A detailed account of a genus of plants grown on both sides of the Atlantic for their beautiful and varied foliage, particularly now that a prolific number of good cultivars are available. In the introduction the author describes the geographical distribution of Hostas, their history and botanical structure. Two major reference sections follow - firstly the species are covered, with botanical descriptions; secondly an account of cultivars, clones and spores is given. After full guidance on Hosta cultivation there are ...
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A detailed account of a genus of plants grown on both sides of the Atlantic for their beautiful and varied foliage, particularly now that a prolific number of good cultivars are available. In the introduction the author describes the geographical distribution of Hostas, their history and botanical structure. Two major reference sections follow - firstly the species are covered, with botanical descriptions; secondly an account of cultivars, clones and spores is given. After full guidance on Hosta cultivation there are chapters devoted specifically to Hostas in landscape gardening, amateur gardening, flower arrangement and container growing.
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Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. 1st Printing. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. pp. 208. 208 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text is free of markings. No ownership markings. Very good dust jacket. A hint of light foxing on top fore-edge near head of spine. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding.
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Good in Good jacket. 7.5" x 10" Pages clean; binding tight; 2" crease to back of dustjacket lower left corner, else moderate wear to dj. 208 pages. Illustrated in b&w and color.
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Very good. 8vo, hardcover. Vg+ condition in vg dj. NOT ex-library. Prev. owner's name on endpaper, faintest foxing to text-block edge, not affecting interior; contents bright & clean, virtually unopened; dj glossy w/ shallow bend along bottom edge of cover. 208 pp., illus.
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Illustrated by Jenny Brasier. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 0881921882. Stiff unmarked book with small bump to top corner; in rubbed dust jacket with staining to top rear edge only visible on reverse side.; 10.0 X 7.3 X 1.2 inches; 208 pages.
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Very Good in Near Fine jacket. Timber Press, Incorporated, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Clean well-kept copy. With drawings and color photo section. Bump at lower spine. Glossy jacket..
