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Dutch Bulbs and Gardens

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By Una L. Silberrad
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A travel and horticultural account that follows canal journeys to the Netherlands’ bulb country, pairing vivid travel observation with practical gardening information. It describes steamer passages and flat, industrious landscapes, presents close views of crocus, hyacinth and tulip plantings and formal palace gardens, and documents market scenes and growers’ routines. Separate chapters offer cultivation guidance, bulb storage and naming, and profiles of bulb farms, while appended historical notes trace aspects of the hyacinth and tulip trades. Colour illustrations accompany the text, and chapters alternate evocative description with technical advice on propagation, packing and seasonal display.

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Title: Dutch Bulbs and Gardens

Author: Una L. Silberrad

Sophie Lyall

Illustrator: Mima Nixon

Release date: April 11, 2015 [eBook #48678]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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DUTCH BULBS AND GARDENS

UNIFORM WITH THIS VOLUME
GARDENS
OF ENGLAND
By E. T. COOK
WITH 20 FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS
IN COLOUR BY
BEATRICE PARSONS
A. AND C. BLACK,
SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W.
AGENTS
America The Macmillan Company
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HET LOO

DUTCH BULBS
AND GARDENS
PAINTED BY
MIMA NIXON
DESCRIBED BY
UNA SILBERRAD AND SOPHIE LYALL
LONDON
ADAM AND CHARLES BLACK
1909
TO
MY DEAREST FRIEND
GERTRUDE CROFTON
IN MEMORY OF HAPPY DAYS SPENT IN HOLLAND
WHICH WE SAW TOGETHER FOR
THE FIRST TIME

MIMA NIXON.