Paxton's Flower Garden by Joseph Paxton (English) Paperback Book

Description: Paxton's Flower Garden by Joseph Paxton, John Lindley Best known for designing the Crystal Palace, Paxton was head gardener at Chatsworth by the age of twenty-three. These volumes, published between 1850 and 1853, reflect not only the Victorians interest in gardening, but also the extraordinary lengths to which they would go in search of the unusual. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Best remembered today for his innovative design for the Crystal Palace of 1851, Joseph Paxton (1803–65) was head gardener to the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth by the age of twenty-three, and remained involved in gardening throughout his life. Tapping in to the burgeoning interest in gardening amongst the Victorians, in 1841 he founded the periodical The Gardeners Chronicle with the botanist John Lindley (1799–1865), with whom he had worked on a Government report on Kew Gardens. Paxtons Flower Garden appeared between 1850 and 1853, following a series of plant-collecting expeditions. Only three of the planned ten volumes were published, but with hand-coloured plates (which can be viewed online alongside this reissue) and over 500 woodcuts, the work is lavish. Volume 3 includes further studies of numerous orchids, and Captain Cooks account of the discovery of the pine that would take his name, Araucaria cookii (Captain Cooks Pine). Table of Contents 73. The Retuse Echeverria; 74. The Thyrse-Like Billbergia; 75. The Golden Swan-Orchis; 76. The Purple Gesnera; 77. The Morel Billbergia; 78. The Masters Cymbid; 79. The Nepal Ash-Leaved Berberry; 80. The Many-Spiked Billbergia; 81. The Rosy Limatode; 82. The Dark Purple Hellebore; 83. The Ciliated Hellebore; 84. The Dark-Eyed Fringed Dendrobe; 85. The Oval Oxylobe; 86. The Long-Leaved Puya; 87. The Hooded Oncid; 88. The Mysore Hexacentre; 89. The Dwarf Crimson Chinese Azalea; 90. The Pescatore Odontoglot; 91. The Three-Flowered Abelia; 92. The Large-Flowered Glutinous Diplacus; 93. The Fiery-Red Mormodes; 94. The Woolly Clematis; 95. The Beauteous Veronica; 96. The Purple-Stained Laelia; 97. The Azorean Forget-Me-Not; 98. The Duke of Devonshires Water Lily; 99. The Thick-Leaved Cleisostome; 100. The Scarlet Salpiglot; 101. The Pretty Raphistem; 102. The Racemose Solenid; 103. The Golden-Flowered Dielytra; 104. The Bell-Flowered Spathodea; 105. The Haytian Laeliops; 106. The Chinese Althaea Frutex; 107. The Calisaya Bark-Plant; 108. The Splendid Aeschynanth; Index. Promotional Meticulous studies of flora from around the world, made by Joseph Paxton, best known as designer of the Crystal Palace. Promotional "Headline" Meticulous studies of flora from around the world, made by Joseph Paxton, best known as designer of the Crystal Palace. Description for Bookstore Best known for designing the Crystal Palace, Paxton was head gardener at Chatsworth by the age of twenty-three. These volumes, published between 1850 and 1853, reflect not only the Victorians interest in gardening, but also the extraordinary lengths to which they would go in search of the unusual. Description for Library Best known for designing the Crystal Palace, Paxton was head gardener at Chatsworth by the age of twenty-three. These volumes, published between 1850 and 1853, reflect not only the Victorians interest in gardening, but also the extraordinary lengths to which they would go in search of the unusual. Details ISBN1108037275 Author John Lindley Year 2011 ISBN-10 1108037275 ISBN-13 9781108037273 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1803 Death 1865 Language English Media Book DEWEY 582.13 Pages 252 Short Title PAXTONS FLOWER GARDEN Publisher Cambridge University Press Publication Date 2011-12-08 Illustrations 36 Plates, color; 82 Halftones, unspecified UK Release Date 2011-12-08 AU Release Date 2011-12-08 NZ Release Date 2011-12-08 Alternative 9781139095662 Series Number Volume 3 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Series Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:91399187;

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