The British flower garden, (series the second,) containing coloured figures & descriptions of the most ornamental and curious hardy flowering plants, or those that are somewhat tender but may still be cultivated in a warm border, needing only a mat, or a garden pot, placed over them in severe frost : some will even require both expedients
By: by Robert Sweet ; the drawings by E. D. Smith.
Contributors: Smith, Edwin Dalton, b. 1800, artist.; Haworth, Adrian Hardy, 1767-1833.; Strachey, Richard, Sir, 1817-1908, former owner.
Publisher: James Ridgway
Published: 1831
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 412
Subjects: Floriculture -- Great Britain.; Plants, Ornamental -- Great Britain.
Notes: Vol. 4 has imprint: London, James Ridgway and Sons, 1838.

Indexes included in v. 2 and 3.

"A monograph on the suborder V. of Amaryllideae, containing the Narcisseneae" by Adrian Hardy Haworth, 15. p. at end of v. 1.

Books quoted: following t.p., v. 1 and 2.

WSU MASC copy vol. 1 IMPERFECT : lacks title page; lacks plates 1, 5, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 23, 32, 38, 50, 51, 56, 60, 68, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 83, 87, 91, and 98; lacks text for plates 62, 66, 71, 88, 97, and 99.

WSU MASC copy has armorial bookplate on front pastedown of each vol.: "Richard Strachey, Ashwick Grove".

WSU MASC copy is: 002-112379375 - 002-112379409.