Library Catalogue

VANCOUVER RHODODENDRON SOCIETY

The Library Record

January, 2005

Jasbir Gill and Louis Peterson, Librarians

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The library books are shelved in the Floral Hall of the Van Dusen Gardens, and the library is open to members during scheduled meeting times (third Thursday of each month, September - April). It is expected that books borrowed at one meeting will be returned one month later at the next meeting (except for the extended April - September period). Books "On Reserve" should not be removed from the library.

A. RHODODENDRONS & AZALEAS - GENERAL

1. All About Azaleas, Camellias & Rhododendrons - Ortho Book

2. American Rhododendron Hybrids – 1980, Kraxberger (3 copies)

3. Azalea Book (The) - Frederic P. Lee

4. Azaleas - Fred C. Galle

5. Azaleas - Frederick Street

6. Azaleas, Rhododendrons & Camellias - A Sunset Book (2 copies)

7. Azaleas; Kinds & Culture - H. Harold Hume

8. Azaleas and Magnolias, D. Bartrum

9. Brocade Pillow, A; Azaleas of Old Japan, Ito Ihei

10. Color Portraits of Outstanding Plants, Briggs & Henny Nursery

11. Contributions Towards A Classification of Rhododendron - Luteyn & O’Brien

12. Cox’s Guide to Choosing Rhododendrons - Peter & Kenneth Cox

13. Dwarf Rhododendrons - Peter A. Cox

14. Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Hybrids - Peter & Kenneth N. E. Cox (new, On Reserve)

