F L O R A A U S T R A L A S I C A ;
OR,
A SELECTION OF
HANDSOME, o r CURIOUS PLANTS,
NATIVES OF
NEW HOLLAND, AND THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS;
CONTAINING
arolourrtr aitfr Descriptions
O f some of the choicest Species
MOST PROPER FOR THE CONSERVATORY OR GREENHOUSE, AND
MANY OF WHICH WILL ENDURE THE COLD OF OUR CLIMATE,
IN THE OPEN AIR, WITH A VERY LITTLE
PROTECTION;
WITH MAGNIFIED DISSECTIONS OF THEIR MOST ESSENTIAL
PARTS, THEIR NAMES, DESCRIPTIONS, & A FULL ACCOUNT
OF THE BEST METHOD OF CULTIVATION AND
PROPAGATION.
THE GREATER PART ARE HANDSOME EVERGREEN SHRUBS, AND
MANY PRODUCE SWEET-SCENTED FLOWERS ; AND AS THEY
ARE GENERALLY OF FREE GROWTH, AND EASILY MANAGED,
THEY MAY BE CONSIDERED AS THE MOST
DESIRABLE PLANTS FOR CULTIVATION.
IN ONE VOLUME.
BY
ROBERT SWEET, F.L.S
Author of Hortus Suburbanus Londinensis, Hortus Britannicus, Botanical
Cultivator, The British Flower Garden, Geraniacete, Cis-
tineee, The Florist's Guide, The British Warblers, Sfc.
The Drawings by E. D. SMITH, F.L.S. Botanical Artist.
LO N D O N :
JAMES RIDGWAY, 169, PICCADILLY.
1827—1828,