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A treatise of fruit-trees. By Thomas Hitt, Gardener to the Right Honourable Lord Robert Manners, at Bloxholme, in Lincolnshire.
Hitt, Thomas, -1770?.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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An essay upon the silk-worm: containing many improvements upon this curious subject; together with large collections from the most approved authors. The whole setting forth: I. The Antiquity of the Silk-Worm. II. Where the Silk-Worms were first propagated, and when brought into Europe: with Estimates of the Profits arising from them. III. The Success of Henry III. and IV. in France, which excited King James I. zealously to attempt the enriching England by the Silk-Manufacture. IV. The Methods of cultivating Mulberry trees, and making excellent Wine and Brandy with the Fruit. V. The most approved ways of hatching and feeding the Silk-Worms, and managing their Silk. VI. The Certainty and Facility of bringing the Silk Manufacture in England to its utmost Perfection, &c. By Henry Barham, Esq; F. R. S.
Barham, Henry, 1670?-1726.Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]- Books
A treatise on the culture and management of fruit trees. In which a new method of pruning and training is fully described : to which is added, a new and improved edition of "Observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries, in all kinds of fruit and forest trees": with an account of a particular method of cure, published by order of government / By William Forsyth.
Forsyth, William, 1737-1804.Date: 1802- Pictures
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Three British fruit trees, sloe (Prunus spinosa), wild cherry (Prunus avium) and bird cherry (Prunus padus). Coloured lithograph, c. 1856, after H. Humphreys.
Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879.Date: [1856]Reference: 24636i- Books
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The practical fruit-gardener. Being the best and newest method of raising, planting, and pruning all sorts of fruit-trees, agreeably to the Experience and Practice of the most eminent Gardeners and Nursery-Men. By Stephen Switzer. Revised and recommended by the Revd. Mr. Laurence and Mr. Bradley. Adorn'd with proper plans.
Switzer, Stephen, 1682-1745.Date: MDCCXXIV. [1724]- Books
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A catalogue of forest-trees, fruit-trees, ever-green and flowering-shrubs sold by William and John Perfect, nursery-men and seeds-men, in Pontefract, Yorkshire. 17[blank].
William and John Perfect (Firm)Date: [1776?]- 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. ...
Date: 1785?]- Books
A sure way to order bees and fruit-trees, or, A compleat bee-master : shewing, I. The way to manage and encrease them. A platform for a bee-hive. What food ought to be propagated about the bee-houses. To raise large stocks of bees. Their errors that kill the drone-bees. II. To keep sheep and horses from from all diseases. III. Divers receipts in physick, and how every man may be his own doctor at small charge. IV. Directions for managing fruit-trees, &c. so that they shall never fail bearing fruit.
Date: [1726?]- Pictures
Different species of animal are on the ground under trees, some of which carry fruit on their branches. Engraving.
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A few minutes advice to gentlemen of landed property, and the admirers of forest scenery: with directions for sowing, raising, planting, and the management of forest trees. To which is added, a catalogue of forest trees, fruit trees, and flowering shrubs, with their usual Prices, as Sold by the Nursery-Men and Seeds-Men,
Date: [1800?]- 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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A new method of propagating fruit-trees, and Flowering Shrubs, from their parts: whereby the common kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious exotics increased, which will not take root from cuttings or layers. Confirmed by successful and repeated Experience. By Thomas Barnes, Gardener to William Thomson, Esq; at Elsham in Lincolnshire. From Experiments proposed by Dr. Hill.
Barnes, Thomas, gardener.Date: M.DCC.LXII. [1762]- Books
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A new method of propagating fruit-trees, and Flowering Shrubs: whereby the common kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious exotics increased, which will not take root from cuttings or layers. Confirmed by repeated and successful Experience. By Thomas Barnes, Gardener to William Thomson, Esq; at Elsham in Lincolnshire.
Barnes, Thomas, gardener.Date: M.DCC.LIX. [1759]- Books
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A new method of propagating fruit-trees, and flowering shrubs: Whereby The common Kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious Exotics increased, which will not take Root from Cuttings or Layers. Confirmed by repeated and successful experience. By Thomas Barnes, Gardener to William Thomson, Esq; at Elsham in Lincolnshire.
