The Science and Profitable Culture of Fruit Trees

Very good used condition. Hardback cover in brown cloth, titles and motifs in black on front, spine and back, cover rather grubby, spine discoloured. Binding firm. Text (229 pp, 187 engravings) very good. 48 pp following main text listing other educational publications in Weale's Scientific & technical Series). A rare copy in English of Professor du Breuil's classic French treatise on fruit trees, first published in French in 1850s. This edition (5th ed) was translated into English by William Wardle and edited by George Glenny. Covers grafting, pruning, training and preservation, with particular emphasis on pears, apples, peaches, plums, cherries and apricots. Extensively illustrated with engraved diagrams.