Edward Edgar Pescott
Edward Edgar Pescott (11 December 1872 - 31 July 1954) was an Australian 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.
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
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11 December 1872 |
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31 July 1954 |
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