The botanist Robert Brown (1773 1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth century. After studying at Aberdeen and Edinburgh, he made the acquaintance of Sir Joseph Banks via William Withering, and in 1801 was appointed as naturalist on Matthew Flinders' expedition to Australia. Brown made extensive collections of animals and minerals, but his 3,400 plant specimens from Australia, Tasmania and Timor were the foundation of his work for the rest of his life, as an active member of the Linnean Society, as Banks's librarian, and...

Employed early in his career by Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist John Lindley (1799 1865) is best known for his recommendation that Kew Gardens should become a national botanical institution, and for saving the Royal Horticultural Society from financial disaster. As an author, he is best remembered for his various works on taxonomy and classification. This work, one of his most famous, was first published in 1846; reissued here is the revised third edition of 1847. Lindley describes his motive as being 'to make his countrymen acquainted with the progress of Systematic Botany abroad' given that...

This 1785 work gives instructions on propagation, followed by a plant list and advice on using plants in the landscape.

In this 1869 work, William Robinson argues that superior French methods of training fruit should be widely adopted in Britain.

This 1795 work, a fascinating resource for historians, describes the geography, climate and soils of Lancashire, and its land holdings and land use.