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The gardeners kalendar. Directing what works are necessary to be done every month in the kitchen, fruit and pleasure-gardens, and in the conservatory and nursery. 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 ninth edition. To which is added, a list of the medicinal plants, which may be gather'd in each mont for use. By Philip Miller, F. R. S. Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanic Garden in Chelsea.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: M.DCC.LI. [1751]- Books
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Kalendarium universale: Or The gardener's universal calendar. Containing an account of the several monthly operations in the kitchen-garden, flower-garden and parterre throughout the year. Also experimental directions for performing all manner of works in gardening, whether sowing, planting, pruning of herbs, flowers, trees, evergreens, &c. with the product of each month. Comprising the whole business in a method new and regular. The sixth edition, (adopted to the new style) and a catalogue of those fruit trees, and flowers which are in the greatest esteem; likewise the best method of planting wildernesses and orchards. By Benj. Whitmill, Sen. And Jun. Gardeners at Hoxton.
Whitmill, Benjamin, sen.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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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-Plats 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-Garden, and Green-House Plants. By Richard Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]- Books
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The gardeners kalendar; directing the necessary works to be done every month in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure-gardens as also in the conversatory and nursery. Shewing I. The particular seasons for propogating esculent plants and fruits, with the time when each sort is proper for the table. II. The proper seasons for transplanting, trees, shrubs, and plants, with the time of their flowering. By Philip Miller, F.R.S. late member of the Botanic Academy at Florence, and gardener to the Workshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their botanic garden in Chelsea. The seventeenth edition, with a list of the medicinal plants, which may be gathered for use each month.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: 1792- Books
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Every man his own gardener, being a new and much more complete gardener's calendar, 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. 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. With additional Systematic General Catalogues of Hardy Herbaceous Perennials and Biennials, and of Hot-House Plants; with general Explanations of their Nature and Culture. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener to his grace the duke of leeds) and John Abercrombie Author of the Universal Gardener and Botanist. Corrected, and greatly Enlarged, with many considerable material New Additions, and numerous very essential Improvements, in a more full, comprehensive, and general Manner in every Department of the Work, than in any former Edition.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1797- 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 improvement of tress, fruits, and flowers. The whole calculated according to the new style. By R.S. Gent.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: M,DCC,LVI. [1756]- Books
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The beauties of Flora display'd: or, Gentleman and Lady's Pocket Companion to the Flower and Kitchen Garden: On an Entire new plan. With a catalogue of seeds Necessary for each of them. Containing A Concise and Methodical Description of the Heights and Colours of upwards of Two Hundred different Flowers: Particular Directions for Sowing and Management, and singular Arrangement of each Sort of them, so as to have those of near equal Heights by themselves, and that no two Flowers should be seen together of the same Colours, nor that any one Kind should be hid by the other, but should at one View paint the whole Garden with a most agreeable and pleasing Variety, and set forth the great Profusion of Nature with very little Trouble. Also under the English Name of each Flower, is affixt its Latin one, for the more agreeable Amusement of the Curious. With Seven Plans on Copper-Plates, shewing the Nature and Design of the Work, and the Position of the Flowers when growing. With a short Sketch of the most desirable Situation of a Pleasure Garden. Also is placed under the Articles of the Kitchen Garden Catalogue, an essential and concise Method of Culture. Seeds arranged after each other nearly suitable to the Times of Sowing; the general Quantity necessary for different Proportions of Ground: the Choice of Soil and Situation; and Advice for laying out a Kitchen Garden both for Convenience, Utility, and Neatness. By N. Swinden, Gardener and Seedsman, at Brentford-End.
Swinden, N.Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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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-Platts 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. Part II. By Richard Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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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-platts 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. The second edition corrected. By Richard Bradley, fellow of the Royal Society.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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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-Platts 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. Part II. By Richard Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXX. [1720]- Books
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Adam's luxury, and Eve's cookery; or, the kitchen-garden display'd. In two parts. I. Shewing the best and most approved methods of raising and bringing to the greatest Perfection, all the products of the kitchen-garden; with a Kalendar shewing the different Products of each Month, and the Business proper to be done in it. II. Containing a large collection of receipts for dressing all Sorts of Kitchen-stuff so as to afford a great Variety of cheap, healthful, and palatable dishes. To which is added, The physical virtues of every herb and root. Designed for the Use of all who would live Cheap, and preserve their Health to old Age; particularly for Farmers and Tradesmen in the Country, who have but small Pieces of Garden Ground, and are willing to make the most of it.
Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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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 Parterrers; with a New Invention whereby more Designs of Garden Platts 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 Garden-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: M.DCC.XX. [1720]- Books
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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
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Eden: or, a compleat body of gardening, both in knowledge and practice ; directing the gardener in his work, for every distinct week in the year, In the Kitchen-Ground, Flower-Garden, and Nursery; And Shewing the Proprietor those Shrubs, Plants, and Flowers, which are most usually cultivated in Gardens; or most worthy to be so; With the History, Description, and Figure of every Kind; and their true Culture and Management; The raising of Flowers according to English, French, and Dutch Florists. The Management of Fruit Trees in the present improved Method: with a Catalogue of Fruits as they come in Season. The Culture of the Kitchen Ground; the making of Hot Beds, &c. And The raising of the Products, in the natural, and artificial Manner. Illustrated with figures of about four hundred of the finest shrubs, flowers, and plants. By J. Hill, M. D. Member Of At The Imperial Academy. Enlarged with the addition of twenty folio plates of new plants, now first raised in the Royal Gardens at Kew.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: M.DCC.LXXIII. [1773]- Books
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The gentleman and lady's gardner; Containing the modern method of cultivating the kitchen and flower-garden, with a general catalogues of seeds, plants, and roots, for improving of land, feeding of cattle, &c. With the Latin names to each plant, according to the linnăn system of botany. To which is added, A catalogue of bulbous-rooted flowers, and their prices. Sold by Robert Edmeades, seedsman, No. 11, opposite the monument, Fish-Street-Hill, London.
