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Farrer, Reginald

The Rock Garden

1912

40.42 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1912
Place of printing
London. T. C. & E. C. Jack
Author
Farrer, Reginald
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Gardening - General
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21 x 16 cm]; xi, 118 pp, 8 color plates including frontis, other illustrations from drwgs, index. original boards with mounted color plate on front cover as issued, lightly foxed, light wear, very good copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. After a short description of the history and building the rock garden, the author describes the alpine plants that are suitable in this type of garden. The preface is by J. Bretland Farmer. The author later went on to publish the famous English Rock Garden, still a standard work, as well as a number of books on plant collecting. "Few writers have been so nimble with epithets and imagery to describe plants, or conveyed such infectious enthusiasm". (Hugh Johnson)