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Reviving the Old Apple and Pear Varieties in the Welsh Marches

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MAN Library

We maintain a small library of books, especially those providing historical accounts, inventories and descriptions of traditional varieties. These are useful for identification work.

Members may by arrangement borrow books own by MAN. Please contact the secretary. Our current library includes:

Abernethy, Richard: Fruits from the Forest
Red Rose Forest, 1996

Agriculture & Food Research Council AFRC Institute of Horticultural Research: Annual Report 1987
AFRC Institute of Horticultural Research

Agriculture & Food Research Council AFRC Institute of Horticultural Research: Annual Report 1988
AFRC Institute of Horticultural Research

Antill David: Fruit Growing
EP Publishing

Arbury, Jim & Pinhey, Sally: Pears
Wells & Winter, 1997

Atkins, David: The Cuckoo in June – Tales of a Sussex Orchard
The Dovecote Press, 1993

Bagenal N. B. (Editor): Fruit growing – Modern Cultural Methods
Ward, Lock & Co., Limited

Baker, Harry: Fruit- The RHS Encyclopaedia of Practical Gardening: Mitchell Beazley, 1992

Baldini, E. & Sansavini, S.: Monografia Delle Principali Cultivar di MeloPubblicazione Finanziata Dal Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, 1967

Baldock, S. F.: The Apple Collection of NCCPG at Berrington Hall
Leaflet

Basham, John: Fruit in Monmouthshire and South Wales
Reprinted from Journal of the RHS, Vol XXIII. Part 3. (Read November 21, 1899)

Bazeley, Bonham: Growing Tree Fruit
Collins, 1990

Bear P K: Simple Fruit Growing
WH & L Collingridge Ltd

Bell Geoffrey F: Establishing a Fruit Garden
Hutchinson

Bevan, J. R. & Lennartsson, E. K. M.: Organic Fruit Production – A Review of Current Practice and Knowledge
HDRA, 1999

Bevan, Josie & Knight, Stella: Organic Apple Production – Pest and Disease Management
HDRA Publishing, 2001

Blackburne-Maze, Peter: Fruit: An Illustrated History
Firefly Books 2003

Blackburne-Maze, Peter: The Apple Book
Collingridge Books, 1986

Brace, Josh: The Culture of Fruit Trees in Pots
John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1919

Brecon Beacons National Park Local Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group: Our Natural World, Volume 2. A local biodiversity action plan for the Brecon Beacons National Park
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, 2002

Brochard, Daniel et Prat, Jean-Yves: Le Traité Rustica des Arbres fruitiers Rustica Editions, 2005

Brooks Audrey Harris Keith Halstead: Fruit Pests Diseases and Disorders Royal Horticultural Society 1980

Brown Pete & Bradshaw Bill: World’s Best Cider
Jacqui Small

Bulmer, H. P.: Bulmer’s Pomona
H. P. Bulmer & Co, 1987

Bultitude, J.: Apples; A Guide to the Identification of International Varieties.
London, Macmillan Press Ltd, 1983

Bunyard, Edward: The Anatomy of Dessert
Dulau & Company Ltd, 1929

Bunyard Edward A: A Handbook of Hardy Fruits
John Murray 1920

Bunyard, George: Apples and Pears, Present-Day Gardening
T. C. & E. C Jack, London, 1911

Bunyard, George & Thomas, Owen: The Fruit Garden (2)
“Country Life” Library, 1904

Bush, Raymond: Frost and the Fruitgrower
Cassell & Company Ltd

Bush, Raymond: Fruit Growing Outdoors
Faber & Faber Limited, London, 1935

Bush Raymond: Tree Fruit Growing Apples
Penguin Books 1943

Bush Raymond: Tree Fruit Growing Pears, Quinces and Stone Fruits
Penguin Books 1943

Bush Raymond: Tree Fruit Growing Pears, Quinces and Stone Fruits
Penguin Books 1946

Charities Aid Foundation: Directory of Grant Making Trusts.
14th Edition, 1995

Charley, Vernon L S.: The Principles and Practice of Cider-Making
Leonard Hill Limited, London, 1949

Chase Brothers Company: Chase Fruit and Flowers in Natural Colors
Chase Brothers Company, New York, 1922

Chase, Sheila M.: Plant Propagation
National Federation of Women’s Institutes 1969

Cheshire Federation of Women’s Institutes: Orchards of Cheshire
Cheshire Federation of Women’s Institutes & Alfresco Books, 1995

