Shrubs & Trees for the Garden by A. Osborn in charge of the Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew;
8vo; 16cm x 23.5cm; green cloth board; numerous black and white illustrations with some colour; 575pp; mild wear to head of spine and boards; a few scuffs to back cover; spine slightly faded; ex-library book from Ridgewaye School with ink stamp and issue label on front endpaper and library number on spine.
Arthur Osborn (1878-1964) was an English gardener, botanist and arborist.
Osborn was introduced to gardening from an early age as his father was a gardener at Holme Park in Sonning. In 1899, Osborn began work as a gardener at Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. He was in charge of the Kew Arboretum during the 1930s.
Wrote several books as well as articles for The Garden.
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