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The Royal Botanic Society. Block plan of proposed extension of large conservatory.

Proposed conservatory extension, Royal Botanic Gardens.

The Royal Botanic Society. Sketch of proposed additions to large conservatory.

Elevation of proposed winter garden to be erected in the Inner Circle Regents Park for the Royal Botanic Society 1845.

Botanic Garden, Oxford: panoramic view of the greenhouses with a small ornamental detail of the gates and plans. Line engraving by J. Skelton, 1820, after B. Green.

Botanic Gardens, Oxford: plan of the gardens with details of the gateway and greenhouses. Etching, 1707, after D. Loggan.

Botanic Gardens, Oxford: showing the fountain and greenhouses, with a glimpse of Magdalen College behind. Line engraving by J. Le Keux, 1836, after F. Mackenzie.

A collection of various forms of stoves, used for forcing pine plants, fruit trees, and preserving tender exotics: intended as well for the use of amateurs, as that of students in the art of gardening. The Plates Accompanied by Ample Letter-Press, and a Correct Method Shewn for Drawing their Elevations and Sections, from the Plans. With the Parts at Large. By W. Robertson.

An essay upon gardening; containing a catalogue of exotic plants for the stoves and green-houses of the British gardens: the best method of planting the hot-house vine; With Directions for obtaining and preparing proper Earths and Compositions, to preserve Tender Exotics; Observations on the History of Gardening, and A Contrast of the Ancient with the Modern Taste. By Richard Steele, Late of Thirsk, but now of Sion Hill, near Thirsk, in the County of York.

Les agremens de la campagne, ou remarques particulieres sur la construction des maisons de campagne plus ou moins magnifiques; des jardins de plaisance, et des plantages ... on y a ajoute un traité touchant la manière de couper et de multiplier les arbres fruitiers et sauvages ... comment on peut cultiver ... les ananas, les citroniers, etc. ... la manière de construire les thermometres nécessaires / [Anon].

A treatise on the management of peach and nectarine trees; either in forcing-houses, or on hot and common walls. ... Also directions for constructing proper forcing-houses and hot-walls. By Thomas Kyle, ...

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Botanic Garden, Oxford: panoramic view of the greenhouses with a small ornamental detail of the gates and plans. Line engraving by J. Skelton, 1820, after B. Green.

A treatise on the management of peach and nectarine trees; either in forcing-houses, or on hot and common walls. ... Also directions for constructing proper forcing-houses and hot-walls. By Thomas Kyle, ...