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The profitable planter. A treatise on the cultivation of larch and Scotch fir timber: showing that their excellent quality (especially that of the former) will render them so extensively useful, as greatly to promote the interests of the country. With directions for planting in various soils and situations, By a new and expeditious method, also, for the management of plantations. To which are added. Useful hints, in regard to shelter and ornament By W. Pontey.
Pontey, William.Date: [1800]- Books
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Addenda, to the first edition of the Revd. W. Gilpin's Observations on forest scenery.
Friend of the Revd. W. Gilpin.Date: 1794?]- Books
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The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forest-trees: With directions how to plant, make, and keep woods, walks, avenues, lawns, hedges, &c. Also rules and tables shewing how the ingenious planter may measure superficial figures, divide woods or land, and measure timber and other solid bodies, either by arithmetick or geometry: with the uses of that excellent line, the line of numbers, by several new examples; and many other rules, useful for most men. Illustrated with figures, proper for avenues, walks, and lawns, &c. By Moses Cook, gardiner to the earl of Essex at Cashioberry.
Cook, Moses.Date: M.DCC.XVII. [1717]- Books
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Silva: or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions: As it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honourable the principal officers and commissioners of the navy. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves. By John Evelyn, Esq; fellow of the Royal Society. With notes by A. Hunter, M.D.F.R.S.
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.Date: M.DCC.LXXVI. [1776]- Books
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The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forest-trees: With directions how to plant, make, and keep woods, walks, avenues, lawns, hedges, &c. Also rules and tables shewing how the ingenious planter may measure superficial figures, divide woods or land, and measure timber and other solid bodies, either by arithmetick or geometry: with the uses of that excellent line, the line of numbers, by several new examples; and many other rules, useful for most men. Illustrated with figures, proper for avenues, walks, and lawns, &c. By Moses Cook, gardiner to the earl of Essex at Cashioberry.
Cook, Moses.Date: M.DCC.XXIV. [1724]- Books
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Silva, or A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions. As it was deliver'd in the Royal Society the XVth of October, MDCLXII upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honourable the principal officers and commissioners of the navy. In two books. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves terra, a philosophical essay of earth, being a lecture in course. To which is annexed pomona: or, an appendix concerning fruit-trees, in relation to cyder; the making, and several ways of ordering it. Published by express order of the Royal Society, also acetaria: or, a discourse of sallets. With kalendarium hortense; or the gard'ners almanack; directing what he is to do monthly throughout the tear. All which several treatises are in this fourth edition much inlarg'd and improv'd, By the author John Evelyn, Esq; fellow of the Royal Society.
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.Date: MDCCVI. [1706]- Books
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Outlines of a plan for making the tract of land called the New Forest a real forest, and for various other purposes of the first National importance; with a monitory preface, Announcing also some Undertakings in which every Englishman is interested. Most respectfully submitted to the Consideration of the British Legislature and Nation. By the Rev. Philip Le Brocq, A. M. Domestic Chaplain to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester.
Le Brocq, Philip.Date: [1793]- Books
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Silva: or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in his Majesty's dominions: as it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honourable the principal officers and commissioners of the Navy. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves. By John Evelyn, Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society. With notes by A. Hunter, M.D. F.R.S.
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVI. [1786]- Books
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Silva: or, a discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions: As it was delivered in the Royal Society the 15th of October, 1662, upon Occasion of certain Quaeries propounded to that Illustrious Assembly, by the Honourable and Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy. In two books. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves. Terra, a philosophical essay of earth; being a Lecture in Course. To which is annex'd, Pomona: or an appendix concerning fruit-trees, in relation to cyder; the Making, and several Ways of Ordering it. Publish'd by express Order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarium hortense; Or, The Gardener's Almanack; Directing what is to do Monthly throughout the Year. By John Evelyn, Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society.
Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.Date: M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]- Books
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Miscellaneous observations on planting and training timber-trees; particularly calculated for the climate of Scotland. In a series of letters. By Agricola.
Anderson, James, 1739-1808.Date: M,DCC,LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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John McEvoy. Proprietor of the new nurseries at Collon, near Drogheda. Will open them for sale early in autumn; there may be had most sorts of forrest trees and flowering shrubs that will bear those climates, particularly the following, with their reduced prices.
Date: [1750?]- 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 Following prices will be given for clean; found seeds of forrest trees, &c. By John McEvoy, of Collon, near Drogheda.
