The Culture of the Peach and Nectarine.
London: Groombridge, 1859. Octavo (22.5 x 14.5 cm.), v, 52, [2] pages. Chromolithograph frontispiece. Advertisement. FIRST EDITION. A short overview of the peach and nectarine, including a history, instructions on soil, propagation, training, and treatment for pests and mildew. There is a lost of varieties, including some "new and valuable varieties" recently arrived from America and France. The author was Superintendent of the HS Garden at Chiswick, and formerly gardener.....