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[Danny...]

Hello Rita,

Thanks for your time to awnser my question..
I'll call off the search!

Cheers!

Danny...

[Martin_mtl]

I have:

1- Carnivorous Plants - A. Slack
2- Carnivorous Plants of the United states and Canada, Second Edition - D. Schnell
3- The Savage Garden, P. d'Amato

Planning to buy one that details more into Nepenthes or Drosera species.

[Amar]

Here are mine:

Adrian Slack:
Insect Eaters (2006)

Barry A. Rice:
Growing Carnivorous Plants (2006)

Charles Clarke:
A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Sabah (2001)
A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia (2002)
Pitcher Plants of Sarawak (2004)

Charles Darwin:
Insectivorous Plants (2^nd ed. 1888)

Donald Schnell:
Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada (2^nd ed. 2002)

Peter D'Amato:
The Savage Garden (1998)

Stewart McPherson:
Glistening Carnivores (2008)

Thomas Carow, Ruedi Fürst:
Fleischfressende Pflanzen (5^th ed. 1994)

Tim S. Bailey:
Miraculum Naturae - Venus's Flytrap (2008)

Tony Camilleri:
Carnivorous Plants (1998)

Wilhelm Barthlott, Stefan Porembski, Rüdiger Seine, Inge Theisen:
Karnivoren (2004)

Ordered books:

Stewart McPherson:
Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume One (2009)
Pitcher Plants of the Old World Volume Two (2009)

Acta Horticulturae:
International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (7^th ed. 2004)

Edited by Amar, 10 May 2009 - 13:54 PM.

[Loakesy]

I've picked up one or two more books since my original post on this thread:

Miraculum Naturae: Venus's Flytrap - Tim S. Bailey 2008
The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants - Wilhelm Barthlott 2007
Carnivorous Plants - Tony Camirelli 1998
Growing Carnivores: An Italian Perspective - Marcello Catalano 2009
Pitcher Plants of Sarawak - Charles Clarke 2004
Freaks and Wonders of Plant Life: Or Curiosities of Vegetation - M.C Cooke 1882
The Savage Garden - Peter D'Amato 1998
Insectivorous Plants - Charles Darwin 2002
Plants that Eat Animals - Allan Fowler 2001
Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back - Martin Jenkins 1996
Plantes Carnivores - Jean-Jacques Labat
Carnivorous Plants: Care and Cultivation - Marcel Lecoufle 1993
Pitcher Plants: The Elegant Insect Traps - Carol Lerner 1983 (arrived today)
Pitcher Plants of the Americas - Stewart McPherson 2007
Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands - Stewart McPherson 2008 (Does this one count?)
Glistening Carnivores: The Sticky-Leaved Insect-Eating Plants - Stewart McPherson 2008
Carnivorous Plants - Cynthia Overbeck 1982
Pitcher-Plants of Borneo - Anthea Phillipps 1996
Insect-Eating Plants - Lynn & Gray Poole 1963
Growing Carnivorous Plants - Barry A. Rice 2006
Gardening With Carnivores - Nick Romanowski 2002
Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada - Donald E. Schnell 2002
Carnivorous Plants - Randall Schwartz 1974
Insect-Eating Plants & How to Grow Them - Adrian Slack 1988
Carnivorous Plants - Adrian Slack 2000
Insect Eaters - Adrian Slack 2006
Carnivorous Plants: A Wisley Handbook - Paul Temple 1988

There are more on the way...

As you can see, it's become a bit of an obsession!

[alexa]

Hey Andy, your collection has really taken off. Here is my list in no particular order other than language.

