The Theory of Horticulture; or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal Operations of Gardening Upon Physiological Principles

Published by Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, London, 1840

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23x15cm, xvi,387 pp., An ink mark to one page-margin. One page has a small tear to margin. Some binding stains. Reference: Goldsmiths-Kress no. 31386.1. ["Lindley was a famous botanist and horticulturist and became Professor of Botany in University College, London..The book The Theory and Practice of Horticulture (1840) was translated into nearly every European language. He contributed numerous reports to Transactions of the Horticultural Society upon new plants in their gardens, accompanied by notes on doubleness of flowers, rate of growth and action of frost. He was the principal editor of Gardeners' Chronicle until his death. In this he persistently advocated the better education of gardeners and the cheapening of glass as a means of popularizing the greenhouse and conservatory. His book The Theory and Practice of Horticulture (1840) was also published in an American Edition and had a profound influence on American horticulturists of the 19th Century" - History of Horticulture website]. Some foxing. Later (recent) binder's blind boards. Good.…

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Title
The Theory of Horticulture; or, An Attempt to Explain the Principal Operations of Gardening Upon Physiological Principles
Author
Lindley, John [1799-1865]
Publisher
Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, London
Publication year
1840
Binding
Later boards.
Illustrator
Textual illustrations.
Edition
1st Edition.
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