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New York: William Wood & Company, 1885 Book. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Revised Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth on beveled boards. Dusty. Everything you need to know about growing fruits. 593 pp. with index..

London: Frederick Warne & Co., Limited, 1965 Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Good Plus to Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original yellow illustrated cloth on boards. Previous owner's name. Price-clipped DJ has short repaired tears at head. Everything you could want to know about bulbous plants - biology, geography, cultivation, propagation, pests and diseases, forcing, and recognition. 292 pp. including index..

London: Garden Book Club Book. Illus. by Photos and Drawings. Very Good. Hardcover. Reprint. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth on boards. No writiing or damage to book. DJ has small tear head of spine. This is the first time I have seen "Dutch lights", as opposed to "hotbeds" or "coldframes." Once past the terminology, the advice given is thorough and well-explained. 194 pp..

London: The Studio, 1927 Book. Illus. by Colour and B & W Photos. Good Plus. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original blindstamped green cloth lettered in gold on bevelled boards. Edited by C. Geoffrey Holme and Shirley B. Wainwright. Many photos, some in colour, of outstanding floral plantings in America, Europe, and Japan, with lists of designers and owners. Some foxing to endpapers. Large, heavy book may require extra postage. 166 pp..

North Cyprus Cancer Charity Trust, 1988 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown cloth on boards. Colour photos. Laid in is a list of Turkish names of Flowers of Northern Cyprus. 92 pp. with index..

London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1900 Book. Good to Very Good. Hardcover. Twenty-third Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original green cloth on boards. A comprehensive gardening book which extends into child care and family life. Many additional books are mentioned. I get the feeling that the author knows what she is talking about. 381 pp..

Toronto: Stoddart Publishing Co., Limited, 1985 Book. Illus. by Photographs By the Author. Very Good. Hardcover. First Canadian Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Green cloth on boards. Unclipped DJ. Text by Susan. Photos by Marina. No writing or damage. Clear plastic wrapper showing some wear. 272 pp. with index..

Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1964 Book. Illus. by B & W Drawings. Very Good Plus. Hardcover. Inscribed and Signed By Author. Presumed First. 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 Inches. Light blue cloth on boards with black pictorial dustjacket. Inscribed and signed by the author. Unclipped dustjacket has minor edgewear and corner wear. The author was a professor and head of the Botany Department at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. 226 pp. including Index..