Edward Edgar Pescott
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Edward Edgar Pescott was an Australia
n naturalist. He was Principal Governor of the Burnley School of Horticulture
from 1909 to 1916, and Government Pomologist
for the Victorian Department of Agriculture from 1917 to 1937. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
In the early 1920s Pescott became widely known through weekly radio broadcasts.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n naturalist. He was Principal Governor of the Burnley School of Horticulture
Burnley College (Australia)
Burnley College, Melbourne, Australiais one of the oldest Colleges in the country and it specialises in horticulture.The site of Burnley College began as the Richmond Survey Paddock in 1850...
from 1909 to 1916, and Government Pomologist
Pomology
Pomology is a branch of botany that studies and cultivates pome fruit, particularly from the genera Malus, Prunus and Pyrus belonging to the Rosaceae. The term is sometimes applied more broadly, to the cultivation of any type of fruit...
for the Victorian Department of Agriculture from 1917 to 1937. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Linnean Society of London
The Linnean Society of London is the world's premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy and natural history. It publishes a zoological journal, as well as botanical and biological journals...
In the early 1920s Pescott became widely known through weekly radio broadcasts.
Books
- Native Flowers of Victoria 1914,
- The Dahlia in Australia 1920
- Bulb Growing in Australia 1926
- Gardening in Australia 1926
- Rose Growing in Australia 1928
- Wild Flowers of Australia 1929
- New Way Gardening 1933