The Botanist's and Gardener's New Dictionary.

Book. Containing th e names, classes, orders, generic characters, and specific distinctions of the several plants cultivated in England, according to the system of Linnaeus. Directing the culture of each plant, describing its singular virtues and uses, and explaining the terms peculiar to botany and gardening. London: for W. Strahan, 1763. Thick 8vo, early full calf, rebacked. Pp. xxxi, 480. 2 engraved plates. An excellent copy. Sole edition of an excellent horticultural compendium by a Gloucester nurseryman, the founder of a firm that lasted well into this century. "The work shows Wheeler to have been one of the first converts among nurserymen to Linnaeus' system, appreciating the precision of the Swede's description of species." - Henrey II, p. 387. H arvey, Early Nurserymen, p. 93; Henrey 1493..