Clark, Michael: Apples – A Field Guide
Whittet Books & Brogdale Hort. Trust, 2003

Clifford, Sue & King, Angela: The Apple Source Book
Hodder & Stoughton, 2007

Common Ground: The Common Ground Book of Orchards; conservation, culture and community
Common Ground, 2000

Common Ground (2 copies): Orchards – A Guide to Local Conservation
Common Ground, 1989

Common Ground: Apple Games and Customs
Common Ground 1994

Copas, Liz: A Somerset Pomona, The Cider Apples of Somerset
Grenadier Publishing Ltd. 2004 Reprint

Countryside Council for Wales: Traditional Orchards – Perllannau traddodiadol
CCW, 1995

Countryside Council for Wales: Orchards and Parklands Scheme Handbook – Llawlifr Cynllun Perllannau a Pharcdiroedd
CCW, 1997

Countryside Council for Wales: Tir Cymen – Y pum mlynedd cyntaf
CCW, 1997

Crawford, Martin: Directory of Apple Cultivars
Agroforestry Research Trust,1994

Crawford Martin: Directory of Apple Cultivars
Agroforestry Research Trust, 2001

Crawford, Martin: Directory of Pear Cultivars
Agroforestry Research Trust, 1996 1st Edition

Culpen, George: Pests, Diseases and Common Problems
Hamlyn, 1995

Deal, Jo: Making Cider
Amateur Winemaker Publications Ltd 1985

East Malling Research Station: Annual Research Reports 1913-1953 Abstracts and Index
The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture

East Malling Research Station: Annual Report 1925 11 Supplement
The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture

East Malling Research Station: Annual Report 1933
The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture

East Malling Research Station: Annual Report 1936
The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture

East Malling Research Station: Annual Report 1941
The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture

East Malling Research Station: Annual Report 1942
The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture

East Malling Research Station: Annual Report 1945-86
The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture

East Malling Research Station: Subject Index of Papers published from EMRS in Publications other than the Annual Report between 1913 and 1953
The Kent Incorporated Society for Promoting Experiments in Horticulture

Emmett, Dorothy M.: Apple Recipes
Dottpress, 1998

Fabrizio, Ida: Protecting Our Orchard Heritage – A good practice guide for managing orchard projects
Sustain, 2008

Garner, R. J.: The Grafter’s Handbook (Signed copy)
Faber & Faber Ltd, 1947 (Revised 1958)

Garner, R. J.: The Grafter’s Handbook
Faber & Faber Ltd, 1947

Genders Roy: Fruit All The Year Round
Faber & Faber Ltd 1953

Genders Roy: Fruit growing
Sampson Low 1977

Gentil, T. G. (Glasu copyright): Orchard Information Sheets – Bilingual. Varieties, 2) Rootstocks, 3) Planting & Staking, 4) Picking & Storing, 5) (Pruning, 6) Diseases
Glasu, 2006 & 2007

Hall, Sir A. Daniel & Crane, M. B.: The Apple
Martin Hopkinson Ltd, 1933

Hawthorne, Linden. (Editor-in-Chief): The Northern Pomona
Pomona Publications, York, 2007

Hessayon, D. J.: The Fruit Expert
pbi Publications, 1990

Hellyer, A. G. L: Amateur Gardening Planter’s Guide
Collingridge Ltd, London, 1966

Hills Lawrence D: Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables
Book Club Associates

Hogg, Robert, LLD., F.L.S: The Apple & Pear as Vintage Fruits
Jakeman & Carver, Hereford 1886

Hogg, Robert, LLD., F.L.S: The Fruit Manual
3rd Edition (London: Journal of Horticulture), 1884

Hogg, Robert, LLD., F.L.S: The Fruit Manual
5th Edition (London: Journal of Horticulture), 1884 Reprinted 2003 Limited Edition No. 311/1000

Howes, F. N.: Nuts – Their Production and Everyday Uses
Faber & Faber Limited

Hughes Hilary: Fruit Cultivation for Amateurs
W H & L Collingridg Ltd 1951

Hyams Edward: Odhams Fruit Growers’Encycloaedia
Odhams Press Ltd

International Plant Genetic Resources Institute: Report of a Working Group on Malus/Pyrus
ECP/CR, 1998

Janson, H. Frederic: Pomona’s Harvest
Timber Press Inc, Portland, Oregon, 1996

Jones, Peter Hope & R. S. Thomas: Between Sea & Sky – Images of Bardsey
Gomer Press, 2000