Date: [1750?]- Books
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A List of forrest and fruit trees, flowering shrubs, and ever greens, by Edward Bray, nursery and seedsman, No.22, Merchants-Quay, Dublin, 178 ...
Date: 1785?]- Books
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Tables of solid measure, For finding, by Inspection, the quantity of timber in anytree, from Six Inches to Eighty Feet in Length, and from Six Inches to Three Feet in Diameter. Calculated Both according to the exact and common Method of Mensuration, and so contrived as to admit of being farther extended with very little Trouble in the Operation.
Whittell, Thomas.Date: M.DCC.LXVIII. [1768]- Books
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Windsor-Forest. To the Right Honourable. George Lord Lansdown. By Mr. Pope.
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.Date: 1720- Books
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Trees for sale. A sale for transplanted and seedling forrest trees, fruit trees, &c. &c. is now opened by George Cottingham, at his nursery garden, opposite the six mile stone, on the Grand Canal, at the following prices-viz. ...
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Reports by John Clerk, esquire, of Eldin and By Messrs Grieve and Henderson, in consequence of surveys, Made by Them, of Culross and Valleyfield Collieries, Forest, &c. &c. In the Years 1792 and 1793. With a farther explanation of the State of the Collieries, by Lord Dundonald, and Method Recommended by Him to be Adopted to Compleat the Winning of Them: Accompanied by Sundry Other Papers, and Offers to Compleat the Winning, and to Work and Ship the Coals, From Both Collieries, at a Stipulated Price. The whole submitted, by Lord Dundonald, to the consideration of his creditors.
Eldin, John Clerk, Lord, 1757-1832.Date: 1793- Books
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An act, passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesty's province of the Massachusets-Bay in New-England: begun and held at Concord, in the county of Middlesex, upon Wednesday the thirtieth day of May, 1764; and from thence continued by sundry prorogations to Thursday the eighteenth day of October following, and then met at Boston, in the county of Suffolk.
Massachusetts.Date: 1764- Books
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Pond an almanack for the year of our Lord God 1703. ...
Pond, Edward, -1629.Date: 1703- Books
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Some hints on planting. By a planter.
Planter.Date: MDCCLXXIII. [1773]- Books
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Two letters to a friend: The first shewing and demonstrating by law, the rights and privileges of pourallees, or free-hey. The other directing the management of that profitable grass call'd saint-foyn, upon barren land, from the author's own experience, and the best collections of all those who are thought to write well on that subject. With a remarkable and particular account when and how, and by what accidental means it first came and was brought over from Nomandy into this Kingdom. By Charles Kirkham, Esq; of Fineshade-Abbey in Northamptonshire.
Kirkham, Charles.Date: 1726- Books
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A treatise on the manner of raising forest trees, &c. In a letter from the Right Honourable, the Earl of - to his grandson. To which are added, two memoirs; the one on Preserving and Repairing Forests; The other on the Culture of Forests. - Both translated from the French of M. de Buffon of the Royal Academy at Paris.
Haddington, Thomas Hamilton, Earl of, 1680-1735.Date: M,DCC,LXI. [1761]- Books
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The natural history of Hartz-Forest, in His Majesty King George's German dominions. Being a succinct account of The Caverns, Lakes, Springs, Rivers, Mountains, Rocks, Quarries, Fossiles, Castles, Gardens, the famous Pagan Idol Pustrich or Spit-Fire, Dwarf-Holes, Pits, moving Islands, Whirlpools, Mines, several Engines belonging to them; Ores, the manner of refining them; Smelting-Houses; several sorts of Ovens, Hammer-Mills, Vitriol and Glass-Houses, &c. in the said Forest: With several useful and entertaining Physical Observations. Written in German by H. Behrens, M.D.
Behrens, Georg Henning, 1662-1712.Date: 1730- Books
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The gentleman's recreation, in four parts. Viz. Hunting, hawking, fowling. fishing. Wherein those generous exercises are largely treated of; and the Terms of Art for Hunting and Hawking, more amply enlarged than heretofore. Also the Method of Breeding and Managing a Hunting-Horse: Unto which is now annex'd an Appendix of choice Receipts for the Cure of several Maladies. Whereto is added, a perfect abstract of all the forest-laws, and of every particular Act of Parliament since Magna Charta to this Time, as do any Way relate to the several kinds of Game above-mention'd; with several Forms of Warrants relating thereto, never before printed. To which is prefix'd a large sculpture, giving easy direction for blowing the horn. And four other sculptures proper to each Recreation.
Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731.Date: MDCCXXI. [1721]