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Peach House. 1. Ground plan 2. transverse section of the underground works 3. upper section.

1. Fungus infundibuliformis a-c life cycle, 2.- 8 unnamed varieties 9. Puff mushroom.

Cucumbers: Ridge, Dises resister, Telegraph, Lockies Perfection.

British Fungi: Cantharellus, Peziza (two varieties), Polyporus, Agaricus and Lycoperdon.

Pears: Virgoulle, Striped Vert Longue, Swan’s Egg and Pear d’Auch.

Greenhouse, circular conservatory and common conservatory.

Ribis Nigrum.

Orange Peach, amygdalus perssica with the Small Ermine Moth, phalena euonymella.

Lombard (Enfarine Noir) grape from Jura.

Agaricus Rubescens (Blusher mushroom). Edible.

Nelson’s Glory.

Spring Grove Peach with inset of stone.

1, 2. Boletus edulis. 3, 4. Agaricus heterophyllus.

French beans: Runner beans, Dwarf beans and Climbing beans.

Aecidium and Agaricus: Aecidium abietinum, elatinum, columnare, viola, and Agaricus scabellus, vitellum, tricolour, porphyria and lepidomyces. Engraved by John Pass.

Agaricus procerus.

Papaya and Guava: Trees and fruit with a flowering Pepper.

1. Cantharellus cibarius. 2. Tuber æstivum. 3, 4. Hydnum repandum. 5. Lycoperdon pyriforme.

Nectarines: Claremont, Homerton’s White, Ford’s Black and Genoa.

Melon: Polignac Melon.

Agaricus ostreatus.

Van Leyden Pippin.

Grenache Blanc grape of the Rhone.

Training and Grafting. 1. One year pruned 2. Second year 3. Third year trained 4. Cleft Grafting 5. Mixed Grafting 6. Extreme grafting.

Boletus Granulatus (Weeping bolete) and Boletus Elegans (Greville’s bolete) Edible.

Globe, White and Purple Jerusalem Artichokes.

Boletus Flavus (Greville’s Bolete) and Boletus Viscidus (Sticky Boletus). Edible.

Beetroot: Pragnell’s Exhibition; Red Globe and Covent Garden Red,

Plums: Cherry Plum, Laurence Plum, French Orlean and Common Orlean.

British Fungi: Agaricus (three varieties), Peziza and Polyporus.

Chilli Plant: With details of the male parts of the plant.

Agaricus Campestris (Field mushroom). Edible.

Agaricus Arvensis (Horse mushroom). Edible.

Pineapple: Sugarloaf pineapple with Brentus and bruchus insects. Engraved by John Pass.

Reine Claude Violette.

Pineapple House (Pinery). 1. Ground plan 2. longitudinal section with young plants 3. transverse section 4. mason work 5. carron register 6. transverse section of

Breadfruit: From Capt James Cook’s First Voyage. After Sydney Parkinson.

Senkyrke Sweden.

Great Mogul Plum, prunnus domestica with the Angle-shades Moth, phalena meticulosa.

Fig (Ficus caricae): Dissection of the Fruit and seed: With detailed description in Latin.

Cocunut Tree and Cocos: With Orange (Tranja), Carandas Plum and Star fruit (Carambolus) trees and fruit.

Peach and Nectarine: Branches with fruit and a Horseshoe moth. Engraved by John Pass.

Rhubarb: The Sutton, Linneaus, Early Albert and Victoria.

Agaricus (two varieties), Peziza (two varieties), Hirneola, Amanita and Hygrophorus.

British Fungi: Stereum, Polyporus Albus, Periza Cupularis, Periza Cerea, Polyporus Lucidus and Lycoperdon.

Flowering scarlet runner bean and pea pod.

Aramon grape of Languedoc-Roussillon.

Currants: Black Currant, Dutch Red and Dutch White.

Agaricus (two varieties), Russula and Lentinus.

Peaches: Millet’s Minion, Super Royal and Double Swalsh.

Thimbleberry: Flowering branch with thimbleberry fruit. By WB Booth.

Melon: Scarlet-fleshed Rock Melon.

