Welcome to Potterton Books website the one stop source for reference books on Architecture, Antiques, Interior Design and the Decorative Arts. POTTERTON BOOKS : BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATED TITLES The rose: An illustrated history from the archives of the Royal horticultural society by Peter Harkness 2003. 336pp, 300 full colour illustrations. The best of the Linley Library's thousands of rose images, some rarely seen before, are beautifully produced and enriched with text which delves into the history of this captivating flower. Exploring the links that tie the simple wild nature of roses to the earliest roses of civilization and exploding a few myths along the way. Including drawings by renowned botanical artists. Price:  £45.00 Maria Sibylla Merian : The St Petersburg watercolours Available November 2003. 160pp, 204 colour illus. This enchanting collection of flora and fauna illustrations by germany's famous woman artist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) has been mostly hidden from the public eye - until now. Price:  £55.00 John Lindley 1799-1865: gardener - botanist and pioneer orchidologist edited by William T Stearn This well-illustrated volume marks the bicentenary of Linley's birth in 1799. It provides an interesting general account of Linley's life,achievements and financial difficulties, supplemented with contributions by specialists on Linley as orchidologist, horticulturist and palaeobotanist. It also provides accounts of the Linley library, the Lindley Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society together with a complete list of his numerous publications. Price:  £29.50 Fruit: An illustrated history by Peter Blackburne-Maze 336pp, 300 full colour illustrations. These unique pictures, complemented by comprehensive text, trace the staggeringly complex evolution of many varieties of fruit, from their wild origins in Central Asia and China, through the history of their cultivation and their place in popular culture to the cherished place that they now hold in today's domestic gardens. From the plum to the passionfruit and the strawberry to the lime, the history and evolution of fruit is a labyrinth. Whether it be pears of pineapples, Fruit is full of surprises. Price:  £45.00 Flora: An illustrated history of the garden flower by Brent Elliott 2003. 336pp, 300 colour illus. Whether roses from China, geraniums from Southern Africa, Hibiscus from the pacific or orchids from the Americas, all the best loved garden flowers are beautifully illustrated in Flora, along with the story of their journey from the wild species in far-flung places to domestic varieties in our gardens. This is a new small mini format of the popluar book Flora. Price:  £9.99 Orchids: The fine art of cultivation by Mark Griffiths 336pp, 300 full colour illustrations. Images from the Royal horticultural Society. Price:  £45.00 POTTERTON BOOKS : BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATED TITLES Buy Online - the best way to buy.