Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 2

"Coloured Engravings of Heaths, Vol. 2" by Henry Cranke Andrews, is an early 19th-century botanical book filled with colorful pictures and descriptions of heath plants written in both Latin and English. The book uses the system of Linnæus to show the special features, where they come from, and when they bloom. It wants to help people who love botany by presenting different types of Erica plants, with many being rare and interesting. The book starts by talking about how botany is changing, especially with so many new plants arriving from the Cape of Good Hope, which makes it harder to keep track of them. Andrews stresses how important it is to draw and describe these plants correctly, pointing out their parts and giving advice on how to grow the more sensitive ones. The beginning part goes over certain heath plants in depth, explaining what they look like, where they grow naturally, and when they flower, giving plant lovers useful information about the beauty and details of these plants.