Books in English

The Genus Utricularia, Peter Taylor
Carnivorous Plants, Gordon Cheers
Plants of Prey, Rica Erickson
Carnivorous Plants of Australia, Allen Lowrie, VOLs I, II and III
Gardening with Carnivores, Nick Romanowski
Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada, Donald Schnell 1st and 2nd editions
Pitcher plants of the Americas, Stewart McPherson
The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants, Barthlott, Porembski, Seine, Theisen
Carnivorous Plants, Tony Camilleri
Carnivorous Plants, Marcel Lecoufle
Carnivorous Plants, Adrian Slack
The World of Carnivorous Plants Pietropaolo
Growing Carnivorous Plants, Barry Rice
Letts Guide to Carnivorous Plants of the World, Gordon Cheers
Insect Eating Plants and How to Grow Them Adrian Slack
Insect Eaters Adrian Slack
Pitcher Plants of Borneo, Phillips and Lamb
Pitcher Plants The Elegant Insect Traps, Carol Lerner
Venus’s Fly Trap, Charles Nelson
CITIES, Carnivorous Plant Checklist, Arx.
Sarracenia, John and Jean Ainsworth
Carnivorous Plants A Wisley Handbook, Paul Temple
Carnivorous Plants, Randall Schwartz
Cultivating Carnivorous Plants, Allen Swenson
The Savage Garden, Peter D’Amato
Insectivorous Plants, Charles Darwin
Carnivorous Plants, Cynthia Overbeck
Nepenthes of Mount Kinabalu, Shigeo Kurata
Pitcher Plants of Sarawak

Books in French
Nature et Culture des Plantes Carnivores, Baffray, Brice, Danton and Tournier
Les Plantes Carnivores, Blondeau
Comment Choisir et cultivar vos Plantes Carnivores, Marcel Lecoufle
L’univers des Plantes Carnivores
Les Plantes Carnivores Des pieges au detour de l’image. Baffray, Brice Danton

Books in Dutch
Vleesetende Planten, Adrian Slack


Books in Czech
Masozrave rostliny, Miloslav

Books in Japanese.
Unknown title and author ISBN4-416-49600-1
As above ISBN4-586-50446-3
Photographs by Kiyoshi Shimizu ISBN4-251-03319-1
The Amazing world of Carnivorous Plants, The Japanese Carnivorous Plant Society
Pinguicula, Hattori, Saito and Sato
The Insectivorous Plants, Sadashi Komiya
Carnivorous Plants of the World in Colour, Kondo and Kondo 1st and 2nd editions.

Alex.

[Loakesy]

Looking good Alex! I'm looking for a few more inexpensive foreign language books. Any recommendations?

[alexa]

Andy,

I suppose that as you're wanting a foreign book then photo's will be the main draw, the Japanese books are great photographically, you won't understand a dickie but they are stunning to look at, some of the French titles are good for this too, try L’univers des Plantes Carnivores, if you can find it, try abe or eBay. A lot of my books are all about the phtotgraphs, I don't think I ever read any of them, apart from Slack and D'Amato, as has been said above that's all you need. I'll have a look through and see if I can recommend some.

Alex.

[Loakesy]

I just found L’univers des Plantes Carnivores available in Argentina for over £100 inc postage. I think I'll give that a miss for now!

I've seen several Japanese books on ebay and often been tempted to buy, but they're all in £50-£70 range, which is a little out of my range at the moment, though I did consider asking for one of them for Christmas.

I'll keep my eyes peeled! Thanks Alex.

[Amar]

some new things...

Acta Horticulturae: International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants 2004

Adrian Slack: Insect Eaters 2006

Barry A. Rice: Growing Carnivorous Plants 2006

Charles Clarke: A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Sabah 2001

Charles Clarke: A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia 2002

Charles Clarke: Pitcher Plants of Sarawak 2004

Charles Darwin: Insectivorous Plants 1888

Donald Schnell: Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada 2002

Gert Hoogenstrijd: Carniflora 2002

Nick Romanowski: Gardening with Carnivores 2002

Paul Temple: Carnivorous Plants 1988

Peter D'Amato: The Savage Garden 1998

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Americas 2006

Stewart McPherson: Glistening Carnivores 2008

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Old World Vol 1 2009

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Old World Vol 2 2009

Thomas Carow, Ruedi Fürst: Fleischfressende Pflanzen 1994

Tim S. Bailey: Miraculum Naturae - Venus's Flytrap 2008

Tony Camilleri: Carnivorous Plants 1998

various authors: A Guide to the Carnivorous Plants of Singapore 1997

Wilhelm Barthlott, Stefan Porembski, Rüdiger Seine, Inge Theisen: Karnivoren 2004

