“Florists' flowers, especially {{w|Primula auricula|auricula}}s and tulips, were already popular in the {{w|17th century|seventeenth century}}, and a book on the subject, The Florist's Vade Mecum, by the Rev. {{w|Samuel Gilbert}}, son-in-law of the great gardener and gardening writer, {{w|John Rea (horticulturalist)|John Rea}}, was published on 1683.”