''British Phaenogamous Botany'' is a book of figures and descriptions of British flowering plants compiled by the botanist William Baxter.

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The six volumes were published by Baxter himself in

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and sold by J.H. Parker as well as Whittaker, Treacher, and Co. in

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. The 509 hand-coloured copper-engraved plates were accompanied by botanical descriptions in

octavo Octavo, a Latin word meaning "in eighth" or "for the eighth time", (abbreviated 8vo, 8º, or In-8) is a technical term describing the format of a book, which refers to the size of leaves produced from folding a full sheet of paper on which multip ...

. To illustrate this work on the British flora, Baxter employed two local artists—a glass painter named Isaac Russell and C. Matthews. The plates were hand-coloured by Baxter's daughters and daughter-in-law. The original copies of these plates are located in

Lindley Library The Lindley Library in London is the largest horticultural library in the world. It is within the headquarters of the Royal Horticultural Society, Library The main part of the library is based at 80 Vincent Square, London, within the headquarters ...

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Florae (publication) Flora of Great Britain Botanical art Botany in Europe British books 1830s books 1840s books {{botany-book-stub