Fruits

folio [33 x 26 cm]; xv, 208 pp, 80 fine colored plates from photos, extensive bibliography, index, index to bibliography. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt spine title lettering, gilt picture of fruit on cover, one page with light crease in margin, dj (not price clipped, slight wear at edge), near fine and clean in original cloth-covered solid slipcase. A picture of this b An authoritative work by two experts on fruit growing in temperate climates, including cultivation, propagation, the fruit growing industry as well as the history and origin of fruit growing. Includes apples, pears, plums, berries, peaches, apricots, cherries, nuts, quinces, melons, figs, grapes, cucumber, tomato, lemon, banana, etc. Chapters on fruit growing in South Africa, Canada, Australia as well as Britain.