The Fruit Manual

Containing the Descriptions and Synonymes of the Fruits and Fruit Trees Commonly Met with in the Gardens and Orchards of Great Britain

By Robert Hogg, LL.D., F.L.S.

Second Edition

London: Journal of Horticulture and Cottage Gardener Office, 1862

Comprehensive Victorian reference on British fruits and fruit trees — detailed descriptions, synonyms, cultivation notes, and selections for gardens and orchards. Covers apples, pears, plums, cherries, berries, and many more varieties with practical advice for growers.

Measures 4½ x 7 inches, pages not numbered. Ex-library with University of California bookplate (from the library of Count Egon Caesar Corti, noted Austrian historian).

Excellent scarce pomology reference for collectors of antique fruit-growing books, horticulture, gardening history, and 19th-century British agriculture.

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