Chittenden, Fred J & Synge, Patrick M [editors]
The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary Of Gardening : A Practical And Scientific Encyclopaedia Of Horticulture Volume I A - Co [wth] Volume II Co - Ja [with] Volume III [ Je - Pt [with] Volume IV Pt - Zy [with] Volume V - Supplement [ 5 volumes complete ]
Oxford University Press, 1965, 2nd impression of 2nd edition. Cloth, dj, VG/G. 5 volumes. xvi+512pp, viii+513-1088pp, viii+1089-1712pp, viii+1713-2316pp, xii+555pp, line drawings, vols I - V a little rubbed along the edges and the dustjackets a little edge worn & chipped with some loss, Supplement volume dated 1969, a solid set. Hardback with dustjacket.
¶ Monumental dictionary of gardening, based around plants grown in British gardens. The Supplement contains lists of recommended varieties of Flowers, Fruits & Vegetables. Frederick James Chittenden [ 1873 - 1950 ] British horticulturalist and first director of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Wisley Garden. He died just before his magnum opus was published.
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Keywords: botany, horticulture, gardening