Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege, furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist by John Rea, Gent.

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Title: Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege, furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist by John Rea, Gent.
Author: Rea, John, d. 1681.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.G. for Richard Marriott ...,; 1665.
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Subject terms: Floriculture -- Early works to 1800.; Gardening -- Early works to 1800.; Fruit-culture -- Early works to 1800.
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Clematis peregrina flore pleno purpureo.

THe double purple Virgins-bower in all the parts thereof is like unto the former, but bigger and stronger; the flowers are of the same colour with those of the last described, and exceeding thick and double, the outward leaves being broad like the former, and the inner narrow and folded close together, like a large button in the middle of the flower, which open by degrees, but so slowly; that the outward leaves commonly fall away, before the other open or shew themselves, which is a great defect in this flower. I have heard of two others of this kind, which are said to grow in the Florists Gar∣dens about Rome, bearing double flowers, the one of a bluish Peach-colour, and the other white.