Flora Londinensis: or Plates and descriptions of such plants as grow wild in the environs of London; : with their places of growth, and times of flowering; their several names according to Linnaeus and other authors: with a particular description of each plant in Latin and English. To which are added, their several uses in medicine, agriculture, rural oeconomy, and other arts. /
Curtis, William,1746-1799.
London: : Printed for and sold by the author, at his botanic-garden, Lambeth-Marsh; and B. White and Son, booksellers, in Fleet-Street.,
M DCC LXXVII. [1777]
A variant of vol.I has "B. White and Son" in the imprint.
Originally published between 1775 and 1798 in 72 numbers, forming 6 fascicles to be bound in 2 vols.
Reissued with cancel title pages and supplementary material in 1817-28.
Vol. I contains 2 lists of subscribers; a dedication to John Stuart, Earl of Bute; 'A catalogue of certain plants, growing wild, chiefly in the environs of Settle, .. '; the preface; 'General observations on the advantage which may result from the introduction of the seeds of our best grasses'; an index to the first 3 fascicles and indexes to fascs. 1,2,3,5 & 6.
Vol.II bears the imprint "London: printed for and sold by the author, .. 1798", and contains a dedication to John Coakley Lettsom.
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