Because amateur botany was popular in Britain during the second half of the eighteenth century, "The Botanic Garden", despite its initial high cost, was a bestseller. In 1799 it was in a fourth edition as "The Botanic Garden; A Poem in Two Parts" at a smaller and more affordable "octavo" size, and this was another best-seller. There were three early Irish editions, and a second American edition had appeared by 1807. Despite the huge demand in 1799 and into the early 1800s, and cheaper pirated American and Irish imports, there was room in the market for another edition in Britain 1824 with a reprinting in 1825.