THE COMPLECT FLORIST 
The conpleat florist. London, Printed for J. Duke at 
the Royal Exchange and J. Carwitham near ye Seven Dials, 
1740. 2 V. 100 col. pi. (C. Harman Payne) 
Payne, Gardeners’ Mag. 59:421 (Oct.14,1916), 
mentions two distinct edS. , 1740 and 1747, both 
of which were in his own library. Weston listed 
that of 1747 in his bibliography, whence it was 
quoted by Johnson and Cecil, neither of whom, 
apparently, had seen the book. Moreover, Payne 
states, in Gard. Chron. (3) 64:7-8 (Jul.6,1918), 
that the work entitled: "The English flower gar¬ 
den; Le Jardin des fleurs anglais," consists of 
87 out of the 100 plates of "The Compleat flor¬ 
ist" of 1740. 
- London, Printed for J. Duke and sold by J. Rob¬ 
inson, 1747. 100 col. pi. (Dept. Agr.; Brit. Mas.) 
The 1747 issue is attributed to J. Carwitham 
by Henry Cork, Cat. 9 (1931), item 327) 
- 2d ed. ... improved. London [1795?] 100 col. 
pi. (Brit. Mis.) 
Brit. I4is. Cat. explicitly says this is a 2d 
ed. of the 1747 work, and describes it as having 
100 col. pi. with descriptive letterpress. How¬ 
ever, the 1747 issue has no separate text: the 
descriptions and directions for culture of the 
''plants la^re • printed on the plates themselves. 
This 2d ed. must therefore have been reprinted 
from that of 1740, which has separate text and 
plates. (MFW) 
THE COMPLETE FLORIST 
The Complete florist; or. The lady and gentleman’s rec¬ 
reation in the flower garden ... Together with directions 
what to do each month in the year. London, Printed for 
R. Snagg and J. French [1774] 156 p. (Dept. Agr.) 
There is nothing in the book to suggest its 
date, which is supplied from Watt, Bib. Brit., 
V.3, under the word "Florist." There is no con¬ 
nection between this and "The Compleat florist" 
of 1740 and subsequent editions. (MFV/) 
- 2d ed. [1780?] 
Offered by John H. Knowles, London, Cat. 14 
(1930), no.96, with date bracketed and queried 
as above; not confirmed by other authority. 
