Veitch, James H. Hortus Veitchii. A History of the rise and progress of the Nurseries of Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, together with an account of the Botanical Collectors and Hybridists employed by them and a list of the most remarkable of their introductions. 1st. Ed. Pub. James Veitch and Sons Ltd. 1906
pp.542 with 50 plates of photographs and illus. 4to. Hardback. TEG. Early signaure to half-title. Ffep. neatly removed. Internal hinges a little tender - text block still sound. A couple of sections a little clumsily opened and a small number unopened. Rubbed out drawings to verso of two plates, occ. spotting o/w. contents fine. Original red cloth binding with gilt lettering in vg. plus condition.
A most fascinating work. Hortus Veitchii begins with a biographical introduction to the Veitch family and their interests. Around a fifth of the work is dedicated to accounts of 27 of the leading plant collectors and hybridists whom the Veitch’s employed, including William Lobb, Thomas Lobb and E.H. Wilson. The book then focusses on the vast number of plants these men brought back and worked on; not just by listing them, but through an enticing mixture of detailed background text and photographs.
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