Flora Londinensis [electronic resource] : 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. By William Curtis, Demonstrator of Botany to the Company of Apothecaries.
1777
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Flora Londinensis [electronic resource] : 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. By William Curtis, Demonstrator of Botany to the Company of Apothecaries.
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Curtis, William, 1746-1799.
Publication Details
London : printed for and sold by the author, No. 51, Gracechurch-Street; and B. White, bookseller, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXXVII. [1777]-98.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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2v.,plates ; 2⁰.
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Originally published between 1775 and 1798 in 72 numbers, forming 6 fascicles to be bound in 2 vols.
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.
Reissued with cancel titlepages and supplementary material in 1817-28.
A variant of vol.I has "B. White and Son" in the imprint.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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.
Reissued with cancel titlepages and supplementary material in 1817-28.
A variant of vol.I has "B. White and Son" in the imprint.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Henrey, 595
English Short Title Catalog, T83980.
English Short Title Catalog, T83980.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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