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Valuable secrets, relative to gardening and agriculture, now made known, by Jedediah Simmons, Professor Of Botany.
Simmons, Jedediah.Date: 1795- Books
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Valuable secrets, relative to gardening and agriculture, now made known, by Jedediah Simmons, Professor Of Botany.
Simmons, Jedediah.Date: 1795- Books
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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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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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The gardeners pocket journal and annual register; in a concise monthly display of all the practical works of general gardening throughout the year Forming A Complete Practical Remembrancer and Compendious Journal of the proper seasons and different methods of sowing, planting, propagating, and raising the various productions of the Kitchen and Fruit-Garden, Flower-Garden and Pleasure-Ground, Green-House and Hot-House; with the essential Culture of the respective Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Flowers; and a General Register and full Display of all the necessary Works requisite in the Practical Management of the several Garden Districts in the different months of the year, from the beginning of January to the end of December. By John Abercrombie, Author The Gardeners Daily Assistant; and, every man his own Gardener, &c.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1789]- Books
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The gentleman gard'ner's director. Being instructions for planting and sowing, trees or seeds, for profit or pleasure. Alphabetically digested. With directions for the management of bees. To which is added, the kalendar: shewing what work is to be done every month in the year, in the Kitchen-Garden, Flower-Garden, and Orchard. By the Rev. Mr. Stevenson, of East-Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Stevenson, Henry.Date: 1744- Books
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A treatise upon planting, gardening, and the management of the hot-house. ... By John Kennedy, ...
Kennedy, John, -1790.Date: 1784- Books
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The husbandman and tradesman' gardening calendar, with directions to manage the kitchen, fruit, and flower garden, through the year. Addapted for the North of England. To which is added, instructions for the ordering of Bees, According to the latest, and most improved Methods. By John Fallowfield, Of Southernby, in the Parish of Castle-Sowerby, Cumberland. Let Gard'ners dig with care, and take true pains, Observe the Seasons, and they'll reap with Gains; The Earth is kind, and does our wants supply, For to the prudent man, she'll nought deny.
Fallowfield, John.Date: 1791- Books
British botanical and horticultural literature before 1800 comprising a history and bibliography of botanical and horticultural books printed in England, Scotland, and Ireland from the earliest times until 1800 / Blanche Henrey.
Henrey, Blanche.Date: 1975- Books
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The experimental husbandman and gardener: containing a new method of improving estates and gardens, By Cultivating and Increasing of Forrest-Trees, Coppice-Woods, Fruit-Trees, Shrubs, Flowers and Greenhouses, and Exotick Plants, after several Manners; viz. by Layers, Cuttings, Roots, Leaves, &c. With Great Variety of New Discoveries relating to Graffing, Terebration or Boreing, Inarching, Emplastration, and Inoculation; of Reversing of Trees, and Digesting their Juices to bring them to bear Fruit. With several New Experiments for the Fertilizing of Stubborn Soils. By G.A. Agricola, M.D. Translated from the original, with remarks: and adorn'd with cuts. The second edition. To which is now added, an appendix, containing a Variety of Experiments lately practised upon the above System, By R. Bradley, Professor of Botany at Cambridge, and F. R. S.
Agricola, Georg Andreas, 1672-1738.Date: M.DCC.XXVI. [1726]- 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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Ten practical discourses concerning earth and water, fire and air, as they relate to the growth of plants. With a collection of new discoveries for the improvement of land, either in the farm or garden. By R. Bradley, Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F.R.S.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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The practice of gardening explained to all capacities; Including the newest improvements. By which gentlemen, who have small gardens, may make themselves masters of the art, and manage them with little expence, to their satisfaction: and the common gardener be enabled to go through his business with credit. With those secrets which gardeners observe in their practice, though none have taught or published them. Containing the raising and entire culture of tender annuals, hardy perennial plants, curious shrubs, and the choicest flowers, from the seed to their perfection. The making of hot-beds, and the whole art of raising cuttings. By Thomas Perfect, gardener, inventor of the new Chinese parterres.
Perfect, Thomas.Date: 1759- Books
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The complete forcing-gardener; or the Practice of forcing Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables to Early Maturity and Perfection, by the Aid of Artificial Heat, in the Various Departments usually constructed for this Purpose. The whole displayed, with every new Improvement, by which this capital and curious Branch of Gardening may be effected with Facility and Success. By John Abercromble; Of Tottenham-Court, Gardener: Author of Mawe's Gardener's Kalendar.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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The gardeners daily assistant, in the modern practice of English gardening, for every month in the year, on an entire new plan. By John Abercrombie, Author of Mawe's Gardeners Kalendar, Botanical Arrangements, &c.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1786]- Books
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A treatise upon planting, gardening, and the management of the hot-house. Containing, I. The Method of planting Forest-Trees in gravelly, poor, mountainous, and heath Lands. II. The Method of pruning Forest-Trees, and improving Plantations. III. On the Soils most proper for the different kinds of Forest-Trees. IV. The Management of Vines; their Cultivation upon Fire-Walls, and in the Hot-House, &c. V. A new and easy Method to propagate Pine Plants, so as to gain Half a Year in Growth; with a sure Method of destroying the Insect so destructive to Pines. VI. The best Method to raise Mushrooms without Spawn. Vii. An improved Method of cultivating Asparagus. Viii. The best Method to cultivate Field Cabbages, Carrots, and Turnips for feeding of Cattle. IX. A new Method of managing all kinds of Fruit-Trees. By John Kennedy, Gardener To Sir Thomas Gascoigne Bart. A new edition ; to which is added, An account of the culture and use of the mangel wurzel, or root of scarcity.
Kennedy, John, -1790.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The gardener's pocket journal; or, daily assistant: in the modern practice of English gardening; in a concise monthly display of all the practical works of general gardening, ... By John Abercrombie, ...
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1794]