UID:
almafu_9960117943902883
Format:
1 online resource (viii, pages 1653-1933) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-107-25284-9
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Botany and horticulture
Content:
Although without formal scientific training, Henry John Elwes (1846-1922) devoted his life to natural history. He had studied birds, butterflies and moths, but later turned his attention to collecting and growing plants. Embarking on his most ambitious project in 1903, he recruited the Irish dendrologist Augustine Henry (1857-1930) to collaborate with him on this well-illustrated work. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, it covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The strictly botanical parts were written by Henry, while Elwes drew on his extensive knowledge of native and non-native species to give details of where remarkable examples could be found. Each volume contains photographic plates as well as drawings of leaves and buds to aid identification. The species covered in Volume 7 (1913) include lime, box, willow, poplar and elm. The work's index appeared separately in 1913 but is now incorporated in this volume.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Sep 2016).
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Includes index.
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Tilia species; Trachycarpus; Acanthopanax; Acacia; Laurelia; Ilex; Buxus; Crataegus; Salix species; Populus species; Ulmus species; Koelruteria; Plates; Postscript; Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-108-06938-X
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107252844
