Weeds. Frederick Muller Ltd 1977 ISBN 0-584-10141-4 Interesting reading.