1884-1887 The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening: A Practical and Scientific Encyclopaedia of Horticulture

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Colour Plates, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

Complete in eight volumes, including the supplement to the rear of volume VIII. A practical and scientific encyclopaedia of horticulture for gardeners and botanists, considered George Nicholson's most important work. Consisting of: Volume I: A-CAR, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates, two monochrome plates, and numerous in-text images. Volume II: CAR-ERI, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates and numerous in-text images. Volume III: ERO-LAV, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates and numerous in-text images. Volume IV: LAW-ODO, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates and numerous in-text images. Volume V: ODO-PIN, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates and numerous in-text images. Volume VI: PIN-SCL, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates and numerous in-text images. Volume VII: SCL-TUR, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates and numerous in-text images. Volume VIII: TUR-Z, illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates and numerous in-text images. Collated complete. A fascinating dictionary of plants, designed to be read by gardeners and botanists alike. This work is commonly praised as being the best and most complete work on gardening and garden plants published in the nineteenth century, remaining a standard work on the subject even to this day. The Royal Horticultural Society's current 'Dictionary of Gardening' has Nicholson's 'Illustrated Dictionary' as its basis, even retaining its predecessor's layout. Edited by George Nicholson, an English botanist and horticulturist, awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour by the Royal Horticultural Society for his contributions to horticulture. Assisted by Professor James William Helenus Trail, a British botanist who served as Professor of Botany at Aberdeen University, and John Garrett, a British botanist.