Book "I. 



DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRITISH FLORA. 



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991. Green-house and Dry-stove Plants. 



Trees and shrubs 

 Heaths • 

 Geraniums 

 Froteas - 



Sp.&Var. 



1450; 



400 



150 



120 



Climbers 



Succulents ... 

 Mesymbryanthemums 

 Bulbous-rooted plants - 



Sp.&Var. 

 . 90 

 170 

 160 



300 



992. Hot-house Plants. 



Trees and shrubs 

 Climbers 

 Succulent plants 

 Bulbous-rooted plants 

 Herbaceous 



993. Annuals, native and exotic. 



Sp. &Var. 

 850 

 150 

 130 

 SO 

 170 



Sp. &Var. 

 300 

 110 

 100 

 200 



Aquatics 



Reedy or scitaminous 



Used in agriculture exclusive of grasses 



Sp. &Var. 

 Herbaceous and stcmless plants 340 



Total 5180 



Sp. &Var. 

 28 

 55 



Total 820 



Hardy 



Half hardy 



Tender ...... 



Esculent ....... 



Total. Hardy, 4580; green-house and dry-stove, 3180; hot-house, 1463 ; annuals, 820; 

 total, 10,043 ; of these, above 3000 may be considered as varieties, so that the actual 

 hortus procurable in British nurseries, may be estimated, as to the British hortus of books, 

 as 7 to 12, or including the cryptogamous plants, as 8 to 12. 



994. With respect to the application of the purchasable Flora of Britain, including species 

 and varieties, we submit the following as only a rude outline, the subject not admitting 

 of perfect accuracy from the ever-varying number of varieties. 



995. Varieties of Fruit-trees, and Fruit-hearing Plants, for Sale in British Nurseries. 



Apples ... 



Pears * 



Medlars ... 



Quinces 



Services ... 



Oranges and Lemons 

 Peaches . - . 

 Nectarines 

 Almonds , - 



Sp. &Var. 



300 



300 



2 



3 

 60 

 100 

 50 



6 



Apricots - 

 Plums - 

 Cherries - 

 Grapes - 

 Figs 



Gooseberries 

 Currants ' 

 Raspberries 

 Strawberries 



Sp.&Var. 



30 



150 



100 



50 



30 



200 



4 



10 



20 



Total 1417 



996. Esculent Herbaceous Plants, annuals and perennials, used in Horticulture. 



Cabbage tribe - 

 Leguminous plants 

 Esculent roots - 

 Spinaceous plants 

 Alliaceous plants 

 Asparaginous plants 

 Acetaceous plants 



Sp. &Var. 

 35 

 59 



45 



10 



is 

 is 



10 



1 

 3 

 10 

 6 



7 

 11 

 25 



Pot-herbs and garnishings 11 



Sweet herbs ... 12 



Plants used in confectionary "1 j^ 



and domestic medicine J 



Plants used as preserves andl jg 



pickles - - S 



Sp. &Var. 

 11 16 

 20 



18 

 26 



Sp.&Var. 

 Edible wild plants which "} 31 3 , 



may be used - 

 Edible fungi 

 Edible fuel 



Total 154 337 



997. Florists' Flowers, used in Floriculture. 



Sp.&Var, 



Bulbous-rooted PUnts 

 Hyacinths 

 Tulips - 

 Crocuses - 



Narcissi . . . 

 Irises ... 



Fritillaries ... 

 Crown-imperials 

 Dens cards 



200 



300 



100 



200 



60 



20 



20 



6 



Colchicums ... 

 Other sorts 



Fibrous-rooted Plants. 

 Auriculas 

 Polyanthi - 

 Primroses 



Cowslips "... 

 Pinks ... 

 Carnations • 



Sp.&Var. 



10 



100 



200 

 100 

 20 

 10 

 200 

 300 



Tuberous.rooted Plants. 

 Dahlias ... 



Paaonies 

 Ranunculuses 

 Anemonies - 



Sp. &Var. 



400 

 20 

 300 

 200 



Total 2666 



998. Hardy Timber-trees and Shrubs, used in Arboriculture, Floriculture, and Land- 

 scape-gardening. 



° Sp.&Var. Sp.&Var. 



Trees planted for timber 100 Shrubs planted for various uses, as fuel, charcoal,! „„ 



other useful purposes - - - 20 bark, hrewood, &c. .... 



Trees planted for ornament .... - 180 



Hedge-plants 



Total 330 



999. Agricultural Herbaceous Plants, grown for Food for Men and Cattle, and for use 

 in various Arts. 



Grains for human food ..... 

 leguminous seeds ..... 



Roots 6 



Herbage plants, not grasses - - ".',"-, 9 



.. grasses, and grasses for grains for the infe- 1 go 



rior animals ...... J 



Plants used for furnishing oils and essences - - 5 



Sp. &Var 



Plants used for dyeing - 

 Plants used for the clothing arts 

 Sea-plants used ..... 

 Mosses used in dyeing - - ■ 



^— — — — . for various purposes in the arts 



Sp. &Var. 



Total 



1000. Miscellaneous applications of Hardy Perennials, native and exotic. 



Used for distillation and perfumery * 



Sp. &Var 

 Border-flowers, or .such as |are used in flower -gar-1 jqq 



dens and shrubberies, in ordinary cases about J 

 Used in the modern pharmacopoeias ... 50 



Sold by herbalists, and used by quacks and irregu-'l 50 



lar practitioners ..-•»- J 



1001. Application of curious Hot-house Exotics, or such plants of ornament as require the 

 protection of glass. Of these there are in ordinary green-houses seldom more than lOOspecies 

 and varieties, and not more than half that number in most of our plant-stoves. The 

 remainder of this class are confined to the public and private botanic gardens, and to eminent 



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