Curtis's Botanical Magazine
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The Botanical Magazine; or Flower-Garden Displayed, commonly known as Curtis's Botanical Magazine, is an illustrated gardening and botanical journal started by William Curtis (who also authored Flora Londinensis) in the 18th century. The publication familiarized its readers with ornamental foreign plants, which it presented on a Octavo sized handcolored plate, accompanied by a page or two of text describing the plants properties, history and growth characteristics. The series innitially was illustrated mainly by Sydenham Edwards who later went on to publish his own Botanical Registrar which was a rival to The Botanical Magazine. It has been published continuously since 1787, although there have been several different series within the overall sequence. In 1984 the sixth series of Curtis's Botanical Magazine appeared. It is now published by the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.
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- Curtis, William (2006). The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 1. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Curtis, William (2006). The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 2. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Curtis, William (2006). The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 3. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Curtis, William (2006). The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 4. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Curtis, William (2006). The Botanical Magazine, Vol. 5. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
