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A general treatise of agriculture, both philosophical and practical; displaying the arts of husbandry and gardening: in two parts. Part I. Of husbandry; Treats of the Nature of the Soil, Air, and Situation proper for the Production of Vegetables; the different Methods of Improving Lands; the Manner of Planting and Raising Timber; the Stocking of Farms with Cattle, Poultry, Fish, Bees, Grass, Grain, &c. with Estimates of the Profits arising thereon, &c. Part II. Of gardening; Treats of the Circulation of the Sap in Vegetables; the Generation of Plants, and their Distribution into Genera; the different Kinds and particular Management of Fruit and Fruit-Trees; the Methods of Grafting, Inarching, and Inoculating; the Dispositions of Gardens in General; the Cultivation and Improvement of the Kitchen and Pleasure Gardens; the Manner of managing Exotic Plants and Flowers, and naturalizing them to our Climate; together with an Account of Stoves, Artificial Heats, &c. Originally written by R. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S. And now not only corrected and properly methodised, but adapted to the present practice, and improved with the late Theories, in many large Notes, wherein the several Methods of Culture, and the different Systems of Botany and Vegetation, according to the most approved Writers of the present Period upon these Subjects, are delivered. With a Compleat Index of all the Matters contained in the Book. Illustrated with twenty copper-plates.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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An essay on planting, and a scheme for making it conducive to the glory of God, and the advantage of society. By the Rev. Mr. William Hanbury, rector of Church Langton in Leicestershire.
Hanbury, William, 1725-1778.Date: 1758- Books
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Gardening improv'd: Containing I. The clergyman's recreation: shewing the pleasure and pront of the art of gardening. Wherein is treated, 1. Of preparing the ground for planting and sowing. 2. Of the method of planting fruit trees in gardens. 3. Of the most agreeable disposition for a garden. 4. Of nurseries. 5. Of pruning. 6. Of grafting and inoculating. 7. Of the proper disposition of trees against a wall, the best kinds of each, their order and time of ripening, &c. II. 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. III. The fruit-garden kalendar: teaching in order of time what is to be done therein every month in the year. Containing several new and plain directions, more particularly relating to the vine. Written by John Lawrence, M.A. rector of Yelvertost in Northamptonshire. IV. The lady's recreation: or, The art of gardening farther improved. Containing the best ways of propagating all sorts of flowers, flower-trees, and shrubs, &c. The most commodious methods for erecting green-houses, &c. Of plantations in avenues, walks, wildernesses, &c. With the gardener's compleat kalendar: or, The art of managing both the fruit-garden and kitchen-garden every month in the year. By Charles Evelyn, Esq; with an appendix explaining the motion of sap, and generation of plants. And a new invention for the more speedy designing of garden-platts. By Richard Bradley.
Laurence, John, 1668-1732.Date: 1719- Books
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The accomplisht ladys delight in preserving, physick and cookery.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: [1675]- Books
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Gardening improv'd: containing 1. The clergyman's recreation; Shewing The Pleasure and Profit of the Art of Gardening. Wherein is treated, 1. Of preparing the Ground for Planting and Sowing. 2. Of the Method of planting Fruit-Trees in Gardens. 3. Of the most agreeable Disposition for a Garden. 4. Of Nurseries. 5. Of Pruning. 6. Of Grafting and Inoculating. 7. Of the proper Disposition of Trees against a Wall, the best kinds of each, their Order and Time of ripening, &c. II. 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. Both written by John Lawrence, M.A. Rector of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire. III. The lady's recreation: Or, The Art of Gardening farther improved. Containing the best Ways of propagating all Sorts of Flowers, Flower-Trees, and Shrubs, &c. The most commodious Methods for Erecting Green-Houses, &c. Of Plantations in Avenues, Walks, Wildernesses, &c. With the Gardener's compleat Calendar: Or, The Art of managing both the First-Garden and Kitchen Garden every Month in the Year. By Charles Evelyn, Esq; To which is added, a letter to the author, containing some Curious Observations concerning Variegated Greens, by J. Lawrence. M.A. Rector of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire.
