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FORSYTH, WILLIAM. A treatise on the culture and management of fruit trees; in which a new method of pruning and training is fully described…
London, printed by Nicols and Son for T.N. Longman [et al.], 1802. First edition, 4to, pp. viii, 371, [1], plus 6pp. ads, 13 folding engraved plates; orig. blue paper-covered boards neatly rebacked, extremities a bit rubbed with repair to one corner of the front board, otherwise a very good copy. Forsyth (1737-1804), for whom the forsythia was named, was superintendent of the royal gardens at St. James and Kensington. One of the most useful and original sections of the work is Forsyth's discussion of the diseases of fruit and forest trees, and methods for prevention and cure. The success of the work was immediate, and it reached seven editions by 1824.
Offered for US$ 937.50 by: Rulon-Miller Books ABAA/ILAB - Book number: 2056