194 results filtered with: Gardening - Early works to 1800
- Books
- Online
The gardeners kalendar; directing what works are necessary to be performed every month in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure-gardens, as also in the conservatory and nursery. With accounts I. Of the particular seasons for the Propagation of all Sorts of Esculent Plants and Fruits, with the Times wherein each Sort is proper for the Table. II. The proper seasons for Transplanting all Sorts of Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, with the Time of their Flowering. By Philip Miller, F.R.S. Member of the Botanick Academy at Florence, and Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanick Garden in Chelsea. The twelfth edition, adapted to the new style; with a list of the medicinal plants, which may be gathered for Use in each Month. To which is now added, A short introduction to the Knowledge of the science of botany, illustrated with Copper Plates.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
- Online
Phytologia; or the philosophy of agriculture and gardening. With the theory of draining morasses, and with an improved construction of the drill plough. By Erasmus Darwin, M.D. F.R.S. author of Zoonomia, and of The Botanic Garden.
Darwin, Erasmus, 1731-1802.Date: 1800- Books
- Online
Botanical tracts, by Dr. Hill, Viz. 1. Usefulness of a Knowledge of Plants. 2. Outlines of a System of Vegetable Generation. 3. The Origin of Double Flowers. 4. The Origin of Proliferous Flowers. 5. The Sleep of Plants. 6. The History and Virtues of Valerian. 7. An Account of the Mushroom Stone. To which are added 1. The Method of Propagating Trees by their Parts, by Mr. T. Barnes, a Correspondent, 2. The Practice of Gardening, by Mr. T. Perfect, a Pupil of Dr. Hill. Publish'd at various Times. Now first Collected together.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: 1762- Books
- Online
The gardeners kalendar; directing what works are necessary to be performed every month in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure-gardens, as also in the conservatory and nursery: shewing I. The particular seasons for propagating all Sorts of Esculent Plants and Fruits, with the Time when each Sort is proper for the Table. II. The proper seasons for Transplanting all Sorts of Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, with the Time of their Flowering. By Philip Miller, F.R.S. Member of the Botanick Academy at Florence, and Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanick Garden in Chelsea.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: 1765- Books
- Online
Paradisi in sole paradisus terrestris, or, A choise garden of all sorts of rarest flowers : with their nature, place of birth, time of flowring, names, and vertues to each plant, useful in physic or admired for beauty : to which is annext a kitchin-garden furnished with all manner of herbs, roots, and fruits, for meat or sauce used with us, with the art of planting an orchard ... all unmentioned in former herbals / collected by John Parkinson.
Parkinson, John, 1567-1650Date: 1656- Books
- Online
Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Hot-House, Green-House, Shrubbery, Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit-Gardens, for every Month in the Year, but also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. In this edition particular directions are given with respect to soil and situation; and to the Whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Evergreens. Annual, Biennial, and Perennial, Flowers. Hot-House, Green-House, and Kitchen Garden, Plants. With the Varieties of each Sort, cultivated in the English Gardens. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener to his Grace the Duke of Leads) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1769]- Books
- Online
A booke of the arte and manner how to plant and graffe all sorts of trees : how to set stones and sow pepins, to make wilde trees to graffe on, as also remedies and medicines : with diuers other new practises, by one of the Abbey of S. Vincent in France ... : with an addition in the ende of this booke, of certaine Dutch practises / set foorth and Englished by Leonard Mascall.
Mascall, Leonard, -1589Date: 1599- Books
- Online
The compleat vermin-killer: a valuable and useful companion for families, in town and country: Containing safe and quick methods of Destroying Bugs, Lice, Fleas, Rats, Mice, Moles, Weazels, Caterpillars, Frogs, Pismires, Snails, Flies, Moths, Earwigs, Wasps, Pole-Cats, Badgers, Foxes, Otters, And Fish and Birds of all Kinds, &c. &c. To which are added useful family receipts, for the preparation of medicines, for the cure of common disorders. The gentleman farrier; or, Directions for the Purchase, Management, and Cure of Horses. The Compendious Gardener and Husbandman; or, Observations Relative to Gardening, Husbandry, &c. With divers other Matters, well worthy the Notice of the Country Gentleman, the Farmer, and every House-Keeper.
Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
- Online
The gardeners pocket-calendar, on a new plan, in regular alphabetical order, with the necessary directions for keeping a garden, in proper order, ... Also for cultivating vegetables, for the use of an army, in camp or garrison. By Richard Weston, Esqr: ...
Weston, Richard, 1733-1806.Date: 1800- Books
- Online
The gardeners kalendar, directing what works are necessary to be done every month, in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure gardens, and in the conservatory. With An Account of the particular Seasons for the Propagation and Use of all Sorts of Esculent Plants and Fruits proper for the Table, and of all Sorts of Flowers, Plants, and Trees, that flower in every Month. By Philip Miller, Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanick Garden in Chelsea, and F. R. S. The second edition; to which is added, a complete index.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: M.DCC.XXXIII. [1733]- Books
- Online
The gardeners kalendar. Directing what works are necessary to be done every month, in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure-gardens, and in the conservatory: ... The third edition; with a large index, ... By Philip Miller, ...
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: 1734- Books
- Online
New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical; explaining the motion of the sapp and generation of plants. With other Discoveries never before made Publick, for the Improvement of Forest-Trees, Flower-Gardens or Parterres; with a New Invention whereby more Designs of Garden Plates may be made in an Hour, than can be found in all the Books now extant. Likewise several rare Secrets for the Improvement of Fruit-Trees, Kitchen-Gardens, and Green House Plants. Adorn'd with Copper Plates. The third and last part. By Richard Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
- Online
The new art of gardening, with the gardener's almanack: containing the true art of gardening, in all its particulars. ... By Leonard Meager.
Meager, Leonard, 1624?-1704?.Date: 1732- Books
- Online
The complete vermin-killer: a valuable and useful companion for families, in town and country: containing safe and quick methods of destroying bugs, lice, Fleas, Rats, Mice, Moles, Weasels, Caterpillars, Frogs, Pismires, Snails, Flies, Moths, Earwigs, Wasps, Pole-Cats, Badgers, Foxes, Otters, And Fish and Birds of all Kinds, &c. &c. To which are added useful family receipts, for the preparation of medicines, for the Cure of Common Disorders. The gentleman farrier; or, directions for the purchase, management and cure of horses. The compendious gardener and husbandman; or, Observations Relative to Gardening, Husbandry, &c. With divers other Matters, well worthy the Notice of the Country Gentleman, the Farmer, and every House-Keeper. The fourth edition. With considerable additions.
Date: [1777]- Books
- Online
The gardeners kalendar, Directing what works are necessary to be done every month, in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure garden, and in the conservatory with an account of the particular seasons for the propagation and use of all sorts of esculent plants and fruits proper for the table, and of all sorts of flowers, plants, and trees, that flower in every month. The third edition. By Philip Miller, gardener to the worshipful company of Apothecaries, at the botanick garden in Chelsea, and F.R.S.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
- Online
Le jardinier solitaire, the solitary or Carthusian gard'ner, being dialogues between a gentleman and a gard'ner. Containing the method to make and cultivate all sorts of gardens; with many New Experiments therein; and Reflections on the Culture of Trees. Written in French by Francis Gentil, Lay Brother of the Order of the Carthusians, and above Thirty Years Gardner to the Charter-House at Paris. In Two Parts. Also The compleat florist: Or, The Universal Culture of Flowers, Trees and Shrubs; Proper to Imbellish Gardens; With the way of Raising all Sorts of Parterres, Greens, Knots, Porticoes, Columns and other Ornaments. The whole Illustrated with many Cuts, and with the Fable and Moral of each Plant. By the Sieur Louis Liger D'Auxerre. In three parts. Newly done into English.
Gentil, François.Date: 1706- Books
- Online
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]- Books
- Online
An essay on new experiments. Wherein is demonstrated, I. That barren, waste, and uncultivated lands, ... may be improved ... II. The whole art of gardening and husbandry ... III. Several essays of great advantage to the silken manufactory at Chelsea, ... Collected by Clement Joynes, ...
