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WESTON, Richard (1733-1806). The English Flora: Or, A Catalogue of Trees, Shrubs, Plants and Fruits, Natives as well as Exotics, Cultivated, for Use or Ornament, in the English Nurseries, Greenhouses and Stoves, Arranged According to the Linnaean System. London: Printed for the Author, 1775.
8vo (232 x 139 mm). (Some creasing, occasional light spotting.) Original paper-backed boards, uncut and unopened (some light wear).
FIRST EDITION, IN ORIGINAL BOARDS. Weston's early English flora includes an extensive catalogue of seeds both domestic and foreign, an index in English referring to Latin names, and a general catalogue of seeds for various gardens. Weston was an English Botanist connected to many horticultural and agricultural societies and published similar works on a variety of topics in those fields. ESTC T228382.
Selections from the Property of Dr. Eugene Vigil, Antiquariat Botanicum