A system of vegetables, according to their classes genera orders species with their characters and differences. : In two volumes. Translated from the thirteenth edition (as published by Dr. Murray) of the Systema vegetabilium of the late Professor Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the present Professor Linneus. ... By a botanical society, at Lichfield.

A system of vegetables, according to their classes genera orders species with their characters and differences. : In two volumes. Translated from the thirteenth edition (as published by Dr. Murray) of the Systema vegetabilium of the late Professor Linneus; and from the Supplementum plantarum of the present Professor Linneus. ... By a botanical society, at Lichfield.

Systema vegetabilium. English
Supplementum plantarum. English.

Lichfield : Printed by John Jackson, for Leigh and Sotheby, London, 1783 [1782-85]

2v.([iv],ii,lvi,[1],424,[22];[5],426-897,[1];[32]p.),plates ; (8vo)

"A system of vegetables appeared in parts. No.1 (1782), consisting of 176 pages, is reviewed in The monthly review, 6̲8̲: 433-5 (for May 1783). The complete work, which consisted of four parts, bound in 2 volumes, is reviewed in Vol.7̲2̲: 401-10 (for June 1785) .. The 'botanical society at Lichfield' consisted of three members only: Erasmus Darwin, Brooke (later Sir Brooke) Boothby, and John Jackson." (Henrey).

Includes: 'An alphabetical catalogue of English and Scotch names of plants' with a separate titlepage dated 1784.

The plates are with descriptive letterpress.

Henrey, 981
English short title catalogue (ESTC), T81060

Great Britain -- England.

245- 192q Vol. 1

Imperfect: lacking general t.p. vol. 1 (?). "An alphabetical catalogue of English & Scotch names of plants", [32] p., is bound in vol. 1, after the index of Latin terms. Plates, [22] p., are misbound between p. 176 and 177. Manuscript corrections to text of "Botanic terms and definitions". Calf binding. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "Francis Thomas Brown November 25th 1823."; bookplate of Mary P. Massey

245- 192q Vol. 2

Calf binding. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "Francis Thomas Brown November 25th 1823."; bookplate of Mary P. Massey