Wattles and Wattle-Barks, Being Hints on the Conservation and Cultivation of Wattles, Together with Particulars of Their Value

J. H. Maiden

Sydney

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William Applegate Gullick, Government Printer

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1906

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Third Edition.

25cm x 16cm. x, 103 pages, 11 plates. Green cloth, hand-written black and green lettering.

With a Botanical Appendix Concerning New South Wales Species. A talented and enthusiastic botanist Joseph Henry Maiden established the colony’s first herbarium, the National Herbarium of New South Wales, together with a museum and library. Among his many studies and achievements he was also responsible for the construction of Sydney’s first playground and worked tirelessly to develop the educational value of the Botanical Gardens for all Australians.

Rebound in green cloth, original upper panel of wrappers bound in, torn and missing 3 corners. Minor foxing to edges and several pages. Good Condition.