"Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1866 .... John F. Trow & Co., printers, stereotypers, and electrotypers ..." --Verso of t.p

With the exception of the frontispiece, all of the sixteen hand-colored, unnumbered plates are counted as part of the pagination

The illustrations are accompanied by poems on flowers written by various authors

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CHMRB and SCNHRB have one copy each

CHMRB copy 39088009550005 has bookplate: Presented by Miss Clementina Furniss, April, 1913

CHMRB copy has accession no. 2358

CHMRB copy has later red and blue buckram library binding with title inked on spine in white; all edges gilt. "Bound by Wm. Smith, New-York" (the original binder?) is stamped on one of the back free endpapers

SCNHRB copy 39088013371117 has bookplate: H.C. Lewis, no. 1298

SCNHRB copy has a bookseller's printed label mounted on the front free endpaper: Elisabeth Woodburn, Booknoll Farm, Hopewell, New Jersey ... Horticultural & beverage books

SCNHRB copy has the original blind- and gilt-tooled burgundy full leather binding with raised bands, marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt

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