Hortus Veitchii: A History of the Rise and Progress of the Nurseries of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, Together with an Account of the Botanical Collectors and Hybridists Employed by them and a List of their Most Remarkable Introductions

Description:

'Special' limited edition, printed for private circulation only (a trade edition, bound in cloth, was also published in the same year). This book contains 'a record of continuous work for over three-quarters of a century in the the field of Horticulture by one family, - work which justly may be claimed to have permanently benefited every garden' by introducing new plants from around the world to the West. Veitch family (per. 1768–1929), horticulturists, ran important nurseries in Devon and London and commissioned several notable plant hunting expeditions.The Veitch Nurseries were the largest group of family-run plant nurseries in Europe during the 19th century.

The book includes chapters on: Lives of Travellers, Lives of Hybridists, Orchid Species, Orchid Hybrids, Stove and Greenhouse Plants, Insectivorous Plants, Exotic Ferns, Coniferous Trees, Trees and Shrubs and Climbing Plants, Herbaceous Plants, Bulbous Plants, Begonias, Hippeastrums, Orchid Hybridization, Nepenthes, Greenhouse Rhododendrons, Streptocarpus, Fruits and Vegetables.

Condition

Imp. 8vo, orig. half-morocco, gt title to spine, marbled boards and endpapers. Hand-made paper, edges uncut. D/w foxed, torn and neatly repaired with archive tape, with a few nicks and small chips, now in removable protective sleeve. A very good copy. Scarce with original dustwrapper.