Elizabeth Kent (1790-1861) lived in London, but wanted to live in the country. Dismayed at the number of pot-plants given to her which failed to thrive, she published this useful guide to container or 'portable' gardening in 1823. She had taught herself botany and foreign languages, and her sister's marriage to the radical poet and journalist Leigh Hunt brought her into contact with the Romantic circles. The book combines practical instruction on how to select plants which will thrive in containers, and in the polluted air of cities, with quotations on gardening and flowers from ancient as well as modern authors such as Keats and her friend Shelley. Her common-sense advice on plants from adonis to zygophyllum and on their care - use rainwater if possible, but never overwater or let pots stand in water, for example - is equally valid today.

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1831. Elizabeth Kent's works are transitional between literary accounts about plants and systematic, scientific accounts. Her Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower Garden, for which she is best known, and Sylvan Sketches, integrate nature and narrative, science and art, horticulture and romantic languages of nature in ways that signify changing directions in early 19th century plant culture, looking forward to a more scientific approach to the subject. Sylvan Sketches describes 80 hardy trees and shrubs common in England, providing factual information about the plants along with their cultural associations and usages in other parts of the world, citing explorers and travel writers.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone

1831. Elizabeth Kent's works are transitional between literary accounts about plants and systematic, scientific accounts. Her Flora Domestica, or the Portable Flower Garden, for which she is best known, and Sylvan Sketches, integrate nature and narrative, science and art, horticulture and romantic languages of nature in ways that signify changing directions in early 19th century plant culture, looking forward to a more scientific approach to the subject. Sylvan Sketches describes 80 hardy trees and shrubs common in England, providing factual information about the plants along with their cultural associations and usages in other parts of the world, citing explorers and travel writers.

I TAKE the liberty of laying this Volume beforc yo, in humbIe aekno rledgment of the gratitude and respect with which I rcmain, SIR, Your humble and obedient Servant, THZ AUTHOR. ... v111 LIST OF PLANTS . Cami. llia Jnp6nica ................................ 70 Canlphnuls ...................................... 71 Canardtuft .............. Ibkris .................... 73 Canterbury Bclls. we Campanula . CardLmine ...................................... 74 cardinal-flower .......... L obElia .................. 76 Catchfly ................ Sil6nc .................... 77 CBandine ................ Chelidbnium .............. 77 Ci. ntaury ................ Centaurka ................ 82 C rcus . ................. C C U .. S .. .............. 84 Cerinthe ........................................ 86 Chdbnc ........................................ 87 China Rose, see Hibiscus . Chionhthus ...................... .. ..... .., ...... 88 Chir6nia ........................................ 88 CltrpsBnthemum .......................... . .. . . .. 89 Cinedria ........................................ 91 Cistus ................... . . . . ................. 92 Clkmatis ........................................ 93 ClEthra .......................................... 96 Cocks. comb. see Amaranth . C6lchicum .................. . .. .................. 96 C6lumbine .............. Aqu lgia ................ 97 Colutka Fruthcenu ................................ 99 Conv6lrulus ................ . . . . .. . . . ., ....... .. 100 Cwe6psis ........................................ 103 Corn-flag ................ Gladi6lus ................ 104 Coronilla ........................................ 105 Cotyl6don...................................... 106 - Cowslip o f . . J . e . ru . s . a . l . e . m . . . . . . . . . . .. . P P r u i l m m u o l t a li r V ia C . r . is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 0 1 7 0 Crinum .................................. 111 Crdcus .......................................... 112 CycIamen ..................................... 1 . 1 5 Cytisus ........................................ 116 D . DAhIia ........................................ m 1 - 1 9 Daisy .................. B kIlis .................... 120 Dancwort .............. Sarnbtcus Efbulus .......... 128 D hne ........................................ 1 29 Dogs-bane .............. A pbcynurn ................ 131 Dragons head . ........... Ilracoc6phalum ............ 134 as .......................................... 135 E . Eggplant .............. SolAnum Melongkna ........ 136 xii LIST OF PLANTS . Page Sweet William. see Pink . Syringa ................ Philadblphus .............. 362 T . Tagktes ........................................ 361 Tarchondnthus .................................. 364 Tobacco Plant ............ Nicotihna ................ 365 Thberose ................ Polyhthes ................ 368 Tulip .................. T Glipa .................. 371 v . Valkrian ................ V aleriina ................ 374 Venuss Looking. glass. see Campanula . Vkrvain ................ Verbkna .................. 375 Violet .................. Viola .................... 376 Vipers B lgloss .......... Echium .................. 381 Virginian Cowslip ........ Dodec6theon Mbadia ........ 382 W . Wallflower .............. Cheir6nthus .............. 382 Water Lily .............. Nyrnphza................ 384 Winged Pea ..............

