{"product_id":"the-trees-of-great-britain-and-ireland-paperback-9781108069335","title":"The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108069335","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\"\u003e9781108069335, 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\"\u003e334 pages, 68 b\/w illus.  1 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 1.8 cm, 0.8 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 2 (1907) include horse chestnut, buckeye, hemlock, walnut and larch.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThujopsis\u003cbr\u003e Aesculus\u003cbr\u003e Common horse-chestnut\u003cbr\u003e Red horse-chestnut\u003cbr\u003e Indian horse-chestnut\u003cbr\u003e Japanese horse-chestnut\u003cbr\u003e Ohio buckeye\u003cbr\u003e Sweet buckeye\u003cbr\u003e Californian buckeye\u003cbr\u003e Tsuga\u003cbr\u003e Hooker's hemlock\u003cbr\u003e Western hemlock\u003cbr\u003e Hemlock spruce\u003cbr\u003e Carolina hemlock\u003cbr\u003e Himalayan hemlock\u003cbr\u003e Siebold's hemlock\u003cbr\u003e Juglans\u003cbr\u003e Common walnut\u003cbr\u003e Black walnut\u003cbr\u003e Butternut\u003cbr\u003e Texan walnut\u003cbr\u003e Manchurian walnut\u003cbr\u003e Cordate walnut\u003cbr\u003e Narrow-fruited walnut\u003cbr\u003e Siebold's walnut\u003cbr\u003e Common oak\u003cbr\u003e Sessile oak\u003cbr\u003e Pubescent oak\u003cbr\u003e Larix\u003cbr\u003e Common larch\u003cbr\u003e Russian larch\u003cbr\u003e Siberian larch\u003cbr\u003e Kurile larch\u003cbr\u003e Japanese larch\u003cbr\u003e Sikkim larch\u003cbr\u003e Chinese larch\u003cbr\u003e Tamarack\u003cbr\u003e Western larch\u003cbr\u003e Lyall's larch\u003cbr\u003e Herzegovinian pine\u003cbr\u003e Gymnocladus chinensis\u003cbr\u003e Gymnocladus canadensis\u003cbr\u003e Cedrela sinensis\u003cbr\u003e Pterocarya\u003cbr\u003e Pterocarya caucasia\u003cbr\u003e Pterocarya rhoifolia\u003cbr\u003e Pterocarya stenoptera\u003cbr\u003e Cladastris\u003cbr\u003e Yellow-wood\u003cbr\u003e Cladastris amurensis\u003cbr\u003e Cladastris sinensis\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":46266166739224,"sku":"9781108069335","price":37.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069335i_84b48e25-afc2-4b50-b988-0b849250095f.jpg?v=1696748769","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-trees-of-great-britain-and-ireland-paperback-9781108069335","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}