Edited by J.C. Loudon.
Loudon's hortus britannicus : a catalogue of all the plants indigenous, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain.
Part I:The linnean arrangement in which nearly 30.000 species are enumerated with the systematic name and authority, accentuation, derivation of generic names, literal english of specific names, synonymes systematic and english of both genra and species, habit, habitation in the garden, indigenous habitation, popular caracter, height, time of flowering, colour of the flower, mode of propagation, soil, native country, year of introduction, and reference to figures. Precede by an introduction to the linnean System. PART II:The Jussieuean arrangement, of nearly 4000 genera with an introduction to the naturale System , and a genrral description and history of each order.
A new edition with supplements including all the new plants down to march 1839 and with a new general index to the whole work. London, Printed for Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, Paternoster-R
1832,
cm.15x23,
pp.XXIV,742, 32,
Publisher's green cloth boards.
Note: copertina con qualche macchietta.