National Vegetable Society

"Advancing the culture, study and improvement of vegetables"

National Vegetable Society Library

The NVS maintains a library of books and photographic slides on the cultivation and exhibition of vegetables.

These publications may be borrowed from the library by all members and Affiliated Societies at a nominal charge

NVS Library List

  • How to win prizes with vegetables W.C. Cooper
  • Vegetables for the garden and exhibition S.M. Gault
  • Vegetables for all the year round W.G. Witham Fogg
  • Tomato culture F.W. Loads
  • Enjoy your gardening W.E. Shewell Cooper
  • The ABC of gardening W.E. Shewell Cooper
  • The vegetable garden displayed The RHS
  • The Penguin book of basic gardening Alan Gemmell
  • The new vegetable growers handbook Arthur J. Simons
  • Tomato and cucumber culture A.A. Richards
  • Market gardening R.A. Robinson
  • ABCD growing vegetables for show E.R. Janes
  • The kitchen garden Brian Furner
  • Gardening for finance or fancy Fred Marshall
  • The gardeners pocket book Carlton Wallace
  • Mr. Digwell's gardening book Digwell of the Mirror
  • The small garden C.E. Lucas Phillips
  • Greenhouse management amateur gardening picture book J.P. Wood
  • From garden to kitchen D. Bartrum
  • The dictionary of roses in colour A.R. Gemmell
  • Science in the garden F.A. Loads
  • The complete vegetable grower W.E. Shewell Cooper
  • The new vegetable growers handbook A.J. Simmons
  • Gardening month to month Ian G. Walls
  • The profitable culture of vegetables Thomas Smith
  • Vegetables and their cultivation T.W. Sanders FLS, FRNS
  • Growing vegetables David Pople
  • The potato in health and disease T. Whitehead PhD
  • Growing and showing prize winning onions and leeks B. Furner
  • Gardening the modern way Roy Hay
  • Flower growing for shows E.R. Janes
  • Save your own seed L.D. Hills
  • Simple tomato growing Ian Walls
  • The vegetable expert D.G. Hessayon
  • Complete vegetable gardener Peter Seabrooks
  • Potato growers handbook Graham Rice (Edited)
  • In your garden with Percy Thrower Hamlyn - donated by K. Hornby
  • Lovells way with vegetables NVS - donated by A. Foote

NVS Slide Library

Series (A) Leeks a twelve month cycle - 50 slides
Series (B) Celery - 42 slides
Series (C & D) Carrots long & stump - 28 & 43 slides
Series (E) Onions - 50 slides
Series (F) Potatoes - 36 slides
Series (G) Brassicas - 30 slides
Series (H) Shallots - 22 slides, runner beans - 15 slides cucumber - 12 slides
Series (I) Peas - 24 slides

For details contact the Society Librarian


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