Marguerite and La Constante.

1, 2. Fistulina hepatica 3, 4, 5. Helvella esculenta. 6. Morchella esculenta.

Apples: Four Varieties. Conpenden Rouge & Blanche, Embroidered Pippin, Lemon Pippen.

Forcig Frame and Grapery. 1,2. angles of altitude and elevation of roof 3, 4 .Forcing Frames 5. grapery in Barnstaple 6. grapery back wall.

Carissa Carandas (Christ’s Thorn): With 10 Species of Cantharis (Soldier Beetle).

Silver Rock Melon.

Plums: Coes Golden Drop, Reine Calude Violette, Kirkes and Jefferson. After Augusta Withers.

Cocoa and Naseberry (Manilkara zapota)

Boletus igniarius and Frondosius, Blasia pusilla, Buxbaumia aphylla and Byssus fulva.

Semillon grape of Bordeaux.

Agaricus Gambiosus (St George’s mushroom). Edible.

Apples: Robertson’s Pippin, Blanchard’s Pippin, Lemon Pippin, Aromatic Pippin and Embroidered Pippin.

Pineau Gris grape of Alsace.

Peach: Imperatrice Nectarine, Pitmaston Orange D. and Walburton Admirable Peach. After Augusta Withers.

Watermelon: With Acharia Moth (Acharia ophelians, caterpillar, chrysalis and pupa. After Maria Sybilla Merian. Engraved by John Pass.

Poisonous Mushrooms: Thirty one posionous species. Smith, originally an archaeologist, became known for his illustrations and writings on fungi and influential in the relatively new branch of biology dedicated to their study, mycology.

Double White Avant.

Potatoes: Queen of the Veldt, Aidrondack, Dalmeny Red and Ninetyfold.

Grapes: Black Hamberg.

Royal George.

Cherries: Tradescant Cherry, Millet’s Duke and Amber Heart.

Edible Mushrooms: Twenty-nine edible species. Smith, originally an archaeologist, became known for his illustrations and writings on fungi and was influential in the relatively new science of mycology.

Seventeen varieties of Gooseberries.

Leilus Occidentalis from Jamaica.

Ribis Rubrum and Hollandische Albessen.

Grenache Noir grape of the Rhone.

Cabernet Sauvignon grape of Bordeaux.

Bananas, Jangomas Plum and Brindon Apple.

Pears: Saint Germain, Colmar and Brown Beurree.

Dacrymyces, Reticularia, Scleroderma, Tremella, Bulgaria, Agaricus and Boletus.

Grapes: Black Hamburg.Black Alicante and Buckland Sweetwater.

British Fungi: Coprinus, Polyporus, Geoglossum, Clavaria, Bovista, Thelephora and Agaricus.

Pears: Brown Beurree, Golden Beurree and Colmar.

Jackfruit and Mangos: With trees, fruit and a flowering branch of Jasmine.

Plums: Belle de Louvain and Boulouf.

Cherries: Kentish or Flemish, English Bearer and Carnation.

Early Joe.

Helvelia, Clavaria, Geoglossum and four varieties of Agaricus.

Gentil rose (Gewurztraminer) grape from Alsace.

Nectarine and Almond: Orange Nectarine, Sweet Almond and Creeping Almond.

Morels: Esculent Morel, Stinking Morel with Sea Canary Grass.

Russula (two varieties), Bulgaria, Agaricus, Coprinus and Hygrophorus.

Coe’s Goldendrop.

Plums: Drap d’Or, White Gage, Blue Gage and Green Gage.

With details of fruit and ten specimens of fruit flies.

Plum: Flowering branch with greengage or damson plum. By Sarah Ann Drake.

Grapes: White Sweet Water Grape.

Sorbe or Service apple: Tree branch, whole fruit and segment purchased at Hammersmith market in 1752

Papaw (Custard Apple): Branch with fruit and Carabus insects. Engraved by John Pass.

Salad: Cress, Mustard and Endives; Pancliere and Batavian.

Banana Tree: Musa Coccinea: Bannier a fleurs ecarlates. Plate 307 from Redoute’s Les Liliacées