Hert 
“THE BOOK OF 
TOPIARY 
BY 
CHARLES H. CURTIS, F.R.HS. : 
ASSISTANT EDITOR OF THE ‘* GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE”; PREVIOUSLY 
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S 
GARDENS, CHISWICK; AND FORMERLY AT THE ROYAL GARDENS, KEW 
AND 
W. GIBSON 
HEAD GARDENER AT LEVENS HALL, WESTMORELAND 
‘The man who sneers at me for admiring, as I 
do, a well cut peacock, may take my assurance 
in advance that I will neither kick him nor 
abuse him; but pity him I must.” 
SHIRLEY HIsperD. 
JOHN LANE: THE BODLEY HEAD 
LONDON AND NEW YORK. MCMIV | 
S : 
NOV 13 1985 
Lima Ries 
o managppeennes 
