In message , Martin
writes
On Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:00:14 -0700 (PDT), Alys wrote:

Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Garden Flowers by John Wood,undated
but inscription for 1913, VGC, 330 pages.
Apart from being the most attractive book,this is an extremely
thorough manual on the traditional gardening techniques of the early
1900s.Contains some superb quality enravings throughout.


Available in UK and USA from GBP 13 including P&P
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Sear...d&sts=t&tn=Har
dy+Perennials+and+Old+Fashioned+Garden+Flowers&x= 61&y=13

Available (1884 edn) for free download.

http://www.archive.org/details/hardy...also00woodrich

I expect that it's out of copyright in the UK as well as in the USA.

1897 edn can be read at

http://www.google.com/books?id=HI1Nb...+Perennials+an
d+Old+Fashioned+Garden+Flowers%22&lr=&num=100&as_b rr=0&source=gbs_summary
_s&cad=0

Available as HTML at

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18913
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Stewart Robert Hinsley