The Quarterly Review, Volume 39William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) John Murray, 1829 - English literature |
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A Synopsis of the British Flora ; arranged according to the Natural Orders : containing Vasculares , or Flowering Plants . By J. Lindley , F.R.S. , & c . 12mo . 10s . 6d . The Domestic Gardener's Manual . By an Horticultural Chemist .
A Synopsis of the British Flora ; arranged according to the Natural Orders : containing Vasculares , or Flowering Plants . By J. Lindley , F.R.S. , & c . 12mo . 10s . 6d . The Domestic Gardener's Manual . By an Horticultural Chemist .
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 39 |
| Editors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) |
| Contributor | George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1829 |
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