Download or read book The Botanist's Companion written by William Salisbury and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the knowledge of practical botany and the uses of plants either growing wild in Great Britain, or cultivated for the purposes of agriculture, medicine, rural economy, or the arts. First published in 1816 and written by William Salisbury while working at the Botanic Garden on Sloane Street, London.