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Genoa, with the aid of Arethusa, Alcimus, and Cosmus, introduces the lemon tree into Italy, thanks to the warm air of the Ligurian coast. Engraving by G.F. Greuter after G. Reni.
Reni, Guido, 1575-1642.Date: 1646Reference: 26653i- Books
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New principles of gardening: or, The laying out and planting parterres, groves wildernesses, labyrinths, avenues, parks, &c. after a more grand and rural manner, than has been done before; With experimental direction trees, ever-greens and flowering shrubs with which gardens are adorn'd. To which is added, ... medicinal virtues, uses and cultivations of several roots, pulse, herbs, &c of the kitchen and physick gardens, that are absolutely necessary for the service of families in general. Illustrated with great variety of grand designs, curiously engraven on twenty eight folio plates, by the best hands.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: [1739]
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M0003664: A modern botanical garden - nature outdone
Date: October 1933Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/30/28Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Altdeutsche Gartenflora; Untersuchungen über die Nutzpflanzen des deutschen Mittelalters : ihre Wanderung und ihre Vorgeschichte im klassischen Altertum.
Date: 1894- Books
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A general treatise of husbandry and gardening, for the month of April. Containing such observations and experiments as are new and useful for the improvement of land. with An Account of such extraordinary Inventions, and natural Productions, as may help the Ingenious in their Studies, and promote universal Learning. To be continu'd monthly, with variety of curious cutts. By R. Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: [1721-22]- Books
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A philosophical treatise of husbandry and gardening: being a new method of cultivating and increasing all sorts of trees, shrubs, and flowers. A Very Curious work: Containing many Useful Secrets in Nature, for helping the Vegetation of Trees and Plants, and for fertilizing the most Stubborn Soils. By G.A. Agricola, M. D. and Doctor in Philosophy at Ratisbonne. Translated from the High-Dutch, with Remarks: and Adorn'd with Cuts. The whole revised and Compared with the Original, together with a Preface, confirming this New Method, by Richard Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Agricola, Georg Andreas, 1672-1738.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]
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Description of Elgin Garden, the property of David Hosack, M.D.
Hosack, David, 1769-1835.Date: [1802?]- Books
Gardens for the senses : gardening as therapy / by Hank Bruce.
Bruce, HankDate: 2013- Books
Plot 29 : a memoir / Allan Jenkins.
Jenkins, Allan (Food writer)Date: 2017- Books
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An heroic epistle to Sir William Chambers, Knight Comptroller General of his Majesty's works, And Author of a late dissertation on oriental gardening Enriched with explanatory Notes, chiefly extracted from that elaborate Performance.
Mason, William, 1725-1797.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]
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A tree bearing fruit labelled with virtues; representing the life of the Christian. Coloured etching by J. Couse, c. 1780, after J. Bakewell.
Bakewell, J., active 1770.Reference: 26772i- Archives and manuscripts
Household manual and recipe book
Date: 18th centuryReference: MS.7893- Books
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The modern gardener; or, universal kalendar. Containing monthly directions for all the operations of gardening ... To the whole is added, a catalogue of kitchen garden plants and herbs, ... Selected from the diary ... of the late Mr. Hitt, ... Revised, corrected, and ver much improved, with many new additions, by James Meader, ...
Hitt, Thomas, -1770?.Date: 1771
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The works of Sir Thomas Browne : including his unpublished correspondence, and a memoir / edited by Simon Wilkin.
Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.Date: 1846- Books
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New principles of gardening: or, The laying out and planting parterres, groves, wildernesses, labyrinths, avenues, parks, &c. After a more grand and rural manner, than has been done before. With experimental directions for raising the several kinds of fruit-trees, forest-trees, ever-greens, and flowering-shrubs, with which gardens are adorn'd. To which are added, the various names, descriptions, temperatures, medicinal virtues, uses, and cultivations of several roots, pulse, herbs, &c. of the kitchen and physick garden, that are absolutely necessary for the service of families in general. Illustrated with great variety of grand designs, curiously engraven on twenty-eight folio plates, by the best hands. By Batty Langley, of Twickenham.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
Shumway's handy culture book and canning recipes.
Date: [between 1950 and 1959?]
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Bibliotheca botanica, sive, Catalogus auctorum et librorum qui de re botanica, de medicamentis ex vegetabilibus paratis, de re rustica, & de horticultura tractant / a Joanne Francisco Sequierio Nemausense digestus. Accessit Bibliotheca botanica Jo. Ant. Bumaldi, seu potius Ovidii Montalbani Bononiensis ; nec non Auctuarium in bibliothecam botanicam cl. Sequierii opera Laur. Theod. Gronovii.
Séguier, Jean-François, 1703-1784.Date: 1760- Ephemera
Old age ephemera. Box 2, Practical aspects.
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Cowley's history of plants, a poem in six books: with Rapin's Disposition of gardens, a poem in four books: translated from the Latin; the former by Nahum Tate and others; the latter by James Gardiner.
Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.Date: M.DCC.XCV. [1795]- Books
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Modern Eden: or, the gardener's universal guide: containing plain and familiar instructions, for performing every branch of gardening, whether relating to ornament or utility. In which are laid down the best methods at large for raising all the products of the kitchen and flower-garden, and the training, pruning, and entire management of fruit-trees. The whole founded on experience, according to the methods of the best gardeners of the present time. With many useful and curious experiments, which have been repeatedly practised and proved, not only by gardeners, but the virtuosi in general. By John Rutter, gardener at Wandsworth, and Daniel Carter, gardener at Battersea.
Rutter, John, approximately 1711-1772.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]- Books
Horticultural therapy methods : connecting people and plants in health care, human services, and therapeutic programs / editors: Rebecca L. Haller & Christine L. Capra.
Date: [2017]- Books
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The compleat English gardener: or, gardening made perfectly easy: containing, full and plain directions for the proper management of the flower, fruit, and kitchen gardens, for every Month in the Year. The whole laid down in so plain aad easy a Manner, that all who are ... of managing a Garden, may do it effectually, without any other Instructions whatever. To which is added, the compleat bee-master ; or, Best Method of managing Bees, both for Profit and Pleasure. Together with the whole Art of breeding and rearing Fowls, Ducks, Gbese, Turkies, Pigeons, and Rabbets. Likewise plain instructions for destroying vermin, particularly such as infest House, Gardens, Dairies, Barns, Bees Poultry, Rules to judge of the Weather, and several other Articles equally useful, &c. &c. By Samuel Cooke, Gardener, At Orrton in Wiltshire; Who has practised Gardening, thro' all its branches, in many counties, upwards of Forty Years.
Cooke, Samuel.Date: [1780?]
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A man carries a large pot plant while, in the background, gardeners are at work. Etching by J.C. Le Vasseur, 18th century, after Teniers.
Teniers, David, 1610-1690.Reference: 26667i
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Naked putti at work in a garden, representing the element earth. Etching by C. Duflos, ca 1750, after F. Boucher.
Boucher, François, 1703-1770.Date: 1750Reference: 26663i- Books
The French gardiner; : instructing how to cultivate all sorts of fruit-trees & herbs for the garden· Together with directions to dry and conserve them in their natural. An accomplished piece. / Written originally in French, and now translated into English, by John Evelin Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society. The fourth edition, illustrated with sculptures. Whereunto is annexed, the English vineyard vindicated; by J. Rose, now gardiner to His Majesty: with a tract of the making and ordering of wines in France.
Bonnefons, Nicolas de.Date: 1691