Flora: seu, de florum cultura. Or, a complete florilege, furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist / In III books. [Ceres. The second book.-Pomona. The third book] By John Rea.

  • Rea, John, -1681.
Date:
1676
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Credit: Flora: seu, de florum cultura. Or, a complete florilege, furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist / In III books. [Ceres. The second book.-Pomona. The third book] By John Rea. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    To the tculy Nohle/and' perfea Lover oi Ingenuity, Sir THOM'AiS HANMER, %ronet. - . .o Honoured Sir, .. r n j Papers which have Jain long hy^ negle^ed^ are at '■ lafl made Fublick^, ■ and now come to frefent you a rude Draught of a' Rupck Garden, Planted with Inch Flowers and Fruits as will proffer in our cold Loan- trey ; a SubjeSi ( I confefs ) worthy a better Author, and fuffuienlly celebrated in onely faying. It is agreeable with your liohU Inclination: And although my remote Kefidcnce, and mean Abilities, could notfurnijh fo many new. Varieties as aretobejound in ,our own incomparable ColleBion, nor cloath thofe inferted m a Drefs proportionable to their Native Glories ; yet poffibly many Lowers, lefs h^.owing in this Delight, may, from theferujal tn many particulars, not formerly publijhed, receive fome SatisJaBion and (ottand obliged to you for the benefit, fince it was your Good^ef that firli occafwn’d the undertaking: for had notymr happy ^cquatn- ' tame re-animated wy drooping Endeavours in this delight^ and your own free Bounty fnrnifhed me with many Noble and new Varieties I had certainly long fince grown out of love with my Garden and confeauently fparedyou the trouble of this Jntrufion as myjelfthe Pain! in Penning thefe proportionable effSs of idle hours. Sir I know your Judgment, in things of thh Nature, tobe tranfcendenU your Generofity and Courtefie is Superlative, which ma^es me hope, you will candidly Accept, and mildly Cenjure, the cotfeffed In- jirmities of him that is irhe humblcft of your Faithful Servants, JOHN REA. B To f y ; C*