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Volume 1 Including all Ferns and Fern Allies South of Capricorn
The first instalment in a two-volume series on Australian ferns by Calder Chaffey, Field Guide to Australian Ferns Volume 1 covers the ferns and fern allies south of the Tropic of Capricorn. The field guide is ideal for professionals and students in the field of botany, but a comprehensive glossary and diagrams explaining all technical aspects make it accessible to anyone wishing to identify Australian ferns from south of Capricorn. Includes illustrations, distribution maps and botanical information for all 260 species described from that region. RRP $26.95 Find out More...
Volume 2 Including all 370 Ferns and Fern Allies North of Capricorn
The second instalment in a two-volume series on Australian ferns by Calder Chaffey, Field Guide to Australian Ferns Volume 2 covers the ferns and fern allies north of the Tropic of Capricorn. The field guide is ideal for professionals and students in the field of botany, but a comprehensive glossary and diagrams explaining all technical aspects make it accessible to anyone wishing to identify Australian ferns from north of Capricorn. Includes illustrations, distribution maps and botanical information for all 370 species described from that region. RRP $29.95 Find out More...
A fully updated and expanded edition of Alex Floyd's classic reference, Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia provides a comprehensive reference to all 402 rainforest tree species in Victoria and New South Wales, including distribution extensions into Queensland. Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia has been an indispensable reference since its first printing in 1989. This long-awaited second edition has been fully updated with new species, name changes and additional distribution information. RRP $75. Find Out More...
A Field Guide to their Identification
Rainforest Trees and Shrubs is the successor to Trees and Shrubs in Rainforest of New South Wales and southern Queensland (Williams, Harden & McDonald 1984), which was known by many as the 'Red Book'. This earlier book has been widely used by professional botanists and ecologists, environmental consultants and planners and by rainforest enthusiasts and gardeners. The book has been completely rewritten, while keeping the essentials of the original format. Our Price: $45. Find Out More...
This outstanding set of books by Nan and Hugh Nicholson brings in-depth knowledge of local rainforest plants within easy reach. Each of the six volumes describes over 100 rainforest plant species, including trees, shrubs, ferns, orchids, climbers and ground-covers. Superb colour photographs and concise information combine to provide beautiful guides that not only assist identification, but increase awareness and understanding of rainforest plants. The Australian Rainforest Plants books are available individually or as a set. Find out More...
Friends of the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens booklets
The publications of the Australian Plant Society and the Friends of the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens are hard to go past when it comes to detailed, local information on the flora of northeastern New South Wales. We are pleased to stock several titles, including Sub-tropical Australian Native Gardens, Meanings of Botanical Names of Plants at Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, The Blooming Orchid, The Blooming Lilly Pilly, The Blooming Grevillea, The Blooming Eucalypt and The Blooming Banksia. If you're interested in the flora of the region, these booklets are essential reading. Find out More...
A Photographic Guide to Trees of Australia is a compact, easy-to-use guide to 170 species of Australian trees. Authoritative text describes key identification features, and full colour photographs are provided for each species. Distribution maps are also included. Thumbnail outlines of each family group enable quick identification. The trees are listed by major groups. Price $19.95. Find out More...
A Bushwalker's Guide (2nd Edition)
Designed to fit into the backpack of bushwalkers, students, botanists, field ecologists and foresters, Eucalypts of the Sydney Region describes the most common eucalypt species found in the Sydney region (from Newcastle to Nowra and west beyond Katoomba). Each species description comes with a distribution map, line drawings of buds and fruit, a coloured photograph of the bark and a diagram indicating growth habit. Species are grouped to assist with easy identification and comparison with similar species. Price: $26.50 Find Out More...
The phenomenally successful Australian Native Plants (now in its fifth edition) makes it even easier to choose Australian native plants for your garden. A concise edition is available (352 pages) for those who don't need the full version (696 pages). Find Out More...
A field guide for travellers and a reference book for the home library, Cronin's Key Guide to Australian Trees is an authoritative reference work and indispensable guide to Australia's fascinating trees. Price: $35 Find Out More...
3rd Edition
A Field Guide to Australian Trees has been reprinted numerous times and has become a classic guide. This third, revised edition includes four additional species, and both the text and pictures of many other entries have been updated. The book covers more than 400 species, representing some 80 different genera. Each entry includes notes on distribution, habitat, commercial use and horticulture, and a description of the tree's botanical features. The book is illustrated with over 150 colour photographs and numerous delicate line drawings. Price: $32.95 Find Out More...