FLORA AUSTRALASICA: 
OR, 
A SELECTION OF 
HANDSOME, or CURIOUS PLANTS, 
NATIVES OF 
NEW HOLLAND, AND THE SOUTH SEA ISLANDS; 
CONTAINING 
Coloured Figures and ssclliices (cindau 
Of some of the choicest Species 
MOST PROPER FOR THE CONSERVATORY OR GREENHOUSE, AND 
MANY OF WHICH WILL ENDURE THE COLD OF OUR CLI- 
MATE, IN THE OPEN AIR, WITH A VERY LITTLE 
PROTECTION ; 
WITH MAGNIFIED DISSECTIONS OF THEIR MOST ESSENTIAL 
PARTS, THEIR NAMES, DESCRIPTIONS, & A FULL ACCOUNT 
OF THE BEST METHOD OF CULTIVATION AND 
PROPAGATION. 
THE GREATER PART ARE HANDSOME EVERGREEN SHRUBS, AND 
MANY PRODUCE SWEET-SCENTED FLOWERS; AND AS THEY 
ARE GENERALLY OF FREE GROWTH, AND EASILY MA- 
NAGED, THEY MAY BE CONSIDERED AS THE MOST 
DESIRABLE PLANTS FOR CULTIVATION. 
IN ONE VOLUME. 
BY 
ROBERT SWEET, F.LS 
Author of Hortus Suburbanus Londinensis, Hortus Britannicus, Bota- 
nical Cultivator, The British Flower Garden, Geraniacee, Cis- 
tinea, The Florists Guide, The British Warblers, &c. 
The Drawings by E. D. SMITH, F.L.S. Botanical Artist. 
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LONDON: 
JAMES RIDGWAY, 169, PICCADILLY. 
1827—1828. 
