The florist's manual, or, hints for the construction of a gay flower-garden ; with directions for preventing the depredations of insects / By the authoress of Botanical dialogues, and sketches of the physiology of vegetable life [i.e. Miss M.E. Jacson].
- Henry, Mary Jackson
- Date:
- 1822
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The florist's manual, or, hints for the construction of a gay flower-garden ; with directions for preventing the depredations of insects / By the authoress of Botanical dialogues, and sketches of the physiology of vegetable life [i.e. Miss M.E. Jacson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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