Author: Chittenden, Fred J [editor]
Title: The Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary Of Gardening : A Practical And Scientific Encyclopaedia Of Horticulture Volume I A - Co [wth] Volume II Co - Ja [with] Volume III [ Je - Pt [with] Volume IV Pt - Zy [with] Volume V - Supplement [ 5 volumes complete ]
Description: Oxford University Press, 1951, 1st edition. Cloth, G+. 5 volumes. xvi+512pp, viii+513-1088pp, viii+1089-1712pp, viii+1713-2316pp, xii+334pp, line drawings, vols I - IV a little rubbed along the edges, Supplement volume dated 1956 & with a spine darkened dustjacket, a solid set. Booksellers ticket of Ozzard Taunton in vols I - IV. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Monumental dictionary of gardening, based around plants grown in British gardens. The Supplement contains lists of recommended varieties of Flowers, Fruits & Vegetables. Frederick James Chittenden [ 1873 - 1950 ] British horticulturalist and first director of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Wisley Garden. He died just before his magnum opus was published.

Keywords: botany, horticulture, gardening