Joynes, Clement.Date: [1721?]- Books
- Online
The gentleman gardener instructed in Sowing, planting, pruning, and grafting seeds, plants, flowers, and trees; also in the manner of making wines from the fruits of the garden; and in the management of bees. To which is added the gardener's kalendar, shewing The particular Work to be done every Month in the Kitchen-Garden, Fruit-Garden, and Pleasure-Garden. By the Reverend Mr. Stevenson, of East-Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Stevenson, Henry.Date: 1766- Books
- Online
Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar, and General Director, than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Kitchen and Fruit Garden, Pleasure Ground, Flower Garden and Shrubbery; Nursery, Green-House, and Hot-House for every Month in the Year, but also ample practical Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. With complete practical Directions for Forcing all Kinds of choice Plants, Flowers and Fruits, to early Perfection, in Hot-Beds, Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, Forcing-Frames, Forcing-Houses, Vineries, &c. Also particular Directions relative to Soil and Situation, adapted to the different Sorts of Plants and Trees, &c. And to the Whole are added, complete and useful Lists of Kitchen Garden Plants, Fruit Trees, Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Evergreens, Annual, Biennial, and Perennial Fibrous-Rooted Flowers, Bulbous and Tuberous-Rooted Flowers, Green-House, and Hot-House Plants, Proper for Cultivation in the English Gardens and Plantations, &c. &c. And, to which, in this Edition, are added, additional Systematic General Catalogues of Hardy Herbaceous Perennials and Biennials, and of Hot-House Plants (not in any former Edition) with general Explanations of their Nature and Culture. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener to his grace the Duke of Leeds) John Abercrombie, Gardener, Newington, Surry; (formerly of Tottenham-Court, Middlesex,) and other gardeners Corrected, and greatly Enlarged, with considerable material new Additions, and wholly new improved in the most copious and general Manner in every Department of the Work, rendering it much superior, and more universally Instructive than any former Edition.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1788- Books
- Online
The gentleman's recreation: or The second part of the art of gardening improved. Containing several new experiments and curious observations relating to fruit-trees: particularly, a new method of building walls with horizontal shelters. Illustrated with copper plates. By John Laurence, M.A. rector of Yelvertost in Northamptonshire. To which is added by way of appendix, a new and familiar way to find a most exact meridian line by the pole-star; whereby gentlemen may know the true bearings of their houses and garden walls, and regulate their clocks and watches, &c. By Edward Laurence, brother to the author of this book.
Laurence, John, 1668-1732.Date: 1717- Books
- Online
The gardeners kalendar, directing what works are necessary to be done every month in the kitchen, fruit and pleasure-gardens, and in the conservatory: with An Account of the particular Seasons for the Propagation and Use of all Sorts of Esculent Plants and Fruits proper for the Table, and of all Sorts of Flowers, Plants, and Trees, that flower in every Month. The seventh edition; with a large index, and an addition of the work necessary to be done in the nursery in each month. By Philip Miller, Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanick Garden in Chelsea, and F. R. S.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: M.DCC.XLV. [1745]- Books
- Online
The clergy-Man's recreation: shewing the pleasure and profit of the art of gardening. By John Lawrence, A.M. Rector of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire, and sometime Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge.
Laurence, John, 1668-1732.Date: 1717- Books
- Online
Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Hot-House, Green-House, Shrubbery, Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit-Gardens, for every Month in the Year; but, also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. In this Edition, particular Directions are given with respect to Soil and Situation; and to the Whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Evergreens. Annual, Biennial, and Perennial, Flowers. Hot-House, Green House, and Kitchen Garden Plants. With the Varieties of each Sort, cultivated in the English Gardens. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener To His Grace The Duke Of Leeds) John Abercrombie, (gardener, Tottenham-Court) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1776- Books
- Online
The young gardener's best companion, for the practical management of the kitchen and fruit garden; Raising early crops in hot beds, and forcing early fruits. By S. Fulmer, and other gardeners. Corrected and improved with additions, by Alex. Hamilton, of His Majesty's gardens, Hampton-Court. To which is added, a complete monthly kalendar of all the works necessary to be done in the kitchen and fruit garden throughout the year. Comprising the improved modern practice of raising all sorts of kitchen garden vegetables, and valuable fruits in the highest state of maturity and abundance, both in their natural state in the open ground, for the general supply, and by artificial heat, to obtain the more desirable sorts in early perfection; accurately arranged in alphabetical order, under the general English names, exhibiting also that of the genus to which each belongs in the botanic system.
Fullmer, Samuel.Date: MDCCXCV. [1795]