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New Zealand’s Economic Native Plants.R. C. Cooper and R. C. Cambie. This very interesting text draws on traditional Maori usage, modern scientific research and economic developments to describe past, present and future uses of many New Zealand plants. The authors conduct a critical review of the materials and products which can be obtained from plants. These include plants for dyestuffs, in horticulture, in medicine, as food and beverages, fibres, oils and perfumes. All plants are listed

The text relates the history of the plant and describes its traditional uses in cooking

Two volumes in slipcase

Reed Publishing Australia

This includes popular species as well as some more unusual and little known trees

000 genera and bridges the gap between scientific texts and horticultural ones

occupies a full page and there is descriptive text on the opposite page

There are sections on the design process and how to design

The influence of Victorian gardens is still with us and this book gives a history of how this happened

Whitcombe & Tombs Ltd

This book also describes their cultural significance

A descriptive history of the well known garden and of some of the people who helped to realise it

ISBN 9781864704068