The Standard Cyclopedia Of Horticulture

New York: The Macmillan Company. VG+/NONE. 1950. Hardcover. 47. This very nice, VG++, three volume set is bound in dark green cloth with gilt printing on the spines. All three volumes arel clean, straight & tight, without marks or tears. Volume I includes pages 1-1200, A-E; the previous owner's name sticker is on the front endpage, both title page & half-title page have a wrinkle, otherwise it would be near fine. Volume II pages 1201-2422, F-O; it has the same name sticker on the front endpage; the half-title page and facing page also have a wrinkle. Volume III pages 2423-3639, P-Z; the same name sticker is present on the front endpage and also a wrinkle on the half-title page. The endpapers of all three volumes are lightly foxed. A discussion for the amateur, the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables, with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists - from book. Illustrated with colored plates, four thousand engravings in the text, and ninety-six full-page cuts. A wonderful set of books for anyone interested in horticulture. ; Vol. 3; Color Plates/Engravings; 10.5 x 8 inches .