2000, ISBN: 9a571577dde50877453a66c10f2c5dfb

Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The author… Mehr…

Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The authors have made a commendable effort to produce an exhaustive account of individual plants and the garden in which they grow. The voluminous compilation has been produced in two volumes. This encyclopedical work includes basic facts about science of botany which underlies all plant growing; it deals with theory and principle, from which the gardener can obtain information and assistance. The materials also include common garden plants, soils in which they grow, the general methods of gardening and simple cultural directions. In this new work a plant (or a genus) is mostly listed twice, once under its correct botanical name, and again under its common name. Garden soils–their use and improvement have been dealt with in detail wherever necessary. Gardening implements, accessories and aids with which the gardens are made and cared for and plants and grown have been discussed in detail. They include tools, fertilizers and spray materials. The contents also include plant enemies and their control. The notes under each plant or genus being supplemented in many instances by more detailed accounts of the more serious diseases or pests and the directions for the use of spray or dust. The voluminous work is meant to give a general botany student with limited commercial and industrial life; a broader horizon and an idea about the manual work associated with gardening. Such treasure house of information are worthy of decorating the shelves of rich libraries of the world. Printed Pages: 1300., Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997, 6, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The authors have made a commendable effort to produce an exhaustive account of individual plants and the garden in which they grow. The voluminous compilation has been produced in two volumes. This encyclopedical work includes basic facts about science of botany which underlies all plant growing; it deals with theory and principle, from which the gardener can obtain information and assistance. The materials also include common garden plants, soils in which they grow, the general methods of gardening and simple cultural directions. In this new work a plant (or a genus) is mostly listed twice, once under its correct botanical name, and again under its common name. Garden soils–their use and improvement have been dealt with in detail wherever necessary. Gardening implements, accessories and aids with which the gardens are made and cared for and plants and grown have been discussed in detail. They include tools, fertilizers and spray materials. The contents also include plant enemies and their control. The notes under each plant or genus being supplemented in many instances by more detailed accounts of the more serious diseases or pests and the directions for the use of spray or dust. The voluminous work is meant to give a general botany student with limited commercial and industrial life; a broader horizon and an idea about the manual work associated with gardening. Such treasure house of information are worthy of decorating the shelves of rich libraries of the world. Printed Pages: 1300., Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997, 6, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The authors have made a commendable effort to produce an exhaustive account of individual plants and the garden in which they grow. The voluminous compilation has been produced in two volumes. This encyclopedical work includes basic facts about science of botany which underlies all plant growing; it deals with theory and principle, from which the gardener can obtain information and assistance. The materials also include common garden plants, soils in which they grow, the general methods of gardening and simple cultural directions. In this new work a plant (or a genus) is mostly listed twice, once under its correct botanical name, and again under its common name. Garden soilstheir use and improvement have been dealt with in detail wherever necessary. Gardening implements, accessories and aids with which the gardens are made and cared for and plants and grown have been discussed in detail. They include tools, fertilizers and spray materials. The contents also include plant enemies and their control. The notes under each plant or genus being supplemented in many instances by more detailed accounts of the more serious diseases or pests and the directions for the use of spray or dust. The voluminous work is meant to give a general botany student with limited commercial and industrial life; a broader horizon and an idea about the manual work associated with gardening. Such treasure house of information are worthy of decorating the shelves of rich libraries of the world. Printed Pages: 1300. Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Horticulture, 2 Vols SetE.L.D. Seymour (Ed.)9788171413874, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997, 6, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The authors have made a commendable effort to produce an exhaustive account of individual plants and the garden in which they grow. The voluminous compilation has been produced in two volumes. This encyclopedical work includes basic facts about science of botany which underlies all plant growing; it deals with theory and principle, from which the gardener can obtain information and assistance. The materials also include common garden plants, soils in which they grow, the general methods of gardening and simple cultural directions. In this new work a plant (or a genus) is mostly listed twice, once under its correct botanical name, and again under its common name. Garden soils–their use and improvement have been dealt with in detail wherever necessary. Gardening implements, accessories and aids with which the gardens are made and cared for and plants and grown have been discussed in detail. They include tools, fertilizers and spray materials. The contents also include plant enemies and their control. The notes under each plant or genus being supplemented in many instances by more detailed accounts of the more serious diseases or pests and the directions for the use of spray or dust. The voluminous work is meant to give a general botany student with limited commercial and industrial life; a broader horizon and an idea about the manual work associated with gardening. Such treasure house of information are worthy of decorating the shelves of rich libraries of the world. Printed Pages: 1300., Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997, 6, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The authors have made a commendable effort to produce an exhaustive account of individual plants and the garden in which they grow. The voluminous compilation has been produced in two volumes. This encyclopedical work includes basic facts about science of botany which underlies all plant growing; it deals with theory and principle, from which the gardener can obtain information and assistance. The materials also include common garden plants, soils in which they grow, the general methods of gardening and simple cultural directions. In this new work a plant (or a genus) is mostly listed twice, once under its correct botanical name, and again under its common name. Garden soilstheir use and improvement have been dealt with in detail wherever necessary. Gardening implements, accessories and aids with which the gardens are made and cared for and plants and grown have been discussed in detail. They include tools, fertilizers and spray materials. The contents also include plant enemies and their control. The notes under each plant or genus being supplemented in many instances by more detailed accounts of the more serious diseases or pests and the directions for the use of spray or dust. The voluminous work is meant to give a general botany student with limited commercial and industrial life; a broader horizon and an idea about the manual work associated with gardening. Such treasure house of information are worthy of decorating the shelves of rich libraries of the world. Printed Pages: 1300. Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Horticulture, 2 Vols SetE.L.D. Seymour (Ed.)9788171413874, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997, 6, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The authors have made a commendable effort to produce an exhaustive account of individual plants and the garden in which they grow. The voluminous compilation has been produced in two volumes. This encyclopedical work includes basic facts about science of botany which underlies all plant growing; it deals with theory and principle, from which the gardener can obtain information and assistance. The materials also include common garden plants, soils in which they grow, the general methods of gardening and simple cultural directions. In this new work a plant (or a genus) is mostly listed twice, once under its correct botanical name, and again under its common name. Garden soils–their use and improvement have been dealt with in detail wherever necessary. Gardening implements, accessories and aids with which the gardens are made and cared for and plants and grown have been discussed in detail. They include tools, fertilizers and spray materials. The contents also include plant enemies and their control. The notes under each plant or genus being supplemented in many instances by more detailed accounts of the more serious diseases or pests and the directions for the use of spray or dust. The voluminous work is meant to give a general botany student with limited commercial and industrial life; a broader horizon and an idea about the manual work associated with gardening. Such treasure house of information are worthy of decorating the shelves of rich libraries of the world. Printed Pages: 1300., Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997, 6, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The authors have made a commendable effort to produce an exhaustive account of individual plants and the garden in which they grow. The voluminous compilation has been produced in two volumes. This encyclopedical work includes basic facts about science of botany which underlies all plant growing; it deals with theory and principle, from which the gardener can obtain information and assistance. The materials also include common garden plants, soils in which they grow, the general methods of gardening and simple cultural directions. In this new work a plant (or a genus) is mostly listed twice, once under its correct botanical name, and again under its common name. Garden soils–their use and improvement have been dealt with in detail wherever necessary. Gardening implements, accessories and aids with which the gardens are made and cared for and plants and grown have been discussed in detail. They include tools, fertilizers and spray materials. The contents also include plant enemies and their control. The notes under each plant or genus being supplemented in many instances by more detailed accounts of the more serious diseases or pests and the directions for the use of spray or dust. The voluminous work is meant to give a general botany student with limited commercial and industrial life; a broader horizon and an idea about the manual work associated with gardening. Such treasure house of information are worthy of decorating the shelves of rich libraries of the world. Printed Pages: 1300., Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997, 6, Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997. Hardcover. New. The book treats several thousand items and covers multiple phases of a beautiful yet complex subject as gardening. The authors have made a commendable effort to produce an exhaustive account of individual plants and the garden in which they grow. The voluminous compilation has been produced in two volumes. This encyclopedical work includes basic facts about science of botany which underlies all plant growing; it deals with theory and principle, from which the gardener can obtain information and assistance. The materials also include common garden plants, soils in which they grow, the general methods of gardening and simple cultural directions. In this new work a plant (or a genus) is mostly listed twice, once under its correct botanical name, and again under its common name. Garden soils–their use and improvement have been dealt with in detail wherever necessary. Gardening implements, accessories and aids with which the gardens are made and cared for and plants and grown have been discussed in detail. They include tools, fertilizers and spray materials. The contents also include plant enemies and their control. The notes under each plant or genus being supplemented in many instances by more detailed accounts of the more serious diseases or pests and the directions for the use of spray or dust. The voluminous work is meant to give a general botany student with limited commercial and industrial life; a broader horizon and an idea about the manual work associated with gardening. Such treasure house of information are worthy of decorating the shelves of rich libraries of the world. Printed Pages: 1300., Discovery Publishing House Pvt. Ltd., 1997, 6, Some minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. Food History Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2000 orig.boards 26x18cm, Pagination runs xii, 1121 - 2153. Volume 2 only. Contains 53 papers concerning Food and Drink around the World: The History & Culture of Food & Drink in Asia; The History & Culture of Food & Drink in Europe; The History & Culture of Food & Drink in the Americas; The History & Culture of Food & Drink in Sub-Saharan Africa & Oceania; Culinary History; History, Nutrition, and Health; Contemporary Food-Related Policy Issues; A Dictionary of the World's Plant Foods. ["An undertaking without parallel or precedent, this monumental .,. work encapsulates much of what is known of the history of food and nutrition. It constitutes a vast and essential chapter in the history of human health and culture. Ranging from the eating habits of our prehistoric ancestors to food-related policy issues we face today, this work covers the full spectrum of foods that have been hunted, gathered, cultivated, and domesticated; their nutritional makeup and uses; and their impact on cultures and demography. It offers a geographical perspective on the history and culture of food and drink and takes up subjects from food fads, prejudices, and taboos to questions of food toxins, additives, labeling, and entitlements. It culminates in a dictionary that identifies and sketches out brief histories of plant foods mentioned in the text - over 1, 000 in all - and additionally supplies thousands of common names and synonyms for those foods." - Publisher's description], Cambridge University Press, 2000, 3<

