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)
