CROUX. - Instruction élémentaire sur la conduite et la taill - Lot 24

CROUX. - Instruction élémentaire sur la conduite et la taille des arbres fruitiers, containing succinct and precise indications that can safely guide the planting, grafting, care and pruning of all table fruit trees... With 51 explanatory figures drawn and engraved after nature. Avec 51 figures explicatives dessinées et gravées d'après nature - Villejuif, et à Paris, chez l'auteur, chez Madame Bouchard-Huzard, 1852 - In-8, VIII, 136 pp. 5 folding plates, paperback, contemporary blue printed cover. Original edition with 5 folding engraved plates showing 51 figures. Alphabetical vocabulary of pruning terms - Preliminary knowledge. Planting and grafting - General principles of pruning - Practical application - Conservation and care of fruit trees - List of the best and most deserving varieties of fruit trees known today, with indications of the shape and exposure to be given to them. Paperback copy as issued.