Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis Or An Account Of The Results Of Experiments On The Produce And

by George Sinclair

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Contemporary brown straight-grained and blind stamped morocco. George Sinclair became gardener to 6th Duke of Bedford, a great agrarian reformer, in 1803 and was keen to improve knowledge of varieties of grasses and their cultivation so as to benefit practical agriculture. On instructions from the Duke, and under the direction of Sir Humphry Davy, Sinclair gardener to the Duke of Bedford conducted an extensive series of experiments on the nutritive qualities of various types of

• Binding: Leather

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