Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles Volume One

Description

Author: Bean Wj & Murray John
Format: Hardback
Imprint: Antiquarian Books
ISBN: A934

For the Eighth Edition every desciption has been corrected or rewritten where necessary and many entirely new ones have been included. Volume I contains a series of introductory chapters that provide a concise history of plant introductions to the British Isles, a summary of all the principle cultivation processes and an explanation of the systems of botanical nomenclature. The illustrations are entirely replanned, many taken specially for the volume A mass of accurate information is combined with an informal style to produce a blend of botanical description, horticulture and personal experience that is quite unique. The concise descriptions are accompanied by details of distribution, history, distinctive characteristics and merits, and cultivation..