15. Encyclopaedia of Rhododendron Species, P. Cox & K. E. Cox (new, On Reserve)

16. Getting Started with Rhododendrons & Azaleas - J. Harold Clarke (2 copies)

17. Great American Azaleas - Jim Darden

18. Greer’s Guide to Available Rhododendrons, 3rd Edition, (new)

19. Hardy Rhododendrons - Frederick Street

20. Hybrids & Hybridizers, Rhodo & Azaleas for Eastern N.America - Livingstone & West

21. Illustrated Rhododendron, The, Pat Halliday

22. Larger Rhododendron Species 1990 Edition (The) - Peter A. Cox

23. Larger Species of Rhododendron (The) - Peter Cox

24. Phenology of Cultivated Rhododendrons in the Lower Mainland of B.C. - L. Keith Wade

25. Plantsman’s Guide to Rhododendrons (A) - Kenneth Cox

26. Rhododendrons 1956 – ARS Publication

27. Rhododendrons & Azaleas, Mervyn Kessell (2 copies)

28. Rhododendrons & Azaleas, their Origins, Cultivation & Development, C. G. Bowers

29. Rhododendrons & Azaleas for your Garden, Fairweather (missing)

30. Rhodo & Azalea Diseases (Compendium of) - Coyier & Roane

31. Rhododendron & Azalea Problems (How to Identify) - Washington State University

32. Rhododendron Handbook (The) 1956, Pt. 1, Rhodo Species - R.H.S. (2 copies)

33. Rhododendron Handbook (The) 1964, Pt. 2, Rhodo Hybrids - R.H.S.

34. Rhododendron Handbook (The) 1967, Pt. 1, Rhodo Species In General Cultivation - R.H.S.

35. Rhododendron Handbook (The) 1980, Rhodo Species In Cultivation - R.H.S.

36. Rhododendron Hybrids, A Guide to their Origins - Homer E. Salley & Harold E. Greer

37. Rhododendrom Hybrids, 2nd edition, Salley & Gries (new)

38. Rhododendrons in the Landscape, Nelson (new)

39. Rhododendron Information - The A.R.S. – 1967

40. Rhododendron Notes and Records, Vol 1, R.S.F. pub (2copies)

41. Rhododendrons & Magnolias, Douglas Bartrum

42. Rhododendrons of China, ARS and RSF Publication.

43. Rhododendrons of the World, David G. Leach (2 copies)

44. Rhododendron Species (The) Vol. I Lepidotes - H. H. Davidian

45. Rhododendron Species (The) Vol. II Elepidotes, Pt. I Arboreum - Lacteum - Davidian (new)

46. Rhododendron Species (The) Vol. III Elepidotes, Pt. II Arboreum - Lacteum - H. H. Davidian (new)

47. Rhododendron Species (The) Vol. IV Azaleas - H. H. Davidian

48. Rhododendron Varieties & Locations within B.C. - Haida Gold Gardens, Courtenay, B.C.

49. Rhododendrons 1987-8 with Magnolias & Camellias - R.H.S.

50. Rhododendrons 1988-9 with Magnolias & Camellias - H.R.S.

51. Rhododendrons, A Wisley Handbook - Royal Horticultural Society (H.R.S.)

52. Rhododendrons for the Discriminating Collector - Lynn Watts (missing)

53. Rhododendrons of van Dusen Botanical Garden - Roy Forster (missing)

54. Rhododendron Notes and Records, Vol1 (2 copies), Journal of the RSF

55. Rothschild Rhododendrons (The) - Lucas Phillips & Peter Barber

56. Selected Rhododendron Glossary - Nelson (2 copies) (missing)

57. Sichuan Rhododendrons of China, Fang Wenpei, Ed.

58. Sikkim-Himalayan Rhododendrons – Pradham and Lachunga

59. Smaller Rhododendron (The) - Peter A. Cox

60. Success with Rhododendrons & Azaleas - H. Edward Reiley (+ 1 new)

61. Success with Rhododendrons & Azaleas, A. Kogel/L. Young (new)

62. Tales of the Rose Tree, Jane Brown

B(1). COMPANION PLANTS

1. All About Bulbs - Ortho Book

2. Alpines for your Garden - Alan Bloom

3. Alpines of the Americas - American Rock Garden Society Publication

4. Armitage’s Garden Perennials, A. M. Armitage (new)

5. Bonsai, Alan Rogers

6. Bonsai Leaflets (9) – presented by Roger Low

7. Camellias, A Plantsmans guide to, D. Trehane

8. Cacti & Succulents, The Ultimate Book of, Miles Anderson

9. Chrysanthemums, A Plantsmans guide to, J. Woolman

10. Clematis, Concise Guide to – in North America, Clearview Horticultural Products

11. Climbing Plants: Kew Gardening Guides - James Taylor

