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Wise, Henry, 1653-1738
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The retir'd gardener in six parts. The two first being dialogues between a gentleman and a gardener. Containing the methods of making, ordering, and improving a fruit and kitchen-garden; with many new experiments. Translated from the second edition printed at Paris. The four last parts treat of the manner of planting and cultivating most kinds of flowers, plants, shrubs, and under-shrubs, necessary for the adorning of gardens; explaining the art of making and disposing of parterres, arbours of greens, woodworks, arches, columns, and other compartments proper for the most beautiful gardens and plantations. Translated from the French of the Sieur Louis Liger. Heretofore publish'd, in two volumes, with several alterations and additions proper for our English culture, by George London and Henry Wise. The second edition revis'd: now publish'd in one volume, by Joseph Carpenter.
London, George, -1713.Date: 1717- Books
The complete gard'ner: or, directions for cultivating and right ordering of fruit-gardens, and kitchen gardens. With the garden's Kallender, directing what is to be done every month of the year / By Monsieur de la Quintinye. Now compendiously abridg'd [from J. Evelyn's translation] ... and made of more use, with very considerable improvements by George London and H. Wise. To which is prefix'd, an address to the nobility and gentry. By J. Evelyn.
La Quintinie, Jean de, 1626-1688.Date: 1717- Books
The complete gard'ner: or, directions for cultivating and right ordering of fruit-gardens, and kitchen gardens / By Monsieur de la Quintinye. Now compendiously abridg'd [from J. Evelyn's translation] ... and made of more use, with very considerable improvements, by George London and Henry Wise.
La Quintinie, Jean de, 1626-1688.Date: 1701- Books
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The retir'd gard'ner. In two volumes. Vol. I. Being a translation of Le jardinier solitaire, or Dialogues between a gentleman and a gardn'er: containing the methods of making, ordering and improving a fruit and kitchen-garden, with many new experiments, from the second edition printed at Paris. Vol. II. Containing the manner of planting and cultivating all sorts of flowers, plants, shrubs and under-shrubs, necessary for the adorning of gardens; in which is explain'd the art of making and disposing of parterres, arbours of greens, wood-works, arches, columns, and other pieces and compartments usually found in the most beautiful gardens of country-seats. The whole enrich'd with variety of figures, being a translation from the Sieur Louis Liger. To this volume is added a description and plan of Count Tallard's garden at Nottingham. The whole revis'd, with several alterations and additions, which render it proper for our English culture. By George London, and Henry Wise.
London, George, -1713.Date: 1706