Ragwort and Bindweed leaves

[Mele]

Steve
I don't use KM (Keeble Martin) at all now. Just Rose and BFF (Blamey, et al.,). I do like the distribution maps in BFF. And (pocket) Stace at home.
Used CTW (Clapham, Tutin and Warburg) during my ecology degree - now well dated. Bought Rose then and haven't put him down since - even fought against having the new edition for year (as my old Rose is a signed copy).
But, I think I went out without my Rose a few weeks ago....
No one book is quite sufficient on its own in the field.....yet.
Mel

[Dorts]

I am aware that we are drifting from the original thread, but I have to say if it's illustrations you want then 'Drawings of British Plants' by Stella Ross-Craig, of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; 1,317 black & white Plates of Plants growing wild in the British Isles. Organised into 31 Parts, published between 1948 and 1974 is the 'one and only'.

You can only drool over the magnificantly detailed octavo size pages filled with everything you could ever wish to know about every flowering plant native to Britain.

It has always been my dream to own the complete set. So if anyone's got a spare few hundred pounds, it would make a lovely christmas present, honest. (well we can dream)!
Dorts.

[stevecurtis]

Sorry for taking us off thread but thank you all very much.

All the best Steve

[htcdude]

No problem about it going off thread, I've found it all very intresting

Thanks guys!

Nige

[Mele]

Yes - most interesting.
Off-threading is fun......at times.........

[alindsay]

May I timidly give the Reader's Digest, Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain a mention for giving alternative common names for plants, often mentioned by Dorts and others, together with their uses and a bit of folklore which I love.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by alindsay

May I timidly give the Reader's Digest, Field Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain a mention for giving alternative common names for plants, often mentioned by Dorts and others, together with their uses and a bit of folklore which I love.

It's a wonderful book for all sorts of nuggets of info + some lovely illustrations, though not one I'd use for a field guide as it covers only a fraction of our species. This whole series of books is great value for money + wonderful to peruse.

[Mele]

Got the whole RD set a few years back in a charity shop for £2. Lovely. The drawings are gorgeous. But have never used the flower one for id as aeshna5 says, it has too few species. I keep it just for the ambience.
I enjoy Grigson 'The Englishman's Flora' for folklore/alternative names for plants.