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The British Pomology

The History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain

Robert Hogg author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Dec '11

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A comprehensive and detailed guide from 1851 to the 942 varieties of apple tree then growing in Britain.

Robert Hogg (1817–97), son of a Scots nurseryman, was destined for a career in medicine, but abandoned his studies to pursue horticulture. This work, first published in 1851, was intended to encourage the cultivation of fruit, specifically the apple, and 942 separate varieties then growing in Britain are described.Robert Hogg (1817–97), son of a Scots nurseryman, was destined for a career in medicine, but abandoned his studies to pursue horticulture. Employed by a famous London tree nursery, he travelled widely in Britain and Europe to study gardening practice. This work, first published in 1851, was intended to encourage a taste for the 'most important, most instructive, and intellectual branch of horticultural science' - the cultivation of fruit. (The book is subtitled 'The Apple', as though further volumes on other fruit were intended, but none appeared, though Hogg did publish The Fruit Manual (also reissued in this series) in 1860.) It lists and gives detailed descriptions, including drawings, of 401 apples in cultivation in Great Britain, and a further 541 of which Hogg had no direct knowledge. He provides classification lists by fruit colour, shape, seasonality and region - a fascinating resource for the history of horticulture and of food.

ISBN: 9781108039444

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 20mm

Weight: 350g

328 pages