Garden Shrubs and Their Histories by Alice and 12 similar items

Garden Shrubs and Their Histories by Alice M. Coats Garden Shrubs and Their Histories Alice M. Coats New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1965 Copyright 1964 Four color plates, Eleven in black and white Five line drawings 416 pages The binding is in acceptable condition and the pages are clean. The gray cover is slightly edge toned. The jacket is stained and edge worn, the spine is darkened and the front flap is price clipped. Acceptable. Hardcover. A general book on ornamental shrubs and climbers includes no fewer than 110 shrub families. The reason for and the meaning of the name of each family is given and the author selects the most important members in each family and traces their histories from the time since they were first introduced up to the present day (GH2)