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A true account of the Aloe Americana or Africana, which is now in blossom in Mr. Cowell's garden at Hoxton; which is upwards of twenty foot high, and has already put forth thirty branches for flowers, all upon one stem, twelve whereof are already fairly opened and blown out As also of two other exotick plants, call'd, the Cereus, or torch-thistle, which have likewise put forth their blossoms in Mr. Cowell's said garden. The like whereof has never been seen in England before.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cowell, John, nurseryman.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Aloe.
Cereus.
Gardening--Early works to 1800.
Gardening.
Physical Description:
1 online resource ([8],44p. )
Place of Publication:
London : printed for T. Warner, at the Black Boy in Pater-Noster-Row; and sold by H. Whitridge in Castle-Alley at the Royal Exchange; and Mr. Cowell at Hoxton, 1729.
Notes:
With a half-title.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Cited in:
Henrey, 582
English Short Title Catalog, T51776.
OCLC:
642622347

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