12. Dahlias, A Plantsmans guide to, P. Damp

13. Essentials of Bonsai (The) -

14. Ferns & Fern-Allies of B.C. - T.M.C. Taylor

15. Ferns to Know & Grow - F. Gordon Foster

16. Gardener’s Guide to Growing Hellebores (The) - Graham Rice & Elizabeth Strangman

17. Gardening & Beyond - Florence Bellis

18. Gardening with Perennials Month by Month -

19. Hosta Book (The) - Paul Aden

20. Iris - Kohlein

21. Manual of Alpine Plants - Will Ingwersen

22. Pacific Bulb Gardener - Rosemary Owen

23. Peat Garden & It’s Plants (The) - Alfred Evans

24. Peonies, Roger

25. Penstemons, Nold

26. Perennial Garden Guide, John M. Valleau

27. Perennials for your Garden - Alan Bloom

28. Primula, John Richards

29. Primulas, A Plantsmans guide to, P. Swindells

30. Rock Garden Plants of N. America, N. Amer. Rock Gdn. Pub.

31. Rocky Mountain Alpines, Alpines ‘86 - American Rock Garden Society (missing)

32. Roses, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of, Ed. Mary Moody

33. Sedum – Cultivated Stonecrops, Stephenson

34. The World of Magnolias, Dorothy J. Callaway

B(2). TREES AND SHRUBS

35. Conifers, 2nd Edition - Van Gelderen & Van Hoey Smith

36. Encyclopedia of Trees (The Illustrated --) H. Edlin et al

37. Garden Shrubs All Year Around - Christopher Fairweather

38. Gardening with Dwarf Trees & Shrubs - Andreas Bartels

39. Japanese Maples - Vertrees

40. Kalmia, The Laurel Book II - Richard A. Jaynes

41. Kalmia – Mountain Laurel & Related Species, Jaynes (new)

42. Manual of Cultivated Conifers - Gerd Krussmann

43. Native Trees of Canada - Dept. Of Mines & Resources

44. Shrubs for your Garden - Peter Seabrook

45. Trees, Benjamin Perkins

46. Trees for your Garden - Alan Bloom

47. Trees for your Garden, Roy Lancaster

48. Trees of Vancouver - Gerald B. Straley (new)

49. Willows, The Genus Salix - Christopher Newsholme

50. Woody Ornamentals (Pocket Guide to choosing), translated by M. E. Epp (new)

51. World of Magnolias (The) - Dorothy J. Callaway

C. PLANT HUNTING

1. A Naturalist in Western China - E. H. Wilson

2. Dolomites (The) - R. Farrer

3. George Forrest – Plant Hunter – Brenda McLean

4. George Forrest, Plantsman, Bill Dale, F. Gundry & S. Holland

5. Journeys & Plant Introductions - George Forrest

6. Land of the Blue Poppy - F. K. Ward

7. Mystery Rivers of Tibet - F. K. Ward

8. Plant Hunting in Nepal - Roy Lancaster

9. Plant Hunting on the Edge of the World - F. Kingdon Ward (2 copies)

10. Rainbow Bridge - R. Farrer

11. Rhododendrons of China - Binford & Mort

12. Rhododendrons of Darjeeling & Sikkim Himalayas - M. Sain (missing)

13. Rhododendrons of the World - David G. Leach (2 copies)

14. Rhododendrons of Yunnan – (in Japanese)

15. Sichuan Rhododendrons of China - Edited by Jang Wenpei

D. GARDEN REFERENCES AND GUIDES

1. Benjamin’s Rhododendrons 1991-93 - Clint Smith & John Winberg (missing)

2. Cacti & Succulents (The Ultimate Book of), M. Anderson (new)

3. Cape Cod Vireyas (missing)

4. Cavendish Encyclopaedia of Pruning and Training, C. Brickell & C. D. Joyce (new)

5. Chatelaine’s Gardening Book - Lois Wilson

6. Collecting, Processing and Germinating Seeds of Wildland Plants, Young & Young (new)

7. Collins Guide to the Botanical Gardens of Britain - Michael Young

8. Colour Dictionary of Flowers & Plants - Ron Hay & Patrick Synge

9. Colour Portraits of Outstanding Plants, Briggs and Henry

10. Compendium of Rhodo & Azalea Diseases - Coyier & Roane

11. Complete Greenhouse Book (The) - Peter Clegg & Derry Watkins

12. Contained Garden (The), Beckett, Carr, Stevens (missing)

13. Handbook of Pruning (Complete), Halliwell et al., (new)

14. Contribution Toward Standarization of Colour Names in Horticulture - A.R.S.

15. Creative Propagation, P. Thompson (new)

16. Dictionary of Plant Names - Allen J. Coombes (new)

