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Never performed. Theatre-Royal In Covent-Garden, To-Morrow, Wednesday, March 20, 1776, will be performed The Ascension. A sacred oratorio. The music entirely New, Composed by Mr. Hook. The First Violin, By Mr. La Motte.
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The complete 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 and easy a Manner, that all who are desirous of managing a Garden, may do it effectually, without any other Instructions whatever. To which is added, the complete bee-master; or, Best Method for managing Bees, Both for Profit and Pleasure. Together with the whole Art of breeding and rearing Fowls, Ducks, Geese, Turkies, Pigeons, and Rabbits. Likewise plain instructions for destroying vermin, Particularly such as insest Houses, Gardens, Dairies, Barns, Bees, Poultry; Rules to judge of the Weather, and several other Articles equally useful, &c. &c. By Samuel Cooke, Gardener, At Overton, in Wiltshire; Who has practised Gardening, through all its Branches, in many Counties, upwards of Forty Years.
Cooke, Samuel.Date: [1780?]- Books
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Last night but one. At play-house prices. Theatre Royal; Covent Garden, this present Wednesday, April 14, 1791, will be performed the first act of Alexander's feast. Written by Dryden, and set to music by Handel. ...
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The young gardener's best companion, For the thorough practical Management of the Pleasure Ground and Flower Garden; shrubbery, nursery, forest tree plantations, Green House and Hot House; With the most approved Plans for the whole fully described. Also the Proper Trees, Shrubs, Plants, and Flowers, Arranged in Botanical Order; Together with the Methods of Propagation and Culture, The whole displayed under the following Heads: Pleasure Ground, consisting of the Shrubbery, Flower Garden, and all Ornamental Plantations; with an Account of the Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers, proper for the same; Directions for their Propagation in the Nursery; and Instructions for the Transplanting of them to those Situations where they are intended to remain. Forest Tree Plantations, particularising the proper Trees, Methods of raising them in the Nursery, Order of Planting, and general Management. Green House, its requisite Form and Collection of Plants, their Propagation and Method of Culture. Hot House, or Stove, its great Use in Gardening, Dimensions and Construction, with the Propagation and Culture of Plants suitable to it. Comprising all the modern Improvements, according to the Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. By S. Fullmer and other gardeners. A new edition, corrected and improved with additions, by Alexander Hamilton, Formerly of his Majesty's Gardens, Hampton Court. To which is added, a complete monthly kalendar, describing All the Work necessary to be done in the Pleasure Ground and Flower Garden throughout the Year.
Fullmer, Samuel.Date: [1786]- Books
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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
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At play-house prices, during Lent. Theatre-Royal, in Covent Garden, this present Friday, March 21, 1794, L'allegro ed il pensieroso. The words by Milton, and set to music by Handel. With a grand miscellaneous act. ...
Covent Garden Theatre.Date: 1794]- 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.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1787- Books
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To the public. Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, May 16, 1797. In consequence of repeated forgeries of tickets on benefit nights, ... it has been found necessary to offer a large reward ...
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Last night but two. At play-house prices during Lent. Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, this present Friday, March 11, 1796, will be performed (for the last time this season) the sacred oratorio of The Messiah. Composed by G. F. Handel. ...
Covent Garden Theatre.Date: 1796]- Books
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A treatise on the forcing of early fruits, and the management of hot walls. By William Wilson, gardener to Sir James Cockburn, bart. at Petersham.
Wilson, William, gardener.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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A treatise on the forcing of early fruits, and the management of hot walls. By William Wilson, gardener to Sir James Cockburn, baronet, at Petersham.
Wilson, William, gardener.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The last week but one. At play-house prices. Theatre-Royal, in Covent Garden, this present Wednesday, April 2, 1794, L'allegro ed il pensieroso, the words by Milton, and set to music by Handel. With a grand miscellaneous act. ...
Covent Garden Theatre.Date: 1794]- Books
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Oratorios & selections of sacred music, at play house prices, during Lent. At the New Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, this present Friday, Feb. 22, 1793, will be performed L'allegro ed il pensieroso. Written by Milton, and set to music by Handel. ...
Covent Garden Theatre.Date: 1793]- Books
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At play-house prices. Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 30, 1791, (by desire of very many ladies and gentlemen) for the last time this season, L'allegro, ed il pensieroso. Written by Milton. And set to music by Handel. ...
Covent Garden Theatre.Date: 1791]- Books
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At play-house prices, during Lent. Theatre-Royal, in Covent Garden, this present Friday, March 14. 1794, will be performed (for the only time this season) Alexander's feast, written by Dryden, and set to music by Handel. With a grand miscellaneous act. ...
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[At play-house prices.] Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. This present Wednesday, March 30, 1791, (by desire of very many ladies and gentlemen) for the last time this season, L'allegro, ed il pensieroso. Written by Milton. And set to music by Handel. ...
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At the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden, on Wednesday next, March 13, 1776, will be performed Messiah. A sacred oratorio. Composed by Mr. Handel. ...
Covent Garden Theatre.Date: 1776]- 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. By Sir James Justice, Bart. F. R. S. and one of the principal Clerks of Sessions in Scotland. With the addition of his dissertation on the culture of forest-trees. To this Edition are prefixed I. His Treatise on Vegetation with Directions for making Compost for the more curious Flowers. II. An Alphabetical List of Flower Seeds, directing to the Season of sowing them. III. - of Flower Roots, with the Time of setting them. IV. - of Seeds of Trees and Flowering Shrubs, with Directions. V. - of Seeds for the improvement of Land. VI. - of American Tree Seeds, shewing in what particular Manner they are to be sown. Vii. - of the most valuable Oriental single and semi-double Hyacinths, with Reference to their Botanical Names and Culture. Viii. An Explanation of the Botanical Terms made use of in the Work. Illustrated with copper plates.
Justice, James, 1698-1763.Date: M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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Last performance. Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, to-morrow Friday, April 3, will be performed a fourth grand selection of sacred music, from the works of Handel. ...
Covent Garden Theatre.Date: 1789]- Books
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At play-house prices. Theatre Royal; Covent Garden, tomorrow, Friday, April 15, 1791, L'allegro, ed il pensieroso. With a new grand miscellaneous act. ...
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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 Teberous - 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.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1791- 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 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. By Thomas Mawe. (gardener to his Grace the Duke of Leeds) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1767]- 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 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. By Mr. Mawe, gardener to his grace the Duke of Leeds, and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: MDCCLXVIII. [1768]- 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 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. By Mr. Mawe, Gardener to his Grace the Duke of Leeds, and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1707- Books
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At play-house prices during Lent. This present Friday, Feb. 12, 1796, will be performed (for the only time this season) at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, the favorite ode of Alexander's feast; or, the power of music. Written ... by Dryden, and set to music by Handel. ...
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