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Nature, Gardens & Animals
Dutch Bulbs and Gardens
Una L. Silberrad and others
162 pages~3 hr 13 min read21 chapters$4.99
In spring the fields of Holland blaze with color, row upon planted row. Silberrad travels the bulb country, from crocus and early flowers to hyacinth, iris, and the great tulip, visiting the barns and gardens that supply the world. Part travelogue, part flower lover's delight. Wander the Dutch gardens when the bulbs are in bloom.
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Inside this book
21 chapters
- 1DUTCH BULBS AND GARDENS
- 2PREFACE
- 3CONTENTS By UNA L. SILBERRAD
- 4APPENDICES By SOPHIE LYALL
- 5LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- 6CHAPTER I ON GETTING THERE
- 7CHAPTER II CROCUS AND EARLY SPRING FLOWERS
- 8CHAPTER III HYACINTH OR IRIS?
- 9CHAPTER IV SOME OLD FAVOURITES AND NEW
- 10CHAPTER V THE ARISTOCRAT OF THE BULB GARDENS
- 11CHAPTER VI BULB BARNS, NAMES, AND GROWERS
- 12I HYACINTH CULTURE AT HAARLEM IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
- 13Chapter I.—Introduction
- 14Chapter II.—Bulbs
- 15Chapter III.—Young Bulbs
- 16Chapter IV.—Seeds
- 17Chapter V.—Organs of Reproduction
- 18Chapter VI.—General
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