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The city gardener. Containing the most experienced method of cultivating and ordering such ever-greens, fruit-trees, flowering shrubs, flowers, exotick plants, &c. as will be ornamental, and thrive best in the London gardens. By Thomas Fairchild, Gardener of Hoxton.
Fairchild, Thomas, 1667-1729.Date: M.DCC.XXII. [1722]- Books
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John McEvoy. Proprietor of the new nurseries at Collon, near Drogheda. Will open them for sale early in autumn; there may be had most sorts of forrest trees and flowering shrubs that will bear those climates, particularly the following, with their reduced prices.
Date: [1750?]- Pictures
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A flowering tree branch, possibly a Caesalpinia species. Watercolour.
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A catalogue of seeds and hardy plants. With Instructions for Sowing and Planting. Containing Their Latin and English Names, Culture, Times of Flowering, Colours of Flowers of the most ornamental Kinds; With Remarks, shewing, Which are the tallest Growers, and tenderest Kinds. Seeds of Kitchen-Garden Roots Page 1 Seeds of Sallad Herbs and Greens 1 Garden Beans and Pease 4 Kidney or French Beans 5 Seeds of Medicinal Herbs 5 Seeds of Grasses, &c. 5 Seeds of Annual Flowers 6 Seeds of Biennial Flowers 8 Seeds and Plants of Perennial Flowers 10 Bulbous and Tuberous Flower Roots Page 16 Seeds and Plants of Tall Deciduous Trees 19 Seeds and Plants of Deciduous Flowering Shrubs 21 Seeds and Plants of Ever Green Trees and Shrubs 24 Frailing Shrubby Plants 26 Fruit Trees 27 By John Webb, Seedsman, At the Acorn, near Westminster Bridge, London.
Webb, John, seedsman.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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A collection of garden and grass seeds, fruit and forrest trees, flowering shrubs, officinal plants, &c. sold by Michael and John Callender, Nursery and Seedsmen, At the Orange Tree, in the Middle-Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 17 By whom gentlemen may be furnished, with good White Thorn Quicks for Hedges. Also Cabbage, Cauliflower, Artichoke and Asparagus Plants, garden tools, &c. &c.
Michael and John Callender.Date: [1790?]- Books
The gardeners kalendar. Directing what works are necessary to be done every month in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure-gardens, and also in the conservatory and nursery. With accounts I. Of the particular seasons for the propagation of all sorts of esculent plants and fruits. II. Of all sorts of trees, plants, and flowers, with the time of their flowering in each month / By Philip Miller.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: 1754- Pictures
China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): flowering tree in container and single large leaf. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1686]Reference: 16210i- Books
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The gardener's pocket-book; or, country gentleman's recreation. Being the kitchen, fruit, and flower garden displayed in alphabetical order. Exhibiting at one View the Seeds, Roots and all Sorts of Flowers; together with the Method of propagating them; their Situation, Soil, Height, Time of Flowering, and Method of Culture. With many curious Hints, towards the Improvements of Trees, Fruits, and Flowers. The whole calculated according to the New Style. By R. S. Gent.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: [1755?]- Pictures
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Dragons and griffins around a lone flowering tree in a landscape on the outskirts of a town; representing a stage in the alchemical process. Coloured etching after etching, ca. 17th century.
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A pear tree (Pyrus domestica): flowering stem, fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822.Date: 1 October 1796Reference: 25138i- Pictures
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Clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum): flowering stem and separate fruit. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1842.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1839-42]Reference: 23806i- Pictures
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A flowering stem, possibly of a peach tree (Prunus species). Ink drawing, c.1789.
Date: 1789Reference: 21834i- Pictures
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Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1863, after himself.
Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917.Date: [1863-1880]Reference: 24479i- Pictures
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A flowering tree branch with a separate germinating seed. Watercolour.
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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
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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 is added, The various Names, Descriptions, Temperatures 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. By Batty Langley, of Twickenham.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: MDCC.XXVIII. [1728] [1727]- Books
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The British gardener's new director, chiefly adapted to the climate of the northern countries: directing the necessary works in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure gardens, and in the Nursery, Green-House and Stove. With the Addition of a Dissertation on the Culture of Forest-Trees. By Sir James Justice, Bart. F. R. S. and one of the principal Clerks of Session in Scotland. To this Edition are prefixed, I. His Treatise on Vegetation, with Directions for making Compost for the more curious Flowers. II. The whole Process of Grafting, Pruning, and Inoculating, &c. with engraved Representations of the Sections. III. Directions for planting of Orchards. IV. A Collection of the best Fruit Trees, with their peculiar Characters, being such as have perfected their Fruits in Scotland. V. A Catalogue of such Plants and Roots as are necessary for the Kitchen Garden, pointing out their Culture. VI. An Alphabetical List of Flowers, Trees, and Flowering Shrubs, and American Trees, with the Season for sowing, &c. Vii. A Collection of the most curious Oriental Hyacinths, with their Culture. Viii. A Collection of the most curious Annuals and Exotics, with their English Names in alphabetical Order, with References to their Culture. Illustrated with Copper Plates.
Justice, James, 1698-1763.Date: M.DCC.LXXI. [1771]- Pictures
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Seven plants, including two orchids and a coral tree: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
Date: 1833Reference: 27603i- Pictures
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Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora): flowering branch and floral segments. Chromolithograph, c. 1887, after W. Müller.
Müller, Walther.Date: 1887Reference: 24531i- Pictures
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Wayfaring tree (Viburnum lantana): flowering stem, leaves and floral segments. Coloured engraving after J. Sowerby, 1796.
Sowerby, James, 1757-1822.Date: 1 July 1796Reference: 24962i- Pictures
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A plant related to the clove tree (Eugenia species): flowering and fruiting stem and separate flowers, fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1685]Reference: 16013i- Pictures
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Papaya, pawpaw or melon tree (Carica papaya L.): flowering and fruiting tree with flowers and fruit lying on the ground beneath. Etching by G. D. Ehret, 1742, after himself.
Ehret, Georg Dionysius, 1708-1770.Reference: 18634i- Pictures
A plant (Guettarda speciosa): large leaf with superimposed flowering shoot and separate tree, inflorescense, flowers and fruit sections with seeds. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1683]Reference: 15954i- Books
La culture des fleurs ou il est traitte' generalemente de la maniere de semer, planter, transplanter & conserver toutes sortes de fleurs & d'arbres, ou arbrisseaux a fleurs, connus en France / et de douze maximes generales desquelles il est necessaire d'etre instruit pour pratiquer utilement cette sorte d'agriculture ... Par le Sieur Emanuelis.
Date: 1692- Books
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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 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 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 is 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. By Thomas Mawe, Mawe, (gardener To His Grace The Duke Of Leeds) John Abercrombie, (gardener, Tottenham Court) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1784]