THK
B R I T I S H
FLOWER GARDEN,
,(Scrte» tffe Sccona,)
C O N T A IN IN G
COLOURED FIGURES & DESCRIPTIONS
O P T H E MOST
Ornamental anir CCuriouii
H A R D Y F LOWERING PLANTS ;
O R T H O S E T H A T A R E S OM EW H A T T E N D E R , B U T MA Y S TILL B E C U L T IV A T ED
IN A W A RM B O R D E R , N E E D IN G O N L Y A MA T , O R A G A R D E N P O T ,
P LA C ED O V E R T H E M IN S E V E R E FROST ;
SOME W I L L E V E N R E Q U I R E B O T H E X P E D I E N T S .
We intend, in the succeeding Volumes, to introduce some of Mr. Knight’s showy
New Holland Plants, or those from other Collections; as the greater part of them
will succeed well by the side of a wall, in a warm border, with no other protection
than a mat, in severe frost; or if some straw, or rushes, are sowed inside of it, all the
better; the bottom of the plant being tied round with dry hay, or straw, to keep the
bark from cracking with the frost; by this means the beautiful productions of New
Holland, as well as Mexico, Chile, Chiloe, the Straits of Magellan, and Peru, may be
cultivated with success; and the Cape Bnlbs will succeed well with no other protection
than a mat, in severe weather; or the Bulbs may be taken up in Autumn, and
kept dry through the Winter, and planted out again in Spring.
The present Work includes the most beautiful Annuals, Perennials, and Flowering
Shrubs, with their Scientific and English Names, Accentuations, and Explanations
of the Generic Names, best method of Cultivation and Propagation, the Heights
they generally attain, their times of Flowering, or any Information respecting them
that may be considered of importance.
By ROBERT SWEET, F.L.S.
Author of Hortus Suburbams Londinensis; Hortus Britannicus; Botanical Cultivator;
Geraniacece; Cistinem; Flora Australasica; the Florist’s Guide-,
British Botany; the British Warblers, ifc.
The Drawings by E . D . SM IT H , F.L.S.
VOLUME I.
L O N D O N .
JAM E S R ID G M A Y , 169, P IC C A D IL L Y .
M.DCCC.XXXI.