Handy Book of the Flower-Garden being Practical Directions for the Propagation, Culture, and Arrangement of Plants in Flower-Gardens all the Year Round

Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons, 1868. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. First edition. 8vo; xii, 364pp, 7 fold-out plates + 20pp publisher's ads; gilt-stamped green cloth with beveled edges; brown endpapers; binder's ticket to rear pastedown; a few spots, small closed edge tear to one plate; near fine. The author, David Thomson (1823-1909), was the chief caretaker at the Archerfield Estate walled and house garden in the mid-19th century. The garden was formed in the 18th c. and exists until today in East Lothian, Scotland and is accessible to the public. Practical advice on gardening with 7 fold-out garden designs at the rear.