Vireya Rhododendron Books

 

RHODODENDRONS OF SABAH, A Sabah Parks Publication

By. George Argent, A. Lamb, A. Phillipps & S. Collenette

Softcover, 145 pages with photos of most of the 50 Vireya species native to Sabah and Mt. Kinabalu.  This is the kind of book that a person can read over and over again.  Great stuff.   We got nine new copies in January 2006.  Have 1 left in October 2007 & that is probably all there is except in used book stores.  It’s out of print now.  

Post paid in the USA $35.00

BUT!!!!

A new revised version is now out, called ‘The Rhododendrons of Sabah Malaysian Borneo’also by George Argent and his helpers.  Printed in Malaysia with lots of very good color photos.  Hard cover.  So if you are a Vireya nut you really need this book.  I had 10 copies and they are all gone now (sorry).  We three slaves here at Bovees Nursery do not make money (well maybe $2 or $3 per book we sell) on books, we do it as a service to you. 

SOOOO  you can get this book direct from the publishes in Sabah, Borneo

 

Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn. Bhd.

A913, 9th Floor, Phase 1, Wisma Merdeka,

PO Box 15566, 88864 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Phone 088-233098 Fax 088-240768 E-mail info@nhpborneo.com

Sorry but you might be shocked about what they charge for “” Bank Charge” and shipping.  Then again, this is also a very nice book for Vireya people to have. 

 

'An Anthology of Articles from The Journal of The American Rhododendron Society 1954-998'

E. White Smith and Lucie-Sorensen-Smith, Editors and Publishers

Over 95 vireya articles put into book form for your use. Stories about plant hunting in Papua New Guinea, Northern Borneo, and Sulawesi. Maps and distribution list of species in "Vireya Land". Complete list of accepted species names. Many articles about growing Vireyas in America and elsewhere. Lots of ideas and tips for growers. Color pages. 239 pages. Price is $20 US postage included.  I will have to charge you shipping anywhere else world wide.

 

A NEW BOOK OUT OF NEW ZEALAND   (2006/07)

‘Oswald Blumhardt  New Zealand Plant Hunter’

110 pages written about a very interesting Vireya person.  Soft cover with quite a few color photos.  A good story about a modern plant hunter.    

                                                                $35.00 postpaid in the USA

 

‘RHODODENDRONS of subgenus Vireya’, by George Argent, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh  

This it.  This the Vireya species book we have waited for all our lives.  Hard cover, 382 pages, descriptions of 313 species, and photos of almost all on the species in color.  Line drawings, keys to the species, and a good glossary with drawings of leaves, flowers, scales, etc. 

Please U. S. A. only.  I have 9 copies left from the second printing as of 9-30-2007.  The price from the RHS in England is $110US + shipping.  Your price will be $95 + $4.00 book rate postage.  Really USA only and Hawaii will cost more to mail (sorry Hawaii). 

$95.00 + $4.00 book rate postage

 

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