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Particulars of freehold estates, at Clarborough and East-Retford, in the county of Nottingham. The estates contain, about One hundred and thirty Acres; also about twenty-two acres of ash plantations From four to sixteen Years growth, with a messuage or tenement, Barns, Stables, Dove-Cot and other Out-Buildings, In the Possession of Mr. John Graves, situate at Clarborough, Together with The Homestead and Gardens, thereto belonging: also a messuage or tenement, With the Out-Buildings, Orchards and Gardens well stocked with Fruit Trees, pleasantly situate at Welham Winleys, and now in the Occupation of Edward Lumbey. Together with Two Closes of rich Pasture Land, containing by Estimation, Nine Acres. Which will be sold by auction, by E. Peart, At the House of Mrs. Marr, the White Hart Inn, in Retford, in the County of Nottingham, on Saturday the first of September, 1798. At Three O'Clock in the Afternoon, subject to such Conditions as will be then produced. - Particulars may be had at the Office of Mr. Hannam, Attorney at Law, Workshop, and of Mr. Peart, Stationer and Auctioneer, Retford.
Peart, E.Date: [1798]- Pictures
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Trunk and roots of a pine tree cut to show growth rings; microscopic views of wood cells in longitudinal and transverse section and of a root tip. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.
Ruprecht, H. J.Date: [1877]Reference: 27043iPart of: Pflanzenreich- Books
Ginkgo : the tree that time forgot / Peter Crane ; with a foreword by Peter Raven.
Crane, Peter R.Date: [2013], ©2013- Books
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This day is published, number I. Price one shilling. (to be continued weekly.) And, part I. Price ten shillings and sixpence, (containing no.I. to X. inclusive,) of The gardener's and botanist's dictionary; containing The best and newest Methods of cultivating and improving the Kitchen, Fruit, Flower Garden, and Nursery; of performing the Practical Parts of Agriculture; of managing Vineyards, and of propagating all Sorts of Timber Trees. By the late Philip Miller, F.R.S. Gardener to the Worshipful Company of Apothecaries at their Botanic Garden in Chelsea, and Member of the Botanic Academy at Florence. To which are now first added, A complete Enumeration and Description of all Plants hitherto known, with their Generic and Specific Characters, Places of Growth, Times of flowering, and Uses both Medicinal and Oeconomical. The whole corrected and newly arranged, With the Addition of all the modern Improvements in Landscape Gardening, and in the Culture of Trees, Plants and Fruits, Particularly in the various Kinds of Hot-Houses and Forcing Frames: With plates explanatory both of them, and the Principles of Botany. By Thomas Martyn, B.D. F.R.S. Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge. Printed for F. and C. Rivington, No 62, St. Paul's Church-Yard; and the rest of the proprietors. Conditions. I. This Work will make two large Volumes in Folio, and be handsomely printed on a new Pica Letter, and fine Demy Paper. II. A Number, containing Four Sheets, will be delivered every Saturday, stitched, Price One Shilling, until the Whole is completed. III. For the Convenience of those who prefer a more speedy Mode of Publication, this Work will also be delivered in Parts, each containing Forty Sheets, sewed in blue Paper, Price Ten Shillings and Sixpence. A Part will be delivered at the End of every Ten Weeks. IV. In the Course of the Work will be given, Gratis, a Set of Copper Plates, elegantly engraved, exhibiting a general Illustration of the Science of Botany. Also various Plans, and Designs for Green-Houses, Stoves, Ice-Houses, &c. &c.
Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825.Date: [1795]- Books
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The Ladies delight. Containing, I. An address to all well-provided Hibernians. II. The arbor vit;̆ or, Tree of life. A poem. Shewing whence it took it's root, and has spread its leaves over all Christendom; being extremely useful to students in all branches of polite literature. III. The natural history of the arbor vit;̆ or, The tree of life, in prose; printed from the original manuscript. IV. Ridotto al' fresco. A poem. Describing the growth of this tree in the famous Spring-Gardens at Vaux-Hall, under the care of that ingenious Botanist Doctor H---GG---R. V. Areor vit,̆ or The tree of life, versify'd and explain'd.
Date: 1732- Books
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The Ladies delight. Containing, I. An address to all well-provided Hibernians. II. The arbor vit;̆ or, Tree of life. A poem. Shewing whence it took it's root, and has spread its leaves over all Christendom; being extremely useful to students in all branches of polite literature. III. The natural history of the arbor vit;̆ or, The tree of life, in prose; printed from the original manuscript. IV. Ridotto al' fresco. A poem. Describing the growth of this tree in the famous Spring-Gardens at Vaux-Hall, under the care of that ingenious Botanist Doctor H---GG---R. V. Arbor vit,̆ or The tree of life, versify'd and explain'd.
Date: 1732- Books
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The ladies delight. Containing, I. An address to all well provided Hibernians. II. The arbor vitæ; or, tree of life. A poem. Shewing whence it took it's root, and has spread its leaves over all Christendom; being extremely useful to students in all branches of polite literature. III. The natural history of the arbor vitæ; or, the tree of life, in prose; printed from the original manuscript. IV. Ridotto al' fresco. A poem. Describing the growth of this tree in the famous Spring-Gardens at Vaux-Hall, under the care of that ingenious botanist Doctor H---gg---r.
Date: 1732- Books
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Descriptions and sketches of some remarkable oaks, in the park at Welbeck, in the county of Nottingham, a seat of His Grace the Duke of Portland. To which are Added, Observations on the Age and Durability of that tree. With Remarks on the Annual Growth of the Acorn. By Hayman Rooke, Esq. F. S. A.