[Amar]

Acta Horticulturae: International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants 2004

Adrian Slack: Insect Eaters 2006

Alfred Fessler: Fleischfressende Pflanzen für Haus und Garten, Auswahl-Pflanzung-Pflege 1986

Barry A. Rice: Growing Carnivorous Plants 2006

Charles Clarke: A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Sabah 2001

Charles Clarke: A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia 2002

Charles Clarke: Pitcher Plants of Sarawak 2004

Charles Darwin: Insectivorous Plants 1888

Christian Dietz, Dr. Alfred Jäger, Dr. Claus-Jürgen Lenz, Carten Paul: Carnivorous Plants of the Western Cape South Africa 2009

David Attenborough: The Private Life of Plants 1995

Donald Schnell: Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada 2002

Gert Hoogenstrijd: Carniflora 2002

Nick Romanowski: Gardening with Carnivores 2002

Paul Temple: Carnivorous Plants 1988

Peter D'Amato: The Savage Garden 1998

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Americas 2006

Stewart McPherson: Glistening Carnivores 2008

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Old World Vol 1 2009

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Old World Vol 2 2009

Thomas Carow, Ruedi Fürst: Fleischfressende Pflanzen 1994

Tim S. Bailey: Miraculum Naturae - Venus's Flytrap 2008

Tony Camilleri: Carnivorous Plants 1998

various authors: A Guide to the Carnivorous Plants of Singapore 1997

Wilhelm Barthlott, Stefan Porembski, Rüdiger Seine, Inge Theisen: Karnivoren 2004

Edited by Amar, 27 October 2010 - 11:53 AM.

[Loakesy]

A slightly more up to date list from me:

