| Gleanings from French Gardens: Comprising an Account of Such Features of French Horticulture as Are Most Worthy of Adoption in British Gardens Contributor(s): Robinson, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108079830 ISBN-13: 9781108079839 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Gardening - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - History |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.88 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The innovative gardener and writer William Robinson (1838-1935), several of whose other works are reissued in this series, was sent by The Times as its horticultural correspondent to the Paris International Exposition of 1867. As a result of his visit, he produced two books, The Parks, Promenades and Gardens of Paris (1869) and this highly illustrated work (first published in 1868 and reissued here in its 1869 second edition) on gardening trends in France, describing 'such features of French horticulture as are most worthy of adoption in British gardens'. In comparing French horticulture with British, Robinson believes that the gardens of the great houses of Britain are not matched in France, but that in terms of market gardening and its produce, France is definitely superior. He argues in this interesting work that French methods of training fruit such as apples, pears and peaches should be widely adopted. |