Vintage 1950s Gardening Book - Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening Edited by Norman Taylor - 1956 Edition my favorite things The bright purple and green

The bright purple and green colors of the ladies' gowns and setting are just gorgeous

The decorated coverboards are clean and bright

plastic dust jacket and is in wonderful condition

In absolutely lovely condition

But because these initials are scratched into the clay itself

Vintage 1950s Gardening Book - Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening Edited by Norman Taylor - 1956 Edition my favorite things The bright purple and greenExpert knowledge and advice translated into the simplest possible terms {HISTORY} That quote above is from the preface to the original Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening published in 1936 and remained the guiding principle across several reprintings of this helpful gardening and landscape design guide from the 1930s 1950s. This edition was printed in 1956 and contains over 1200 pages of interesting and comprehensive information on practically