A nineteenth-century garden - Softcover

80 pages, containing 12 colour plates and 20 B&W plates, all reproductions of the original prints carried by American nursery salesmen from the mid- to the late-19th Century. Includes a history of the American nursery business, plus full details on the availabilty and use of the flowers, fruts and trees illustrated in this work. Lightly tanned on edges. Stain on top edge of dust-jacket also affecting the outside covers only.