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The Fruit Grower's Guide by John Wright,
Published from 1891-1894 with illustrations by Miss May Rivers, Worthington G. Smith and George Shayler. These vivid prints show Miss Rivers' artistry and skill, with an intensity of color and attention to detail that is remarkable. Peaches, apples, cherries, raspberries, pears, grapes, plums, and strawberries are all illustrated.

The work is dedicated to the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, “In recognition of the activity and influence of an ancient city guild in promoting the extended and better cultivation of fruit in this country.”

John Wright was the editor of the popular London Journal of Horticulture. He remarks cryptically on times when orchards were uprooted to give place to hops (for making beer!) He quotes the medical journals of his time as recommending that "we ought to eat, as a people, ten times more fruit than we do, and it is ten times more delicious than nauseous medicines."

These chromolithographed prints measure approximately 8 x 11 inches. They have been printed on a good quality heavyweight paper and is light cream in colour.


Grapes. Muscat of Alexandra. Madresfield Court. Code WFG 001 Price £45	Pears. Olivier de Serres. Easter Beurre. Nouvelle Fulvie. Code WFG 002 Price £45	Peaches. Nectarine Peach. Princess of Wales. Sea Eagle. Code WFG 003 Price £45

Pears. Catillac. Bergamotte Esperen. Josephine de Malines. Marechal de Cour. Code WFG 005 Price £45	Pears. Gansel's Bergamot. Van Mons le Clerc. Portugal Quince. Duroneau. Code WFG 004 Price £45	Pears. Summer Beurre d'Aremberg. Beurre Rance. Beurre Diel. Code WFG006 Price £45

Plums. Early Transparent Gage. Rivers' Early Prolific. Code WFG 007 Price £45	Apple Pine Apple, Nectarine Code WFG 008 Price £45	Apples. Gascoigne's Seedling. Sandringham Blossom. Sandringham. Code WFG 009 Price £45

Grapes. Mrs. Pince's Muscat. Royal Muscadine. Chasselas Vibert. Foster's Seedling. Mrs. Pearson. Gros Maroc. Code WFG 010 Price £45	Peaches. Alexandra Noblesse (Rivers). Royal George. Crimson Galande. Code WFG 011 Price £45	Grapes. Black Hamburgh. Buckland Sweetwater. Black Alicante. Code WFG 012 Price £45

Cherries. Morello. Late Black Bigarreau. Biggareau noir de Gueben. Mayduke. Code WFG 013 Price £45	Currants. Victoria. White Dutch. Black Naples. Code WFG 014 Price £45	Plums. Jefferson. Victoria. Coe's Golden Drop. Pond's Seedling. Autumn Compote. Code WFG 015 Price £45

Gooseberries. Angler. Leveller. Whiham's Industry. Code WFG 016 Price £45		Plums. Royal. Grosse Peche. Large Early Montgamet. Code WGF 017 Price £45


SALWAY PEACH. A Chromolithograph, hand finished in watercolour and gum arabic to accentuate the darker area's. A thick creamy paper in good condition, with very slight browing in places Size 9 1/4"x 6 1/2" Code NPG 03 Price £10	GANSEL'S BERGAMOT PEAR. A Chromolithograph, hand finished in watercolour and gum arabic to accentuate the darker area's. A thick creamy paper in good condition, with very slight browing in places Size 9 1/4"x 6 1/2" Code NPG 04 Price £10	MADRESFIELD COURT GRAPE. A Chromolithograph, hand finished in watercolour and gum arabic to accentuate the darker area's. A thick creamy paper in good condition, with very slight browing in places Size 9 1/4"x 6 1/2" Code NPG 05 Price£10	PALMERSTON PEACH. A Chromolithograph, hand finished in watercolour and gum arabic to accentuate the darker area's. A thick creamy paper in good condition, with very slight browing in places Size 9 1/4"x 6 1/2" Code NPG 07 Price£10

Claude Aubriet (Moncetz 1665 - Paris December 3, 1742)
was a French illustrator and botanical artist who was born in Chalons-sur-Mame.
Aubriet was a botanical artist who worked at the Jardin du Roi in Paris. His work attracted the attention of botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656–1708), who commissioned Aubriet as illustrator of Tournefort's 1694 Elemens de Botanique . From 1700 to 1702 he accompanied Tournefort on an expedition to the Middle East where he performed botanical drawings of the region's flora. Afterwards, Aubriet continued to work with other botanists at the Jardin du Roi.
In 1707 he succeeded Jean Joubert (1643–1707) as royal botanical painter after Joubert's death in 1707. Aubriet retired from this position in 1735, and was replaced by one of his students, Francoise Basseporte (1701–1780). The flowering plant genus Aubrirta is named after Claude Aubriet.
The hand racked paper is in superb condition, and is a creamy white colour.
They have been hand coloured in watercolour.
Plate size's approximately 26 x 22 cm's. Paper size's approximately 34 x 25 cm's.