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Bainbridge, Richard

Guide to the Conservatory; being a concise Treatise on the Management of the Hothouse & Greenhouse; the forcing of bulbs, shrubs, etc, keeping up blooms all year; select list of the most admirable plants. . .

1842

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Year of publication
1842
Place of printing
London. Robert Baldwin
Author
Bainbridge, Richard
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Gardening - General orchids
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

12mo [17.5 x 11.5 cm]; vii, 258, [vi, ads], errata, index. original green cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover, spine lightly faded but lettering clear, lightly frayed at spine head, hinge repaired, very good, interior is clean and near fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author was gardener to Lord Wenlock, and here describes the huge greenhouse operation and the many plants, including a large number of orchids (about 64 pages), month to month treatments, plant hybridizing, propagation, plants lists, etc.
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