C.I.T.E.S. Carnivorous Plant Checklist - Arx, Bernard von et al – 2001
Miraculum Naturae: Venus's Flytrap - Bailey, Tim S. – 2008
The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants - Barthlott et al, Wilhelm – 2007
Fleischfressende Pflanzen - Bastian, Annette – 2003
Hungry Plants – Batten, Mary – 2000
Die Insectenfressende Pflanzen - Bouche, Jul. – 1884
Carnivorous Plants - Camirelli, Tony – 1998
Fleischfressende Pflanzen - Carow, Thomas et al – 1998
Growing Carnivores: An Italian Perspective - Catalano, Marcello – 2009
Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario do viaggio - Catalano, Marcello 2010
Letts Guide to Carnivorous Plants of the World - Cheers, Gordon – 1992
Killer Plants and How to Grow Them - Cheers, Gordon et al – 1996
Pitcher Plants of Sarawak - Clarke et al, Charles – 2004
Carnivorous Plants: From Legend to Reality - Cohen, Arie – 2009
Freaks and Wonders of Plant Life; or Curiosities of Vegetation - Cooke, M.C. – 1882
The Savage Garden - D'Amato, Peter – 1998
Insectivorous Plants - Darwin, Charles – 2002
Carnivorous Plants of the Western Cape South Africa 2009 - Dietz, Christian et al – 2010
Plants That Eat Animals - Fowler, Allan – 2001
Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back - Jenkins, Martin – 1996
Nature Watch: Carnivorous Plants - Johnson, Rebecca L. – 2007
Les Plantes Carnivores - Jolivet, Pierre – 1987
Weird and Wacky Plants - Kenah, Katharine – 2005
Insect-Eating Plants - Kite, L. Patricia – 1995
Plantes Carnivores - Labat, Jean-Jacques
Plantes Carnivores - Lecoufle, Marcel – 1989
Carnivorous Plants: Care and Cultivation - Lecoufle, Marcel – 1993
Plantes Carnivores - Lecoufle, Marcel – 2006
Pitcher Plants: The Elegant Insect Traps - Lerner, Carol – 1983
Pitcher Plants of the Americas - McPherson, Stewart – 2007
Glistening Carnivores: The Sticky-Leaved Insect-Eating Plants - McPherson, Stewart – 2008
Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands - McPherson, Stewart – 2008
Pitcher Plants of the Old World Part 1 - McPherson, Stewart – 2008
Pitcher Plants of the Old World Part 2 - McPherson, Stewart – 2009
Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats Volume 1 - McPherson, Stewart – 2010
Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats Volume 2 - McPherson, Stewart – 2010
Carnivorous Plants - Overbeck, Cynthia – 1982
Nature Watch - Pettifer, Julian et al – 1981
Pitcher-Plants of Borneo - Phillipps et al, Anthea – 1996
Carnivorous Plants of the World - Pietropaolo, James & Patricia – 1993
Insect-Eating Plants - Poole, Lynn & Gray – 1963
Growing Carnivorous Plants - Rice, Barry A. – 2006
Gardening With Carnivores - Romanowski, Nick – 2002
Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada - Schnell, Donald E. – 1976
Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada - Schnell, Donald E. – 2002
Carnivorous Plants - Schwartz, Randall – 1974
Kew Conservation Review: Pitchers in Trade - Simpson, R.B. – 1994
Carnivorous Plants - Slack, Adrian – 1979
Insect-Eating Plants & How to Grow Them - Slack, Adrian – 1988
Les Plantes Carnivores: Comment les Cultiver? - Slack, Adrian – 1988
Carnivorous Plants - Slack, Adrian – 2000
Insect Eaters - Slack, Adrian – 2006
Pflanzen Auf Insektenfang - Stehli, Dr. Georg – 1934
Masozrave Rostliny A Jetich Bydliste - Studnicka, Miloslav et al – 2010
Cultivating Carnivorous Plants - Swenson, Allan A. – 1977
Carnivorous Plants: A Wisley Handbook - Temple, Paul – 1988
Nepenthes – Unknown Thai author

I also have several novels which either mention CPs or where CPs form part of the story.

Edited by Loakesy, 27 October 2010 - 18:46 PM.

[alexa]

Wow, Andy, a library to be proud of. Whats that Kew Conservation Review, I've never heard of that one?

Regards
Alex.

[Loakesy]

I guess it's a little like the Arx CITES book. It's an A4 paperback (62 pages) which detail the American pitcher plants and their subspecies. There are a few line drawings of each main species. Interesting, but not the most exciting book in my collection!

[arie]

If there are members that like to buy add the book I wrote in Hebrew about CP called: Carnivorous Plants: From Legend to Reality invited to send me PM
Arie

[vraev]

Barry Rice: Growing Carnivorous plants

Charles Clarke: Nepenthes of borneo

Stewart McPherson: Lost worlds of venezuela

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher plants of Americas 'paperback'

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher plants of the old world vol-1

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher plants of the old world vol-2

Stewart McPherson: Carnivorous plants and habitats vol 1

Stewart McPherson: Carnivorous plants and habitats vol 2

[Amar]

Acta Horticulturae: International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants 2004

Adrian Slack: Carnivorous Plants 1979

Adrian Slack: Insect Eaters 2006

Alfred Fessler: Fleischfressende Pflanzen für Haus und Garten, Auswahl-Pflanzung-Pflege 1986

