Book ID: 8213
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                
                                                                    
Pescott,R.T.M
                                                                    
                                                                
                                                            
                                                                The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.A history from 1845 to 1970.1982.illus.XII,212 p.4to.Cloth.
                                                            
                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                    Contents:Preface/Acknowledgements/Introd./Was Nostalgia the Reason?/APair of Scots/The Mueller Vision/The Genius of Guilfoyle/From Master toScholar/The Botanic Gardens Advisory Committee/Maintaining a Standard/The Maud M.Gibson Gardens Trust/Epilogue/Appendixes/Notes/References/Sources of Illustrations/Index.-The Royal Botanic Gardens;Melbourne,part of 120 acres of parkland,is one of the most celebrated examples of19th century English landscaping.