[1890] Orchids: Their Culture and Management with Descriptions of all the kinds in General Cultivation

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Scarce

First edition of this work, second impression identified through lack of date to title page and advertising leaf to front citing "By the Author of 'Orchids'". The second revised edition followed in 1893. A scarce volume. 

A popular and most comprehensive guide to orchids and their culture by William Watson, British botanist and horticulturist, gardener at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew from 1879. Assisted by W. Bean. 

With half title. 

Featuring numerous engravings in text as well as forty-three full page plates of engravings, some folding, and six chromolithographic plates. Collation varies, the same edition copy was seen with eight and twelve coloured plates, though most commonly found with eight. 

Six leaves of advertising leaves to rear.