Barry A. Rice: Growing Carnivorous Plants 2006

Charles Clarke: A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Sabah 2001

Charles Clarke: A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia 2002

Charles Clarke: Pitcher Plants of Sarawak 2004

Charles Darwin: Insectivorous Plants 1888

Christian Dietz, Dr. Alfred Jäger, Dr. Claus-Jürgen Lenz, Carten Paul: Carnivorous Plants of the Western Cape South Africa 2009

David Attenborough: The Private Life of Plants 1995

David Lee Bowen: A Carnivorous Planted Terrarium 2010

Donald Schnell: Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada 1976

Donald Schnell: Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada 2002

Donald Schnell: Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada 2009 (reprint)

Gert Hoogenstrijd: Carniflora 2002

Gordon Cheers: Carnivorous Plants 1983

Gordon Cheers: Letts Guide to Carnivorous Plants 1992

Julian Pettifer and Robin Brown: Nature Watch 1994

Nick Romanowski: Gardening with Carnivores 2002

Paul Temple: Carnivorous Plants 1988

Peter D'Amato: The Savage Garden 1998

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Americas 2006

Stewart McPherson: Glistening Carnivores 2008

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Old World Vol 1 2009

Stewart McPherson: Pitcher Plants of the Old World Vol 2 2009

Thomas Carow, Ruedi Fürst: Fleischfressende Pflanzen 1994

Tim S. Bailey: Miraculum Naturae - Venus's Flytrap 2008

Tony Camilleri: Carnivorous Plants 1998

various authors: A Guide to the Carnivorous Plants of Singapore 1997

Wilhelm Barthlott, Stefan Porembski, Rüdiger Seine, Inge Theisen: Karnivoren 2004

Edited by Amar, 07 May 2011 - 20:47 PM.

[Deadly Weapon]

Peter D'Amato: The Savage Garden

This is a good start.  

[Amar]

Deadly Weapon, on 22 April 2011 - 18:43 PM, said:

Peter D'Amato: The Savage Garden

This is a good start.  

The best start.

[Loakesy]

A quick update:

C.I.T.E.S. Carnivorous Plant Checklist - Arx, Bernard von et al
Miraculum Naturae: Venus's Flytrap - Bailey, Tim S.
The Curious World of Carnivorous Plants - Barthlott et al, Wilhelm
Fleischfressende Pflanzen - Bastian, Annette
Hungry Plants - Batten, Mary
Die Insectenfressende Pflanzen - Bouche, Jul.
Fleischfressende Pflanzen - Braem, Dr. Guido
Carnivorous Plants - Camirelli, Tony
Fleischfressende Pflanzen - Carow, Thomas et al
Growing Carnivores: An Italian Perspective - Catalano, Marcello
Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario do viaggio - Catalano, Marcello
Letts Guide to Carnivorous Plants of the World - Cheers, Gordon
Killer Plants and How to Grow Them - Cheers, Gordon et al
Pitcher Plants of Sarawak - Clarke et al, Charles
Carnivorous Plants: From Legend to Reality - Cohen, Arie
Freaks and Wonders of Plant Life; or Curiosities of Vegetation - Cooke, M.C.
The Savage Garden - D'Amato, Peter
Insectivorous Plants - Darwin, Charles
Carnivorous Plants of the Western Cape South Africa 2009 - Dietz, Christian et al
Plants That Eat Animals - Fowler, Allan
Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back - Jenkins, Martin
Nature Watch: Carnivorous Plants - Johnson, Rebecca L.
Les Plantes Carnivores - Jolivet, Pierre
Weird and Wacky Plants - Kenah, Katharine
Insect-Eating Plants - Kite, L. Patricia
Plantes Carnivores - Labat, Jean-Jacques
Plantes Carnivores - Lecoufle, Marcel
Carnivorous Plants: Care and Cultivation - Lecoufle, Marcel
Plantes Carnivores - Lecoufle, Marcel
Pitcher Plants: The Elegant Insect Traps - Lerner, Carol
Pitcher Plants of the Americas - McPherson, Stewart
Glistening Carnivores: The Sticky-Leaved Insect-Eating Plants - McPherson, Stewart
Lost Worlds of the Guiana Highlands - McPherson, Stewart
Pitcher Plants of the Old World Part 1 - McPherson, Stewart
Pitcher Plants of the Old World Part 2 - McPherson, Stewart
Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats Volume 1 - McPherson, Stewart
Carnivorous Plants and their Habitats Volume 2 - McPherson, Stewart
Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Philippines - McPherson, Stewart et al
Carnivorous Plants - Overbeck, Cynthia
Nature Watch - Pettifer, Julian et al
Pitcher-Plants of Borneo - Phillipps et al, Anthea
Carnivorous Plants of the World - Pietropaolo, James & Patricia
Insect-Eating Plants - Poole, Lynn & Gray
Growing Carnivorous Plants - Rice, Barry A.
Gardening With Carnivores - Romanowski, Nick
Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada - Schnell, Donald E. 1st Ed
Carnivorous Plants of the United States and Canada - Schnell, Donald E. 2nd Ed
Carnivorous Plants - Schwartz, Randall
Kew Conservation Review: Pitchers in Trade - Simpson, R.B.
Carnivorous Plants - Slack, Adrian
Insect-Eating Plants & How to Grow Them - Slack, Adrian 1st Ed
Insect-Eating Plants & How to Grow Them - Slack, Adrian 2nd Ed
Les Plantes Carnivores: Comment les Cultiver? - Slack, Adrian
Carnivorous Plants - Slack, Adrian
Insect Eaters - Slack, Adrian
Pflanzen Auf Insektenfang - Stehli, Dr. Georg
Masozrave Rostliny - Studnicka, Miloslav et al
Masozrave Rostliny A Jetich Bydliste - Studnicka, Miloslav et al
Cultivating Carnivorous Plants - Swenson, Allan A.
Carnivorous Plants: A Wisley Handbook - Temple, Paul
Nepenthes - Unknown
Carnivorous Plants - Waters, John F
Secrets of the Venus's Fly Trap - Wexler, Jerome

Paid for, almost entirely, out of sales of carnivorous plants...

[Carnivine]

My current list of books is as follows:

Carnivorous Plants Of The World James & Patricia Pietropaolo
Carnivorous Plants Adrian Slack
Growing Carnivorous Plants Barry Rice
Insect Eaters Adrian slack
The Curious World Of Carnivorous Plants Wilhelm Bartlhlott
The Carnivorous Plants         Frank Ernest Lloyd (1942)
Growing Carnivores – An Italian Perspective     Marcello Catalano
Carnivorous Plants – A Wisley Handbook RHS
Eye View – Meat Eating Plants Unknown
Meat Eating Plants Paul Simons
Sarracenia         John & Jean Ainsworth
CITES Carnivorous Plant Checklist
Miraculum Naturae – Venus’s Flytrap Tim Bailey
Insect Eating Plants & How To Grow Them Adrian Slack
Insectivorous Plants Charles Darwin
The Savage Garden Peter D’Amato
Pitcher Plants Of The Americas Stewart McPherson
Glistening Carnivores Stewart McPherson
Carnivorous Plants & Their Habitats Volume 1 Stewart McPherson
Carnivorous Plants & Their Habitats Volume 2 Stewart McPherson
Pitcher Plants Of The Old World Volume 1 Stewart McPherson
Pitcher Plants Of The Old World Volume 2 Stewart McPherson
Sarraceniaceae Of South America Stewart McPherson
Sarraceniaceae Of North America Stewart McPherson
Field Guide To The Pitcher Plants Of The Philippines      Stewart McPherson
Field Guide To The Pitcher Plants Of Sulawesi             Stewart McPherson
New Nepenthes Volume 1 Stewart McPherson

Other Stewart McPherson books will be added as they are published.