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Mckelvey, Susan Delano

The Lilac, a Monograph

1928

240.64 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1928
Place of printing
New York. The Macmillan Company
Author
Mckelvey, Susan Delano
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Gardening - General
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

4to [29.5 x 22 cm]; xvi, 581 pp, 172 plates from photos, including frontis, 4 color charts in original printed wraps in rear pocket, each with tissue guard, index. original green cloth, spine edges lightly rubbed, interior clean, near fine overall. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Not only the best work ever written on the subject but considered the finest botanical monograph ever written. The chapter on history and distribution is by Ernest H. Wilson, Description of the Genus by Alfred Rehder, Culture by Theodore A. Havemeyer and Diseases and Pests by William T. Councilman, and with detailed descriptions of every species and variety. The four color charts conform to Robert Ridgway's Color Standards and Color Nomenclature and were printed by A. Hoen & Company of Baltimore.