Publication

1998 - University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Language

English

Word Count

55,500 words, Guess

Page Count

222 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number97010088
  • OCLC Control Number36499097
  • Better World Books9780813917467
  • Open LibraryOL664516M

Classifications

  • DDC975.5/482
  • LCCE332.74 .H38 1998
  • LCCE332.74.H38 1998

Description

"Not since Jefferson himself has anyone combined such love and knowledge of all that blooms and grows and bears fruit at Monticello as does Peter Hatch.... History, pomology, the mind of Thomas Jefferson, the best of many worlds in scholarship and nature, are all to be found here, as well as a number of surprises.... The book is at once thorough, authoritative, and a pleasure to read. For it's not only that the author knows his subject as does no one else, but that he has the natural ability as a writer to include us in its pleasures." -- David McCullough.

First Sentence

The title of this work is inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, first published in 1845 and the standard pomological authority by the "fairest name in American horticultural literature" (figs. 1, 2).

Subjects

Topics

GardensOrchardsFruit-cultureMonticello (Va.)Homes and hauntsGardens -- VirginiaOrchards -- Virginia

Places

Other Editions

  • The fruits and fruit trees of MonticelloUniversity Press of Virginia1998-01-01

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!