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A treatise upon planting, gardening, and the management of the hot-house. ... By John Kennedy, ...
Kennedy, John, -1790.Date: 1784- Books
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A treatise upon planting, gardening, and the management of the hot-house. Containing, I. The method of planting forest-trees in gravelly, poor, mountainous, and heath lands; and for raising the plants in the seed-bed, previous to their being planted. II. The method of pruning forest-trees; and how to improve plantations that have been neglected. III. On the soils most proper for the different kinds of forest-trees. IV. The management of vines; their cultivation upon fire-walls and in the hot-house; with a new method of dressing, planting, and preparing the ground. V. A new and easy method to propagate pine plants, so as to gain half a year in their growth; with a sure method of destroying the insect so destructive to pines. VI. The best method to raise mushrooms without spawn, by which the table may be plentifully supplied every day in the year. VII. An improved method of cultivating asparagus. VIII. The best method to cultivate field cabbages, carrots, and turnips for feeding of cattle. IX. a new method of managing all kinds of fruit-trees, viz. of proper soils for planting, of pruning and dressing them; with a receipt to prevent blights, and cure them when blighted. By John Kennedy, gardener to Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Bart. The second edition, corrected and greatly enlarged. In two volumes.
Kennedy, John, -1790.Date: M DCCL XXVII. [1777]- Books
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A treatise on the management of peach and nectarine trees; either in forcing-houses, or on hot and common walls. Containing An Effectual and Easy Process for preventing them from being infected with any Species of insects they are liable to suffer by: also, ample directions for constructing proper forcing-houses and hot-walls; illustrated by a plan. To which is added, a successful method of raising and forcing vines. By Thomas Kyle, Gardener to the Honourable Baron Steuart of Moredun.
Kyle, Thomas, gardener.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A treatise on the ananas or pine-apple, containing plain and easy directions for raising this most excellent fruit without fire, and in much higher perfection than from the stove. Illustrated with an elegant copper plate, in which is exibited, the new invented Pine-Frame, &c. peculiarly adapted for that Use; with another, shewing the Fruit colour'd from Nature. To which are added, full directions for raising melons. By Adam Taylor, Gardener near Devizes.
Taylor, Adam, active 18th century.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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A treatise upon planting, gardening, and the management of the hot-house. Containing, I. The method of planting forest-trees in gravelly, poor, mountainous, and heath lands; with particular directions for raising the plants in the seed-bed, previous to their being planted out. II. The method of pruning forest-trees; with directions how to improve plantations and woods that have been neglected. III. On the soils most proper for the different kinds of forest-trees. IV. The management of vines, comprehending their cultivation upon fire-walls and in the hot-house; together with a new method of dressing, planting, and preparing the ground. V. A new and easy method of propagating pine plants, so as to gain half a year in their growth; together with a certain method of destroying the insect so destructive to pines. VI. A certain and easy method of raising mushrooms without spawn, by which the table may be plentifully supplied every week in the year. VII. A new method of cultivating asparagus. And, VIII. The best method of cultivating field-cabbages and carrots for the purpose of feeding cattle. By John Kennedy, gardener to Sir Thomas Gascoigne, baronet.
Kennedy, John, -1790.Date: M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]