FLORIST'S MANUAL (HARDCOVER, 1ST ED) IN SOUTH AFRICA

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Originally published in 1833, this horticultural resource manual was "designed as an introduction to vegetable physiology and systematic botany, for cultivators of flowers, with more than eighty beautifully-coloured engravings of poetic flowers." This illustrated and comprehensive description of flowers, their cultivation, classification, and interpretation is one of the first American botanical encyclopedias and is being published in conjunction with Old Sturbridge Village, one of America's leading living history and outdoor museums. Features Summary Published in cooperation with Old Sturbridge Village, this 1833 hardcover guide to flower cultivation, which includes 73 color illustrations, is one of the earliest American publications on horticulture written for the lay person.. Author H Bourne Publisher ApplewoodBooks Release date 20040401 Pages 288 ISBN 1-55709-386-5 ISBN 13 978-1-55709-386-8