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Sweet, Robert

The Botanical Cultivator; or, instructions for the Management and Propagation of the Plants Cultivated in the Hothouses, Greenhouses, & Borders, in the Gardens of Great Britain. disposed under the Generic Names of the Plants

1821

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Year of publication
1821
Place of printing
London. James Ridgway
Author
Sweet, Robert
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Gardening - General
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [21 x 12 cm]; [iv], 528 pp. Contemporary half green morocco, gilt spine title lettering and decorations, marbled boards, slight shelfwear, lightly foxed on some leaves, else near fine, sound and tight volume. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. This book had some later editions, one under the name 'A Hothouse and Greenhouse Manual, Or Botanical Cultivator'. The book is divided into sections on stove plants, greenhouse plants, hardy trees and shrubs, hardy herbaceous plants and annual and biennials, including alphabetical listings of plants and descriptions. The author also wrote Hortus Suburbanus Londinensis, Flora Australasica and Geraniaceµ. Massachusetts Horticultural Society p. 306 refers to later edition.