British Pomology - The History, Description, Classification, Synonymes, of Fruits Fruit

Klappentext A comprehensive and detailed guide from 1851 to the 942 varieties of apple tree then growing in Britain. Zusammenfassung Robert Hogg (1817–97), son of a Scots nurseryman, was destined for a career in medicine, but abandoned his studies to pursue horticulture. This work, first published in 1851, was intended to encourage the cultivation of fruit, specifically the apple, and 942 separate varieties then growing in Britain are described. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Abbreviations and list of books referred to in the following work; The apple - its classification; The apple - its varieties; The apple - select varieties; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Robert Hogg, Hogg Robert
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 08.12.2011
• EAN: 9781108039444
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03944-4
• Seiten: 328
• Serien: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Biologie > Botanik; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Botany & plant sciences, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture, Botany and plant sciences