Barnes, Thomas, gardener.Date: M.DCC.LIX. [1759]- Books
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A new method of propagating fruit-trees, and Flowering Shrubs: whereby the common kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious exotics increased, which will not take root from cuttings or layers. Confirmed by repeated and successful Experience. By Thomas Barnes, Gardener to William Thomson, Esq; at Elsham in Lincolnshire.
Barnes, Thomas, gardener.Date: M.DCC.LIX. [1759]- Pictures
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A street market at Christmas time: reindeer, pigs, fruit, turkeys and Christmas trees for sale. Wood engraving by C. Roberts.
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A new method of propagating fruit-trees, and Flowering Shrubs: where by the common kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious exotics increased, which will not take root from cuttings or layers. Confirmed by repeated and successful Experience. By Thomas Barnes, Gardener to William Thomson, Esq; at Elsham in Lincolnshire.
Barnes, Thomas, gardener.Date: M.DCC.LIX. [1759]- Books
Plain and full instructions to raise all sorts of fruit-trees that prosper in England. ... together with all necessary directions about those several ways of making plantations ... and also the best directions are given for making liquors of several sorts of fruit... / By T. Langford, gent.
Langford, T.Date: 1696- Books
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A Catalogue of forest trees, flowering-shrubs, ever-greens, and fruit-trees, for sale, at the nursery-garden, of the Foundling-Hospital and Work-House, in James's Street, Dublin, for the year 1786.
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Observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries in all kinds of fruit and forest trees. With an account of a particular method of cure invented and practised by William Forsyth, Gardener to his Majesty at Kensington.
Forsyth, William, 1737-1804.Date: M.DCC.XCI. [1791]- Books
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The propagation and botanical arrangements of plants and trees, useful and ornamental, proper for cultivation in every department of gardening; nurseries, plantations and agriculture. Containing The fullest practical Directions for performing all the different Methods of Vegetable Propagation, by which the various Kinds of Plants, Trees, Flowers, Fruits, &c. are raised and increased in the greatest Abundance and Perfection: Now First thoroughly explained. With the Compleatest Botanical Arrangements of all the Species and Varieties of Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Flowers, Fruits, Herbs, Corns, Grasses, &c. proper for Cultivation in every District of Gardening, Nurseries, Plantations, Green-Houses, Hot-Houses, and in Fields, all ranged in their proper Genera or Families; with the Universal Botanic, Latin and English Names of the Genera and Species, &c. and in the greater Part, short specific Descriptions, mentioning also their native Places of Growth; the Whole according to the latest Modern Improvements of the Linnaean System; comprised in Eight Divisions, viz. I. Kitchen-Garden Plants. II. Fruit Trees. III. Forest and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. IV. Herbaceous, Perennial, and Biennial Flower Plants, &c. V. Annual Flower Plants. VI. Green-House Plants. Vii. Hot-House Plants. Viii. Fields, or Agricultural Plants. The Whole forming a very necessary and useful Companion to all Gardeners, Nursery-Men, Florists, Botanists, Planters, Seeds-Men, Farmers, and every one concerned, either in the Cultivation, or Oeconomical Uses, &c. of the Vegetable Kingdom. By John Abercrombie, Author of Every Man his own Gardener. In two volumes. ...
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1784- Books
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Observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries in all kinds of fruit and forest trees. With an account of a particular method of cure invented and practised by William Forsyth, gardener to His Majesty, at Kensington.
Forsyth, William, 1737-1804.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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Observations on the diseases, defects, and injuries in all kinds of fruit and forest trees. With an account of a particular method of cure invented and practised by William Forsyth, gardener to His Majesty, at Kensington.
Forsyth, William, 1737-1804.Date: MDCCXCI. [1791]- Books
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A catalogue of greenhouse plants, hardy trees and shrubs, herbaceous, bulbous-rooted, and stove plants, arranged by their Latin botanic names, with an English index refering to their Latin names. With a collection of the most esteemed varieties of fruit-trees, and seeds for the kitchen-garden, flower-garden, flowering-shrubs, forest-trees, and for improving of land. Sold by Daniel Grimwood, Nurseryman, at Little-Chelsea.
Grimwood, Daniel.Date: MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]- Books
The Dutch gardener: or, the compleat florist. Containing, the most successful method of cultivating all sorts of flowers; the planting, dressing, and pruning of all manner of fruit trees. Together with a particular account of the nursing of lemon and orange trees in northern climates / Written in Dutch, by Henry van Oosten, the Leyden gardener. And made English.
Oosten, Henrik van.Date: 1703