Rooke, Hayman, 1722-1806.Date: M,DCC,XC. [1790]- Digital Images
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Ming herbal (painting): Paulownia
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Ways of making and knowing : the material culture of empirical knowledge / edited by Pamela H. Smith, Amy R.W. Meyers, and Harold J. Cook.
Date: [2014]- Books
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The concise practical measurer: or, a plain guide to gentlemen and builders. Describing the certain true methods of measuring and computing the value of the several performances of bricklayers, carpenters, Joyners, Plaisterers, Masons, Painters, Plumbers, Glaziers, and Paviors. The Growth, Nature and Use of Timber, viz. Of the Oak, Elm, Ash, Beech, Walnut-Tree, Poplar, Alder-Tree, Fir, Norway-Oak, Horn-Beam, Lime, Box, Hazell, and Maple. Also, The Form of a Bricklayer's and Carpenter's Bill of Measurement; the Manner of Digging Foundations, and the Method of Valuing Ground and Houses. The second edition. By Tho. Miles, Surveyor.
Miles, Tho. (Thomas).Date: [1740]- Books
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A supplement to the description of the coffee-tree, lately published by Dr. Douglas. Containing, I. The History of the Use of Coffee in Asia and in Europe. II. Of the Use of Coffee in the Western Parts of Europe. III. Of the Coffee-Trade. IV. Of the Choice of Coffee. V. Whether the Arabians use any Art to prevent the Growth of the Coffee-Plant in other Countries.
Douglas, James, 1675-1742.Date: M,DCC,XXVII. [1727]- Pictures
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The angel Raphael appears among the animals in the garden of Eden to gaze upon Adam and Eve. Aquatint with etching by R. Pollard, 1792, after C. Metz.
Metz, C. M. (Conrad Martin), 1755-1827.Date: 24 February 1792Reference: 20343i- Books
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The practical planter, or, a treatise on forest planting: comprehending the culture and management of planted and natural timber, in every stage of its growth: also, on the culture and management of hedge fences, and the construction of stone walls, &c. By Walter Nicol, Author of ̀̀the Forcing and Kitchen Gardener;'' an ̀̀essay on Gardening,'' drawn up by Desire, and for Consideration of the Board of Agriculture; and Member of the Nat. Hist. Society of Edinburgh.
Nicol, Walter.Date: 1799- Books
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The natural history of chocolate: Being a distinct and particular account of the cocoa-tree, its growth and culture, and the preparation, excellent properties, and medicinal vertues of its fruit. Wherein the errors of those who have wrote upon this subject are discover'd; the best way of making chocolate is explain'd; and several uncommon medicines drawn from it, are communicated. Translated from the last edition of the French, by R. Brookes, M.D.
Quélus, D.Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]- Books
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The natural history of chocolate: being a distinct and particular account of the cocoa-tree its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit. Wherein the Errors of those who have wrote upon this Subject are discover'd; the Best Way of Making Chocolate is explain'd; and several Uncommon Medicines drawn from it, are communicated. translated from the last edition of the French, by R. Brookes, M.D.
Quélus, D.Date: M.DCC.XXX. [1730]- Books
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The natural history of chocolate : being a distinct and particular account of the cocoa-tree, its growth and culture, and the preparation, excellent properties, and medicinal vertues of its fruit. Wherein the errors of those who have wrote upon this subject are discover'd; the best way of making chocolate is explain'd; and several uncommon medicines drawn from it, are communicated / [D. Quélus] ; Translated from the last edition of the French, by R. Brookes.
Quélus, D.Date: 1775- Books
How we age : a doctor's journey into the heart of growing old / Marc E. Agronin.
Agronin, Marc E.Date: [2011], ©2011- Books
The scientific work of the late Spencer Pickering, F.R.S / by Prof. T.M. Lowry, F.R.S., amd Sir John Russell, F.R.S. ; with a biographical notice by Prof. A. Harden, F.R.S.
Lowry, T. Martin (Thomas Martin), 1874-1936.Date: 1927- Videos
The magic of mushrooms.
Date: 2016- Books
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Principia botanica: or, a concise and easy introduction to the sexual botany of Linnæus. With the genera; their mode of growth, (as Tree, Shrub, or Herb;) The Number of Species to Each Genus; Where Principally Native; and The Number Indigenous to the British Isles: Arranged in Columns under Each Class and Order; and Digested Alphabetically under Several Generic Distinctions. By which Means most Plants may be thus far ascertained. Together with three indexes. I. Of the Linnaean Genera accented, with the British Names. II. Of such Trivial Names as were the Genera of Old Authors. III. Of the British Names, with the Linnaean Genera; to which are added many of the Specific Names. Also, A Table of several Vegetable Drugs not in the Indexes.
Darwin, Robert Waring, 1724-1816.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
Population, economic development, and the environment / edited by Kerstin Lindahl-Kiessling and Hans Landberg.
Date: 1994- Books
The institution of science and the science of institutions : the legacy of Joseph Ben-David / Marcel Herbst, editor.
Date: [2014]- Books
Regimens of the mind : Boyle, Locke, and the early modern cultura animi tradition / Sorana Corneanu.
Corneanu, Sorana.Date: 2011- Ephemera
Sir, your company is desired at Anderton's Coffee House, Fleet Street on Monday next at... o'clock in the evening.
Anderton's Coffee House.Date: [between 1700 and 1799]