Travel Report An Apprenticeship in the Earl of Derby's Kitchen Gardens and Greenhouses at Knowsley, England

This illustrated volume presents the never-before-published travel report by the Prussian court gardener Hans Jancke. Describing his 1874-1875 apprenticeship in England, the report contains extensive plant lists, measured drawings, and detailed descriptions of the horticultural regimens observed in the Knowsley Estate's gardens and greenhouses.