Laurence, John, 1668-1732.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- 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
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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. 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
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The husbandman's jewel, Directing How to Improve Land from 10l. per Annum, to 50l. with small charge by Planting. Making Cyder as good as Canary, for 5d a Quart or less; To Improve Land by draining, and by Hemp, Saffron, Liquorice; To Brew Ale and Beer, make Cyder, Meed, Mum, Metheglin, and other Liquors, to order Bees and Silk-Worms; Destroy Vermin &c, To which are added, the Arts of Angling, Hawking, Fowling, Ringing, &c, Directions to cure all diseases, of Horses, Oxon, Cows, Bulls, Calves, Sheep, Lambs, Goats, Swine, Dogs, Conies, Hares, Poultry and singing Birds at 12d. charge; To Improve Clover and St. Foin; To make Table drink for families, both sick and well, at a Farthing a Gallon worth Gold, good against all Distempers; And to cure all outward Sores or Pains, Aches, &c, at a Penny charge, with divers other matters.
Date: [1720?]- Books
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The new British jewel, or, complete housewife's best companion. Containing I. A number of the most uncommon and useful Receipts in Cookery, with the Manner of trussing Poultry, Rabbits, Hares, &c. illustrated with Curious Cuts, shewing how each is to be trussed. II. The best and most fashionable Receipts for all Manner of Pastry, Pickling, &c. with some general Rules to be observed therein. III. Directions for making all Sorts of English Wines, Shrub Vinegar, Verjuice, Catchup, Sauces, Soups, Jellies, &c. IV. A Table to cast up Expences by the Day, Week Month, or Year. V. Every Man his own Physician; a valuable Collection of the most approved Receipts for the Cure of most Disorders incident to human Bodies, from the most eminent English Physicians. VI. The Manner of preparing the Elixir of Life, Turlington's Balsam, Friar's Balsom. the Court or Lady's Black Sticking Plaster, Lip-Salve, Lady Yorke's Receipt to preserve from the Small-Pox or Plague, &c. the Royal Patent Snuff for the Head and Eyes; Dr. Bracken's Powder for the Teeth, a Secret for the Cure of the Toothach, a speedy Method to destroy Warts or Corns, &c. Vii. Directions for destroying Rats, Mice, Bugs, Fleas, &c. And a choice variety of useful family receipts, Together with a Method of restoring to Life People drowned, or in any other Manner suffocated. Also the complete farrier, Being the Method of Buying, Selling, Managing, &c. and of the Diseases incident to Horses, with their Cures. To which is added the Royal gardener, or monthly calendar.
Date: M.DCCLXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The London gardener. Containing the most experienced method of cultivating and ordering such ever-greens, ... exotick plants, &c. As will be ornemental [sic], and thrive best in the London gardens.
Fairchild, Thomas, 1667-1729.Date: [1760?]- Books
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The gardeners pocket-calendar, on a new plan, in regular alphabetical order, with The Necessary Directions for keeping a Garden, in proper Order, & for raising Flowers, in every Month of the year. Also For cultivating Vegetables, for the use of an Army, in Camp or Garrison. By Richard Weston, Esqr:
Weston, Richard, 1733-1806.Date: 1787- Books
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An examine of the expediency of bringing over immediately the body of Hanoverian troops taken into our pay, in exchange for the like number of English to be sent to Flanders, in order to a total suppression of the rebellion, the security of the royal family, and to answe all the other salutary views of the government.
Date: [1746]- Books
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The accomplish'd lady's delight, in preserving, physick, beautifying, cookery, and gardening. Containing, I. The art of preserving, and candying, fruits and flowers, and making all sorts of conserves, syrups, jellies, and pickles. II. The physical cabinet: or, excellent receipts in physick and chirurgery. Also some new receipts relating to the fair sex, whereby they may be richly furnish'd with all manner of beautifying waters, to add loveliness to the face and body. III. The compleat cook's guide: or directions for dressing all sorts of flesh, fowl and fish, after the newest fashion, now in use at the British court; with the making of sauces, pyes pasties, tarts, custards, &c. VI. [sic] The female angler, instructing ladies and others, in the various methods of taking all manner of fish, in the fish-pond or river. V. The lady's diversion in her garden or, the compleat flowerist, with the nature and use of all sorts of plants and flowers.
Date: [1720?]