The Greenhouse, Hot-House, and Stove

Including lists of the most beautiful species of exotic flowering plants, and directions for their cultivation

London: William S. Orr, 1838.

First Edition. 8vo. pp vi, [2], 415. With 18 hand-coloured plates, including frontispiece and titlepage vignette, all with tissue-guards, plus numerous line drawings. Rebound in slightly later half-calf over green cloth, gilt title to spine, slightly rubbed and boards stained in places. All edges gilt. The plates are remarkably clean and well preserved. Know as the "Perthshire Naturalist", McIntosh was born at Inver, near Dunkeld, Scotland, where he was born and spent nearly all his life. He was a keen amateur naturalist, with a particular interest in fungi, and was an active associate member of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science. As gardener to Prince Leopold, the Duke of Buccleuch, and others, he was at the cutting edge of 19th-century horticultural techniques and produced many books about gardening. This book offers expert advice on growing exotic plants in greenhouses, conservatories, orangeries, plant verandahs, etc. and has stunning illustrated plates of some of the more exotic varieties.