17. Dictionary of Gardening (Royal Horticultural Society), Books 1(A-C), 2(D-K), 3(L-Q), 4(R-Z)

18. Encyclopaedia of Rhododendron Hybrids, Cox & Cox (new, On Reserve)

19. Encyclopaedia of Rhododendron Species, Cox & Cox (new, On Reserve)

20. Flowering Shrub Garden Today (The) - Michael Haworth-Booth

21. Garden Design Illustrated - John A. Grant & Carol L. Grant (missing)

22. Garden Planner (The) - Ashley Stephenson

23. Gardening with Perennials Month by Month. Hudak

24. Greenhouse Grow How - John H. Pierce

25. Greer Gardens 1985 - Harold Greer (missing)

26. Greer Gardens 1986 - Harold Greer (missing)

27. Greers Guidebook to Available Rhododendrons, 3rd edition - Harold Greer (new)

28. Greers Guidebook to Rhododendrons, Revised - Harold Greer

29. Hillier Colour Dictionary of Trees & Shrubs (The) - Hillier

30. Hillier Guide to Connoisseurs Plants (The) - Alan Toogood

31. Hobbie Rhododendron - Deitrich G. Hobbie (in German) (missing)

32. How to Identify Rhododendron & Azalea Problems - Washington State University

33. How to Photograph Flowers, Plants & Landscapes - Derek Fell

34. Japanese Touch for your Garden - Seike, Kudo, Engel (missing)

35. Journeys through the Garden, Wales (new)

36. Making the most of your Greenhouse, Ian Walls

37. Maples of the World, van Gelderen (new)

38. Moss Gardening, Schenk (new)

39. Native Plants in the Coastal Garden, Pettinger (new)

40. New Western Garden Book - Sunset

41. Personal Landscapes - Jerome Malitz

42. Pest Control for the Home & Garden - Province Of B. C.

43. Phenology of Cultivated Rhododendrons in the Lower Mainland of B.C. - L. Keith Wade

44. Plant Selector (The), Davis (new)

45. Plant Propagation, H.T. Hartman and D.E. Kester

46. Pocket Guide to Choosing Woody Ornamentals, Krussman/Epp

47. Propagation (Creative), Thompson (new)

48. Principles of Gardening (The) – Hugh Johnson

49. Pruning – the Complete Handbook of, B. Halliwell et al.

50. Pruning the Best Way - A. G. Puttock

51. Pruning (The Complete Handbook of ---), Halliwell et al. (new)

52. Pruning Ornamental Shrubs, Clayton, Main (new)

53. Rhododendrons for the Discriminating Collector - Lynn Watts (missing)

54. Rhododendrons of van Dusen Botanical Garden - Roy Forster (missing)

55. Right Plant, Right Place - Nicola Ferguson

56. Roses (The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of ---), (new)

57. Secrets of Monet’s Garden, D. Fell (new)

58. Selected Rhododendron Glossary - Nelson (2 copies) (missing)

59. Simple Plant Propagation, R.C.M. Wright (new)

60. Simple Propagation - Noel J. Prockter

61. Western Home Landscaping - Ken Smith

62. What Plant Where, R. Lancaster (new)

63. Wildflower Genetics, Griffiths & Ganders, (new)

64. Wildflower Seeds (Collecting, Processing & Germinating ---), Young & Young (new)

65. Wisley Book of Gardening (The) - Robert Pearson

66. Woody Plant Propagation (The Reference Manual ofPractical ---), M. A. Dirr & C. W. Heuser (new)

E, MISCELLANEOUS

1. A Curious Cage, A Shanghai Journal 1941-1945 - Peggy Abkazi

2. A.R.S. Quarterly Journals, Vol 1(1947) – Vol 18(1964), bound

3. A.R.S. Quarterly Journals, Vol 19(1965) – Vol 35(1981), in binders

4. A.R.S. Quarterly Journals, later volumes to Vol 52(1998), loose, often incomplete.

5. A.R.S. 25 Year Index, Quarterly Bulletins 1947 – 1970; Yearbooks 1945 – 1949;

Books for 1956, 1961 and 1967

6. A.R.S. 10 Year Index, Quarterly Bulletins 1971 – 1980; American Hybrids 1980;

1961 Conference Notes

7. Gardening with Perennials Month by Month

8. What Happens in my Garden, L.B.Wilder

9. The Green Tapestry, B. Chatto

10. Practical Woody Plant Propagation, MacDonald

11. The Encyclopedia of Ornamental Grasses, John Greenlee

12. Water Gardening, Slocum and Robinson

13. Cuttings from my Garden Notebooks, Thomas

14. Gardener Cook, Christopher Lloyd

15. Landscape Gardening, “Habitat”