Sweet
was a horticulturist and served apprenticeship as a
gardener. He was a nurseryman for a time and finally
cultivated a garden selling plants to his friends. He
was author of several valuable books including:
Hortus Suburbanus Londinensis; or a catalogue of
Plants cultivated in the neighborhood of London,
arranged according to the Linnean System.
(1818)
The Hothouse and Greenhouse Manual, or Botanical
Cultivator giving full instructions for the management
and best method of cultivating and propagating all the
plants cultivated in the hothouses, green-houses and
borders in the gardens of Great Britain. (1820),
Second edition 1825.
Hortus Britannicus: or a catalogue of all plants
cultivated in the gardens of Gt. Britain whether
exotic or indigenous arranged
according to the natural orders to which they belong
with references to the Linnean Classes and Orders,
etc. (1826).
He also edited several periodicals. These were:
The Geraniacae, or drawings of the natural order
of geraniums, commenced in 1820. (1820-1830) 5
volumes
The British Flower Garden (1822)
The Cistinece, or natural order of Cistus
(1825)
The Flora Australasica (1827-1828)
The Florist's Guide and Culivators Directory, or
drawings of the choicest Florists flowers. (1827)
Two volumes (1828-1832)
The British Flower Garden has been called a
"treasure."