I TAKE the liberty of laying this Volume beforc yo, in humbIe aekno rledgment of the gratitude and respect with which I rcmain, SIR, Your humble and obedient Servant, THZ AUTHOR. ... v111 LIST OF PLANTS . Cami. llia Jnp6nica ................................ 70 Canlphnuls ...................................... 71 Canardtuft .............. Ibkris .................... 73 Canterbury Bclls. we Campanula . CardLmine ...................................... 74 cardinal-flower .......... L obElia .................. 76 Catchfly ................ Sil6nc .................... 77 CBandine ................ Chelidbnium .............. 77 Ci. ntaury ................ Centaurka ................ 82 C rcus . ................. C C U .. S .. .............. 84 Cerinthe ........................................ 86 Chdbnc ........................................ 87 China Rose, see Hibiscus . Chionhthus ...................... .. ..... .., ...... 88 Chir6nia ........................................ 88 CltrpsBnthemum .......................... . .. . . .. 89 Cinedria ........................................ 91 Cistus ................... . . . . ................. 92 Clkmatis ........................................ 93 ClEthra .......................................... 96 Cocks. comb. see Amaranth . C6lchicum .................. . .. .................. 96 C6lumbine .............. Aqu lgia ................ 97 Colutka Fruthcenu ................................ 99 Conv6lrulus ................ . . . . .. . . . ., ....... .. 100 Cwe6psis ........................................ 103 Corn-flag ................ Gladi6lus ................ 104 Coronilla ........................................ 105 Cotyl6don...................................... 106 - Cowslip o f . . J . e . ru . s . a . l . e . m . . . . . . . . . . .. . P P r u i l m m u o l t a li r V ia C . r . is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 0 1 7 0 Crinum .................................. 111 Crdcus .......................................... 112 CycIamen ..................................... 1 . 1 5 Cytisus ........................................ 116 D . DAhIia ........................................ m 1 - 1 9 Daisy .................. B kIlis .................... 120 Dancwort .............. Sarnbtcus Efbulus .......... 128 D hne ........................................ 1 29 Dogs-bane .............. A pbcynurn ................ 131 Dragons head . ........... Ilracoc6phalum ............ 134 as .......................................... 135 E . Eggplant .............. SolAnum Melongkna ........ 136 xii LIST OF PLANTS . Page Sweet William. see Pink . Syringa ................ Philadblphus .............. 362 T . Tagktes ........................................ 361 Tarchondnthus .................................. 364 Tobacco Plant ............ Nicotihna ................ 365 Thberose ................ Polyhthes ................ 368 Tulip .................. T Glipa .................. 371 v . Valkrian ................ V aleriina ................ 374 Venuss Looking. glass. see Campanula . Vkrvain ................ Verbkna .................. 375 Violet .................. Viola .................... 376 Vipers B lgloss .......... Echium .................. 381 Virginian Cowslip ........ Dodec6theon Mbadia ........ 382 W . Wallflower .............. Cheir6nthus .............. 382 Water Lily .............. Nyrnphza................ 384 Winged Pea ..............

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