Gardens.- M'Intosh (Charles) The New and Improved
Gardens.- M'Intosh (Charles) The New and Improved Gardener, and Modern Horticulturist, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title, engraved portrait, 24 hand-coloured plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, some light foxing, handsome contemporary tree calf, gilt, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, spine a little faded, 8vo, 1859.
⁂ Charles M'Intosh or McIntosh (1794-1864) was descended from several generations of gardeners to the Duke of Atholl. Having worked in Scotland and for Sir Thomas Baring at Stratton Park, Hants., he became gardener to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, later King of the Belgians, in both Esher in Surrey and in Belgium, and later to the Duke of Buccleuch at Dalkeith Palace near Edinburgh, where he developed magnificent gardens, particularly developing the vast hot-houses which became his speciality. The author of several books, this work was first published as The Practical Gardener in 2 volumes 1828-29 and reissued in one volume as The New Improved Gardener... in 1839, running into several editions. This copy contains the usual 10 hand-coloured plates of flowers but also a further 10 plates of fruit (pineapple, strawberry, peach, grape, plum, melon, cherry etc.) and 4 plates of garden buildings, all hand-coloured.
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Gardens.- M'Intosh (Charles) The New and Improved Gardener, and Modern Horticulturist, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and additional vignette title, engraved portrait, 24 hand-coloured plates, numerous wood-engraved illustrations, some light foxing, handsome contemporary tree calf, gilt, spine gilt, slightly rubbed, spine a little faded, 8vo, 1859.
⁂ Charles M'Intosh or McIntosh (1794-1864) was descended from several generations of gardeners to the Duke of Atholl. Having worked in Scotland and for Sir Thomas Baring at Stratton Park, Hants., he became gardener to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, later King of the Belgians, in both Esher in Surrey and in Belgium, and later to the Duke of Buccleuch at Dalkeith Palace near Edinburgh, where he developed magnificent gardens, particularly developing the vast hot-houses which became his speciality. The author of several books, this work was first published as The Practical Gardener in 2 volumes 1828-29 and reissued in one volume as The New Improved Gardener... in 1839, running into several editions. This copy contains the usual 10 hand-coloured plates of flowers but also a further 10 plates of fruit (pineapple, strawberry, peach, grape, plum, melon, cherry etc.) and 4 plates of garden buildings, all hand-coloured.
