Patrick Millington Synge
Patrick Millington Synge
Patrick Millington Synge VMH was a British botanist, writer and plant hunter. He was a graduate of Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge. His first book documented a British Museum of Natural History expedition to East Africa, led by George Taylor, later Director at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He fought in the Intelligence Corps in the Second World War between 1943-45, gaining the rank of Major. He was editor of the *Horticultural Journal* between 1945-70 and was awarded the Victoria Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1971. His many expeditions, including those to Nepal with Colville Barclay and Turkey with Rear-Admiral Paul Furse, were documented in his 1973 book *In Search of Flowers*. Source: [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Synge)
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The colour dictionary of garden plants
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Mountains of the Moon
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The dictionary of roses in colour
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Flowers in winter
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In search of flowers
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The dictionary of garden plants in colour, with house and greenhouse plants
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Dictionary of Gardening
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The complete guide to bulbs
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Supplement to the Dictionary of Gardening
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Mountains of the moon
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Lilies, a revision of Elwes' Monograph of the genus Lilium and its supplements
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Lilies
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Devon and Cornwall
no cover - FAFlowers and colour in winterPatrick Millington Synge
Flowers and colour in winter
no cover - DODictionary of gardening.Patrick Millington Synge
Dictionary of gardening
no cover - RHRhododendron handbook.Patrick Millington Synge
Rhododendron handbook
no cover - TLThe lily year book.Patrick Millington Synge
The lily year book
no cover - HBHardy bulbsPatrick Millington Synge
Hardy bulbs
no cover - SGSome good garden plantsPatrick Millington Synge
Some good garden plants
no cover - CGCollins Guide to BulbsPatrick Millington Synge
Collins guide to bulbs
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Flowers in winter
no cover - FIFlowers in winter.Patrick Millington Synge
Flowers in winter
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Plants with personality
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Plants with personality
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The colour dictionary of garden plants
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Mountains of the Moon
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The dictionary of roses in colour
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Flowers in winter
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In search of flowers
- Open Work
The dictionary of garden plants in colour, with house and greenhouse plants
- Open Work
Dictionary of Gardening
- Open Work
The complete guide to bulbs
- Open Work
Supplement to the Dictionary of Gardening
- Open Work
Mountains of the moon
- Open Work
Lilies, a revision of Elwes' Monograph of the genus Lilium and its supplements
- Open Work
Lilies
- Open Work
Devon and Cornwall
- Open Work
Flowers and colour in winter
- Open Work
Dictionary of gardening
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Rhododendron handbook
- Open Work
The lily year book
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Hardy bulbs
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Some good garden plants
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Collins guide to bulbs
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Flowers in winter
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Flowers in winter
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Plants with personality
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Plants with personality