{"product_id":"the-trees-of-great-britain-and-ireland-paperback-9781108069373","title":"The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108069373","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\"\u003e9781108069373, 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\"\u003e374 pages, 32 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e29.7 x 21 x 2 cm, 0.9 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 6 (1912) include spruce, juniper, laburnum, cherry, mulberry and gum trees.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePicea species\u003cbr\u003e Juniperus species\u003cbr\u003e Athrotaxis\u003cbr\u003e Fitzroya\u003cbr\u003e Saxegothaea\u003cbr\u003e Torreya\u003cbr\u003e Cephalotaxus\u003cbr\u003e Keteleeria\u003cbr\u003e Pseudolarix\u003cbr\u003e Catalpa species\u003cbr\u003e Paulownia\u003cbr\u003e Robinia species\u003cbr\u003e Gleditschia species\u003cbr\u003e Laburnum\u003cbr\u003e Castanopsis\u003cbr\u003e Umbellularia\u003cbr\u003e Prunus species\u003cbr\u003e Pyrus species\u003cbr\u003e Magnolia species\u003cbr\u003e Hallesia\u003cbr\u003e Morus\u003cbr\u003e Eucalyptus species\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":46266167394584,"sku":"9781108069373","price":44.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069373i_abd2f80c-b1f6-47f6-a08c-cfb8587c4510.jpg?v=1696748750","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-trees-of-great-britain-and-ireland-paperback-9781108069373","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}