Loudon, J. C. - Loudon's encyclopædia of plants - 1841

Loudon's encyclopedia of plants
Comprising the specific character, description, culture, history, application in the arts, and every other desirable detail concerning all the plants indigenous to, cultivated in, or introduced to Britain.
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius).
London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1841.
22x16cm, 1329 pages with thousands of images of plants.
Edges and corners rubbed, overall good, complete condition.

Content and scope
The work is designed as a detailed single-volume and consolidates information from various botanical reference works to provide a comprehensive guide in English for professional gardeners, botanists, and amateurs. The main contents include:
Specific character and description: Detailed botanical descriptions of almost all plant species known at the time, especially those occurring in or introduced to Great Britain.
Culture: Practical guides on growing and caring for various plants.
History: Information on the discovery and introduction of plants.
Application in the arts: Details of the versatile uses of plants across various industries, manufacturing, and household applications.
Illustrations: The book contains images of nearly ten thousand species.
Additions: The 1841 edition includes supplements that brought the information up to date (approximately until 1840).
Loudon managed to consolidate a vast amount of information, typically spread across several specialized books (such as Species Plantarum, Historia Plantarum, and a horticultural dictionary), into this single encyclopedic volume.