Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Introduction

Index of Apples

The Identification of Apples

The Plates

Growing Apples

Identification Tables

About the Author

ROSIE SANDERS is widely recognised as one of Britain's leading botanical artists. She has been awarded five Gold medals by the Royal Horticultural Society and won the Royal Academy miniature award. Best known for her superlative studies of fruit, apples in particular, Rosie has devoted much of her time recording old and present varieties culminating in this book. She lives on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon .Harry Baker was fruit officer for many years at the Royal Horticultural Society and is one of Britain's foremost authorities on apple growing.

Reviews

"Contains sensuously detailed watercolours showing the form, colour and texture of 144 different varieties [of Apple]."

"This is a book for those who love fruit, gardening and painting - and anyone of the above." 

'As an identification manual it is unparalleled, but even if you are not within ten miles of an apple tree, this is a book worth having. It is beautifully put together and full of intriguing information about how different apples got their names.'

Anna Pavord in The Independent on the first edition of The Apple Book



'First published in 1988 and still the most sought-after and trusted book for apple identification in the UK due in no small part to these exquisite botanically accurate illustrations.'

Royal Horticultural Society

'As an identification manual it is unparalleled, but even if you are not within ten miles of an apple tree, this is a book worth having. It is beautifully put together and full of intriguing information about how different apples got their names.'

Anna Pavord in The Independent on the first edition of The Apple Book



'First published in 1988 and still the most sought-after and trusted book for apple identification in the UK due in no small part to these exquisite botanically accurate illustrations.'

Royal Horticultural Society"Beautiful botanical paintings are combined with useful descriptive text to provide a valuable introduction to British Apples.""This book is an open love letter ti tge humble apple, the artist lovingly depicting each variety together with its blossom, twig and leaf, revelling in revelaing every minute detail." "This is a book for those who love fruit, gardening and painting - and anyone of the above." "Contains sensuously detailed watercolours showing the form, colour and texture of 144 different varieties [of Apple]."