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<dl><dd>vii, [1], 272 pages, [7] leaves of plates 22 cm (8vo)</dd>
<dd>Posthumous publication was overseen by the author's son, also James Maddock (1764-1825). The florist's directory is of the culture of the-then main eight florists' flowers with chapters on "bulbous-rooted flowers" and "dissertation on soils, manures, etc"</dd>
<dd>Engraved title page</dd>
<dd>Engraved plates with hand-coloring; woodcut tail-pieces</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A-2M⁴</dd>
<dd>Colophon: Printed by Stephen Couchman</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist 20081216</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Floriculture -- Early works to 1800; Flowers -- Early works to 1800; Agriculture -- Soils -- Early works to 1800; Floriculture</div>
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Maddock, James, 1718-1786 author</div>
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