monthly flower garden
By: edited by the Rev. C. A. Johns ...
Contributors: Johns, C. A. 1811-1874.; Dickes, William, 1815-1892.; Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education; William Clowes (Firm); F. Remnant & Sons
Publisher: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Published: 1859
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Gardening.; Flowers -- Poetry.; Flower language.
Genres: Poetry.
Notes: T.p. printed within thin black rule border and text printed within thin black decorative rule border.

Date taken from British Library Public Catalogue.

"Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge."--T.p.

"Sold at the Depositories: Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields; 4, Royal Exchange; 16, Hanover Street, Hanover Square; and by all booksellers."--T.p.

Colour wood-engraved plates are with signatures: "J. Johns" and "W. Dickes".

Plates are colour wood engravings produced using the "Baxter Process", with areas and lines that are printed with an intaglio metal plate.

Each month is represented by a plate illustrating a floral arrangement, a poem signed "E. H. C." and a description of the flowers with tips for gardening by the editior.  Plates are with title captions.

St. John, Judith. Osborne collection of early children's books, Vol. I, p. 204.

MASS copy: Bound in blue morocco-grain cloth blocked in gold and blind; a.e.g.  With pale pastel yellow endpapers.  With binder's ticket: "F. Remnant & Sons,  Binders.".  Lacking p. [3-4?],  [11-12] and [17-18].