An Encyclopaedia of Gardening; LOUDON, J.C.

Comprising The Theory And Practice Of Horticulture, Floriculture, Arboriculture, and Landscape-Gardening, Including All The Latest Improvements;. London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1825. Third edition. Octavo, full period tree calf, spine with raised bands and gilt lettering, 1233 pp, illustrated. According to Loudon his book is the first to incorporate the writings of Wheatley, G. Mason, Price and Repton for the landscape layout of the home grounds; for botanical nomenclature he uses Sweet's Hortus Suburbanus Londinensis while generally following Linnaeus for insects, animals and minerals. The much-enlarged third edition of Loudon's greatest work, illustrated with many hundreds of engravings on wood by Branston. Includes entries on fruit growing in Van Diemen's Land; acacia; eucalyptus, and artocarpus (bread fruit).