Books published by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

In a short life full of quiet endeavour, Will Purdom rose to become a key figure in China''s struggle to repair the ecology and sustainability of it forests after decades of ruinous logging.

An informative and entertaining look at why plants have been used in magic and what that tells us about people and plants in a post-magic world.

This book tells the story of these collections, reproducing a selection of 86 exquisite, original drawings - including examples made in all three of the Presidencies (administrative units) of British India (Bombay, Bengal and Madras), between 1770 and 1860.

A book of folk tales encapsulating man's essential relationship with trees.