Edmeades, Robert.Date: Published April the 4th, 1776- Books
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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 dna Fruits, with the Times in which 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. With a list of the Medicinal Plants, which may be gathered for Use in each Month.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: M,DCC,LXVI. [1766]- Books
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The gardeners kalendar; directing the necessary works to be done every month in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure-gardens, As also in the Conservatory and Nursery: Shewing I. The particular Seasons for propagating Esculent Plants and Fruits, with the Time when each Sort is proper for the Table. II. The proper Seasons for transplanting Trees, Shrubs, and Plants, with the Time of their Flowering. By Philip Miller, F. R. S. Late Member of the Botanic Academy at Florence, and Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanic Garden in Chelsea. The sixteenth edition, with a list of the medicinal plants, which may be gathered for Use each Month. To which is prefixed, A short introduction to the science o botany, illustrated with copper plates.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: M.DCC.LXXV. [1775]- Books
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Kalendarium universale: or, the gardiner's universal Kalendar. Containing an account of the several monthly operations in the kitchen-garden, flower-garden ... The fourth edition, with improvements. And a catalogue of ... fruits, trees, and flowers ... By Benj. Whitmil [sic], Sen. and Jun. ...
Whitmill, Benjamin, sen.Date: 1748- Books
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The compleat English gardner: or, a sure guide to young planters and gardners: in three parts. I. Shewing the best Way and Order of Planting and Raising all sorts of Stocks, Fruit-Trees, and Shrubs, with the divers Ways of Ingrafting and Inoculating in their several Seasons. II. How to Order the Kitchen Garden for all sorts of Herbs, Roots, and Sallads. III. The Ordering of the Garden of Pleasure, with Variety of Knots, and Wilderness Work, after the best and newest Fashion, all cut in 24 curious Copper-Plates; also the most Approved Ways for Raising all sorts of Flowers, with Directions to Order Arbours, and Hedges in Gardning. The tenth edition. To which is now added, a supplement, Directing how to know what sort of Earth is proper for all sorts of Fruit-Trees, and when 'tis proper to Dung, and when not; Evils in Fruit-Trees how to remedy, to preserve Wall-Fruits; rare Secrets, for want of Knowledge thereof, many chief Plants dye: To know the proper Season for Herbs, Plants, &c. A Supplement to the Flower-Garden, in many rare Curiosities, being Secrets known to few, to order your Choice Plants, Flowers, and make them Flourish, as Oranges, Limons, Aloes, &c. The Season to remove them, and how to order the Stow and Fire-Place, &c. What Greens and Choice Flowers best endure Cold, and when to timely House them. Prognosticks of Observations of the most proper Time to Sow, Set, Plant, &c. Monthly Observations relating to Greens; their Ordering, Preserving, Housing, and to make them Flourish, &c. Monthly Observations throughout the Year, to order the Orchard, Kitchen, and Flower-Gardning. Begun by Leonard Meager, above Thirty Years a Practioner in the Art of Gardning, and now enlarged by way of supplement, by a lover of this princely diversion, and Profitable Recreation.
Meager, Leonard, 1624?-1704?.Date: 1704- Books
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The gardeners kalendar; directing what works are necessary to be done 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 Seasons wherein each Sort is proper for the Table. II. Of all Sorts of Trees, Plants, and Flowers, with the Time of their flowering in each Month. By Philip Miller, F.R.S. Member of the Botanic Academy at Florence, and Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their Botanic Garden in Chelsea. The eleventh edition, adapted to the new style; with a list of the medicinal plants, which may be gathered in each Month for Use.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: M.DCC.LVII. [1757]- Books
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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 Platts 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. The Second Edition. By Richard Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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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
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The gardeners dictionary. Containing the methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, and flower-garden, as also the physic-garden, wilderness, conservatory, and vineyard. In which likewise are included the practical parts of husbandry; and the method of making and preserving wines, according to the practice of foreign vignerons. Abridged from the two volumes in folio, by the author, Philip Miller, F.R.S. gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries, at their botanic garden, in Chelsea. In three volumes.
Miller, Philip, 1691-1771.Date: M.DCC.XLVIII. [1748]- Books
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The new and complete gardener's kalendar; or, The gentleman and gardener instructed in sowing, planting, pruning and grafting seeds, plants, flowers and trees: Also, in the management of bees, and the particular work to be done every month in the kitchen garden, flower-garden and orchard. By the Reverend Mr. Stevenson, of East-Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Stevenson, Henry.Date: 1765- Books
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The gardener's new kalendar: Directing the necessary work to be performed every month in the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure-garden as also in the wilderness, nursery, green-house, and stove; adpated to the present stile. To which are prefixed, directions for preparing compost for flowers, and aritifical manures. With an appendix, containing directions for budding, grafting, pruning, and inoculating, in which the different species of grafting are clearly directed, viz, rind or shoulder, whip or tongue, and cleft-grafting, grafting by approach, or ablaction, &c. With engraved representations of the cion and stock, as prepared for the different operations, taken from nature. By Sir James Justice, of Edinburgh, bart. F.R.S.
Justice, James, 1698-1763.Date: MDCCLXVII. [1767]