Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege ?furnished with all the requisites belonging to a florists. In III books /by John Rea ... (1665)
Rea, John,, Thomas, Clarke. · London : Printed by J.G. for Thomas Clarke ... , · leaf 144
ts of the fame dark purple-colour on both the fides thereof ; the three arched leaves that cover the lower part of the falling leaves, ate of the fame pale sky-colour with the ridge, bua little blewer, and the ends par- ted in two pieces and turned up ; the three other leaves which in other… … the middle whereof the {talk rifeth about two foo: high, beariag ar the cop outof a thin skinny hofe, one, and fometimes two flowers, compofed of nine leaves, three turned downwards, longer and that follows it hach three other final] and arched leaves, covering the lower parts of the falling…
Early works to 1800 · Floriculture · Fruit-culture · Gardening
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