HAYNES (Thomas). A Treatise on the Improved Culture of the Strawberry, Raspberry, and Gooseberry, Designed to prove the present common mode of cultivation erroneous, and the cause of miscarriage in crops of fruit; also to introduce a cheap and rational method of cultivating the varieties of each genus, by which ample crops of superior fruit may be uniformly obtained in all seasons, and preserved beyond the usual time of maturity.1814

London: Printed by Plummer and Brewis for B. and R. Crosby and Co., Second edition, 8vo (225 x 138 mm), vii, [1], 101, [3, adverts]pp., original boards, corners bumped, spine with light unobtrusive stain, printed paper label worn and chipped, uncut. This comprehensive guide on cultivating these fruits was first published in 1812. Haynes aims to correct common cultivation errors and introduces cost-effective and rational methods to achieve superior crops. The book provides detailed instructions on how to cultivate each fruit variety to obtain ample and high-quality yields throughout the seasons. Provenance: The Lawes Agriculture Library, Rothamsted Research Institute, with just a small neat stamp to front and rear paste-down. Rothamsted Catalogue, p.70.