Long Ashton Research Station: Long Ashton Research Station: one hundred years of science in support of agriculture
Long Ashton Research Station, 2003

Long Ashton Research Station: Science and Fruit
University of Bristol, 1953

Lorette, Louis: The Lorette System of Pruning (2 copies)
John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1946

Lousada Sebastian: A Year of Fruits
Webb & Bower

Maggioni, Letal: Report of a Working Group on Malus/Pyrus
ECP/GR. 1998

Marcher Apple Network: Apples of the Welsh Marches
Marcher Apple Network, 2002

Martell Charles: Native Apples of Gloucestershire
Hartpury Heritage Trust 2014

Matthews, Frank P.: The Tree Guide for Gardens
Matthews, Frank P., 2001

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food: Fruit Production: Tree Fruits HMSO 1930

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food: Fruit Tree Raising
HMSO 1949

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food: Apples and Pears
HMSO 1946

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food: Fruit Tree Raising
HMSO

Miller, Margaret & Pupils: Apple Day Starter Pack
Gartmore School, 1996

Morgan, Joan & Richards, Alison: The Book of Apples
Ebury Press, 1993

Morgan, Joan & Richards, Alison: The New Apple Book
Ebury Press, 2002

Morgan Joan: The Book of Pears
Ebury Press 2015

Muir Ken: Grow your own Fruit
1994

Noordhuis Klaas T: Pruning
REBO 1997

Oldale Adrienne & Peter: 1001 questions answered on Growing FruitDavid & Charles

Palmer, Roy: Ripest Apples
The Big Apple, 1996

Parkinson, John: A Garden of Pleasant Flowers; Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terestris. The third part, or Orchard
1629 (2 copies)

Popescu, Charlotte: The Apple Cookbook
Cavalier Cookbooks, 2002

Popescu, Charlotte: The Autumn Fruits Cookbook
Cavalier Cookbooks, 2002

Popescu, Charlotte: The Honey Cookbook
Cavalier Cookbooks, 2003

Popescu, Charlotte: The Summer Fruits Cookbook
Cavalier Cookbooks, 2002

Powys Biodiversity Partnership: Our Partnership with Nature: A Local Biodiversity Action Plan for Powys
Powys Biodiversity Partnership, 2002

Quinion Michael B: Cidermaking
Shire Publications Ltd

Readman Joanna: Fruity Stories
Boxtree

Rivers, Thomas: The Miniature Fruit Garden
Longman’s, Green & Co., London, 1865

Royal Agricultural Society of England: Apple Production in England Its History from Roman Times until the Present Day
Royal Agricultural Society of England Reprint from the Journal of the RASE Volume 125, 1964

Royal Horticultural Society: The Fruit Garden Displayed
Royal Horticultural Society 1975

Royal Horticultural Society: Apples and Pears
1934

Royal Horticultural Society: Fruit
Mitchell Beazley, 1995

Royal Horticultural Society: The Fruit Year Book (2 copies)
1947

Royal Horticultural Society: The Fruit Year Book
1948-1956

Shewell-Cooper W E: The ABC of Fruit Growing
English University Press Ltd 1951

Shewell-Cooper W E: The ABC of Fruit Growing
English University Press Ltd 1951

Spiller Mary: Growing Fruit
Penguin Books 1982

Spiller Mary: Growing Fruit
Allen Lane 1980

Wild Alan: Soils and the Environment
Cambridge University Press 1994

Williams R R: Cider and Juice Apples: Growing and Processing
Hereford Cider Museum

Williams-Davies, John: Seidr, Diod Gadam y Afallen
Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 1986

Woods, Ray: The Mosses & Liverworts of Brecknock
2006

Woods, Ray: Lichen Flora of Brecknock
2003

Wormald H: Diseases of Fruits and Hops
Crosby Lockwood & Son 1946

Wright, J.: The Fruit Growers Guide Vol.1
J. S. Virtue & Co. Ltd, 1892

In addition, there is a separate listing of the contents of the RHS Society Fruit Year Books, by author, subject, and listed illustrations, for the years given above, ie 1947-1956 & 1958. Also, held in the Library, are incomplete runs of Journals/Newsletters of the following Orchard Groups etc:- European Save Foundation, Irish Seedsavers, The Northern Fruit Group and National Orchard Forum Newsletter. Donations to the library are always welcome.
Sheila Leitch, (MAN Librarian)

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