{"product_id":"the-trees-of-great-britain-and-ireland-paperback-9781108069328","title":"The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108069328","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Trees of Great Britain and Ireland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis well-illustrated seven-volume work (1906–13) covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry John Elwes (Author), Augustine Henry (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108069328, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 January 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e286 pages, 60 b\/w illus.  1 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 1.5 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough without formal scientific training, Henry John Elwes (1846–1922) devoted his life to natural history. He had studied birds, butterflies and moths, but later turned his attention to collecting and growing plants. Embarking on his most ambitious project in 1903, he recruited the Irish dendrologist Augustine Henry (1857–1930) to collaborate with him on this well-illustrated work. Privately printed in seven volumes between 1906 and 1913, it covers the varieties, distribution, history and cultivation of tree species in the British Isles. The strictly botanical parts were written by Henry, while Elwes drew on his extensive knowledge of native and non-native species to give details of where remarkable examples could be found. Each volume contains photographic plates as well as drawings of leaves and buds to aid identification. The species covered in Volume 1 (1906) include beech, spruce and yew.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Fagus\u003cbr\u003e Common beech\u003cbr\u003e Ailanthus\u003cbr\u003e Sophora\u003cbr\u003e Araucaria\u003cbr\u003e Ginkgo\u003cbr\u003e Liriodendron\u003cbr\u003e Chinese tulip tree\u003cbr\u003e Tulip tree\u003cbr\u003e Picea\u003cbr\u003e Servian spruce\u003cbr\u003e Brewer's spruce\u003cbr\u003e Ajan spruce\u003cbr\u003e Hondo spruce\u003cbr\u003e Menzies' spruce\u003cbr\u003e Taxus\u003cbr\u003e Common yew\u003cbr\u003e Cryptomeria\u003cbr\u003e Pyrus\u003cbr\u003e True service\u003cbr\u003e Wild service\u003cbr\u003e Service tree of Fontainebleau\u003cbr\u003e Swedish whitebeam\u003cbr\u003e Bastard mountain ash\u003cbr\u003e Whitebeam\u003cbr\u003e Taxodium\u003cbr\u003e Thuya\u003cbr\u003e Giant thuya\u003cbr\u003e Western arbor vitae\u003cbr\u003e Japanese thuya\u003cbr\u003e Chinese arbor vitae\u003cbr\u003e Plates.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005840216344,"sku":"9781108069328","price":33.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069328i.jpg?v=1696748747","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-trees-of-great-britain-and-ireland-paperback-9781108069328","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}