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Item #29712 A Treatise on the Artificial Growth of Cucumbers and Melons, conjointly with that of asparagus, mushrooms, rhubarb, &c. John SMITH, fl. 1830s.
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A Treatise on the Artificial Growth of Cucumbers and Melons, conjointly with that of asparagus, mushrooms, rhubarb, &c.
A Treatise on the Artificial Growth of Cucumbers and Melons, conjointly with that of asparagus, mushrooms, rhubarb, &c.

A Treatise on the Artificial Growth of Cucumbers and Melons, conjointly with that of asparagus, mushrooms, rhubarb, &c.

Ipswich: printed and published by Edward Shalders, 1833. 12mo. (7 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches). [4], 3-60, [2]pp. Lithographed plate. Explanation to the plate bound in the rear.

Later green cloth

Provenance: bookplate on the front pastedown

First edition of a noted 19th century work on the cultivation of the cucumber.

A well-recommended work on the subject, written by the long-time gardener to Dykes Alexander of Ipswich. The lithographed plate depicts the construction of a cucumber bed.

Item #29712

Price: $150.00

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