2000, ISBN: 9a571577dde50877453a66c10f2c5dfb

Some minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. Food History Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2000 orig.boards 26x18cm, Pagination runs xii, 1121 - 2153. Volume 2 only. Contains 53 papers conce… Mehr…

Some minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. Food History Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2000 orig.boards 26x18cm, Pagination runs xii, 1121 - 2153. Volume 2 only. Contains 53 papers concerning Food and Drink around the World: The History & Culture of Food & Drink in Asia; The History & Culture of Food & Drink in Europe; The History & Culture of Food & Drink in the Americas; The History & Culture of Food & Drink in Sub-Saharan Africa & Oceania; Culinary History; History, Nutrition, and Health; Contemporary Food-Related Policy Issues; A Dictionary of the World's Plant Foods. ["An undertaking without parallel or precedent, this monumental .,. work encapsulates much of what is known of the history of food and nutrition. It constitutes a vast and essential chapter in the history of human health and culture. Ranging from the eating habits of our prehistoric ancestors to food-related policy issues we face today, this work covers the full spectrum of foods that have been hunted, gathered, cultivated, and domesticated; their nutritional makeup and uses; and their impact on cultures and demography. It offers a geographical perspective on the history and culture of food and drink and takes up subjects from food fads, prejudices, and taboos to questions of food toxins, additives, labeling, and entitlements. It culminates in a dictionary that identifies and sketches out brief histories of plant foods mentioned in the text - over 1, 000 in all - and additionally supplies thousands of common names and synonyms for those foods." - Publisher's description], Cambridge University Press, 2000, 3<