Book of pears : the definitive history and guide to over 500 varieties / Joan Morgan ; with paintings by Elisabeth Dowle..

By:

Morgan, Joan, 1940- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Dowle, Elisabeth [illustrator.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, 2015Description: 304 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1603586660
9781603586665

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Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

LOC classification:

SB373 .M67 2015

Summary: The book comprises eight narrative chapters and a directory to over 500 varieties of pear. The chapters follow the pear's journey across continents and cultures, tracing its history and development. Each directory entry contains tasting notes, covers the variety's origins and history, and includes full fruit descriptions for the purposes of identification, as well as details helpful to its cultivation.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 2 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Circulating Books	Pennsylvania Horticultural Society	Main Collection	SB373 .M67 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		3182700021003

Total holds: 0

The book comprises eight narrative chapters and a directory to over 500 varieties of pear. The chapters follow the pear's journey across continents and cultures, tracing its history and development. Each directory entry contains tasting notes, covers the variety's origins and history, and includes full fruit descriptions for the purposes of identification, as well as details helpful to its cultivation.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-297) and index.