SYLVA FLORIFERA:; The Shrubbery historically and botanically treated; with observations on the formation of ornamental plantations, and picturesque scenery.
London: Longman et. al. 1823. First edn. Two volumes. 8vo, pp. 336, 333. Bound in 3/4 calf and marble boards, spines stamped with gilt. A nice clean copy. Atafles 7867; Pritzel 742. Item #14083
A banker at Worthing, Phillips (1775-1838) was a fellow of the Royal Horticultural Society and the Linnaean Society. He was the author of Pomarium Britannicum and History of Cultivated Vegetables. This is a guide to ornamental planting and includes discussion of arbor vite, the holly, privet, rhododendron, etc., as well as 52 pages on the rose.
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