Coloured engravings of heaths; vol. 1

"Coloured Engravings of Heaths; Vol. 1" by Henry Cranke Andrews is a publication from the 1800s featuring colored images of different types of heaths, along with thorough explanations of what they look like, where they are from, and when they bloom. The book seems to be for people who are into plants and want to learn about and categorize these flowering plants. The beginning of the publication includes introductory remarks from Andrews about the range and methods used to make his images. Andrews points out that the images are based on grown plants instead of wild ones, which could change how they look. He says he focused more on being correct scientifically than on making the pictures pretty, because he wanted to help people recognize and learn about each type of heath. He also talks about how he sorted the heaths into groups, showing that he used a system to classify them based on what was standard at the time.