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An essay upon gardening; containing a catalogue of exotic plants for the stoves and green-houses of the British gardens: the best method of planting the hot-house vine; With Directions for obtaining and preparing proper Earths and Compositions, to preserve Tender Exotics; Observations on the History of Gardening, and A Contrast of the Ancient with the Modern Taste. By Richard Steele, Late of Thirsk, but now of Sion Hill, near Thirsk, in the County of York.
Steele, Richard, active 1793.Date: 1800- Books
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Arts improvement: or, choice experiments and observations in building, husbandry, Gardening, Mechanicks, Chimistry, Painting, Japaning, Varnishing, Guilding, Inlaying, Embossing, Carving, preserving several things in their natural shape and colour. And in other arts and sciences Profitable and Pleasant. Extracted from the most celebrated authors in several languages; Manuscripts, Experiments Communicated by several Ingenious Gentlemen, and the Author's own Experience. By T. S.
Neve, Richard.Date: 1715- Books
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The universal gardener and botanist: or, a general dictionary of gardening and botany. Exhibiting in Botanical Arrangement, according to the Linnaean System, The various Genera and Species of Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Flowers, and Fruits, that merit Culture for Use, Ornament and Variety, in the different Departments of Gardening, Plantations, Shrubberies, Nursery, Green-House, Hot-House or Stove, Forcing-House, Hot-Walls, and Hot-Beds: describing the Botanic Classes, Orders, and Characters of the Genera, with General and Specific Descriptions of the Species of each Genus; their respective and general Uses, different Methods of Propagation, and General Culture, in their several Departments. Comprising accurate Directions, according to real Practice, for the Management of the Kitchen-Garden, Fruit-Garden, Pleasure-Ground, Flower-Garden, Nursery, Plantations, Green-House, Hot-House, or Stove, Hot-Beds, Forcing-Frames, Hot-Walls, and Forcing in general. Describing the General Plans and Formation of the several Gardening Districts and Departments, as above; with distinct Arrangements, and general Descriptions of the various tribes of Plants, Trees, Flowers, and Fruits, adapted to each different Department; and Explanations of the proper Situations, Exposures, Soils, Manures, Composts, various Garden Materials, and principal Utensils; together with full Directions for performing all the Practical Operations of Gardening in general, both in the various Methods of Propagation and Culture of the numerous Plants, and in the Management of every Garden District, and the various relative Plantations. By Thomas Mawe and John Abercrombie.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1797- Books
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Moore's Almanack improved, or the farmer and countryman's calendar, for the year 1790. By the Rev. Dr. John Trusler, Compiler of the Clerical Almanack and Eight-Year Almanack; Author of Chronology, Practical Husbandey, several Books on Gardening, &c. Containing, (besides the Customary Contents of an Almanack,) The daily Face of the Moon. A Tide Table. On the New Planet. Changes of the Weather. Observ. on the Barometer. A Chronology of all Occurrences, since 1700. A Table to regulate Clocks. Different Weights & Measures. An alphabetical List of all Family Taxes. What is to be Jone every week in the Farm&garden. A Variety of useful Tables, and sundry other Matter. With Some New Experiments and Observations in Farming and Gardening. Being the fullest, cheapest and best printed Almanack extant. With a Calendarium, for the pocket, worth as much as the Almanack.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: [1790]- Books
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The universal gardener's kalendar, and System of practical gardening; displaying The Completest General Directions for performing all the various practical Works and Operations necessary in every Month of the Year, agreeably to the present most improved successful Methods; with a comprehensive Display of the General System of Gardening in all its different Branches. Comprehending the Kitchen-Garden, Fruit-Garden, Pleasure-Ground, Flower-Garden, Shrubbery, Plantations and Nursery, Green-House, Hot-House, and Forcing-Houses, &c. By John Abercrombie, Upwards of Forty Years Practical Gardener, and Author of "every Man his own Gardener."
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1789]- 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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Publishing by subscription, Steele's essay upon gardening. Containing a Catalogue of most of the Exotic Plants at this Time cultivated in the Stoves and Green-Houses of the British Gardens,-The Plan of an elegant capacious Stove with the latest Improvements,-The best Method of Planting the Hot-House Vine,-A Description of proper Earths for keeping in high Preservation every tender Exotic,-Observations on the History of Gardening, And,-A Contrast of the Antient with the Modern Taste. By Richard Steele, of Thirsk, in the County of York.
Steele, Richard, active 1793.Date: 1792]- Books
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The young builder's rudiments: or the principles of geometry, mechanicks, mensuration and perspective, geometrically demonstrated. Together with the five orders of columns in architecture. According to the Proportions of the Celebrated Palladio. Calculated for the Use of Workmen, Gentlemen and Others, who delight in Designing, Drawing, Painting, Engraving, and Gardening, &c. Adorn'd with about thirty large copper plates, curiously engrav'd by J. Vandergucht and B. Cole. By B. Langley.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: MDCCXXX [1730]- Books
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The garden-Companion, for Gentlemen and Ladies; or, a calendar, pointing out what should be done every month in the green-house, flower, fruit and kitchen-garden: With the proper Seasons for Sowing, Planting, &c. and the Time when the Produce may be expected; so as to have a regular Succession of Flowers and Vegetables throughout the Year. To which is added, a complete list of the flowers, that blow each month; also some curious Experiments in Gardening.
Trusler, John, 1735-1820.Date: [1795?]- Books
Gardens for the senses : gardening as therapy / by Hank Bruce.
Bruce, HankDate: 2013- 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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Botanical tracts, by Dr. Hill, Viz. 1. Usefulness of a Knowledge of Plants. 2. Outlines of a System of Vegetable Generation. 3. The Origin of Double Flowers. 4. The Origin of Proliferous Flowers. 5. The Sleep of Plants. 6. The History and Virtues of Valerian. 7. An Account of the Mushroom Stone. To which are added 1. The Method of Propagating Trees by their Parts, by Mr. T. Barnes, a Correspondent, 2. The Practice of Gardening, by Mr. T. Perfect, a Pupil of Dr. Hill. Publish'd at various Times. Now first Collected together.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: 1762- Books
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Arithmetick and measurement, improv'd by examples and plain demonstrations: wherein are laid down the different customary perches, and other measures, used in the several Parts of Great-Britain and Ireland. Suitable to all Artists; But more especially those who are employed in Building, Gardening, Surveying Land, &c. To which is added, The Use of an Instrument call'd a Tangent Rule, for the taking any given Distance within a Quarter of a Mile. Revised, corrected, and improved, by William Davidson, Architect and Land Surveyor.
Halfpenny, William, -1755.Date: [1779?]- Books
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An english and Swedish dictionary: wherein the generality of words and various significations are rendered into Swedish and Latin, forms of speech, proverbs and terms of art in Husbandry and Gardening especially, observed, Above 2400 English Words traced from their true original gothick, And the mistakes of Junius, Menagius and other Etymologians remarked. Thereunto is added a large collection of terms of trade and navigation and an herbal or Index of plants common to both Nations. By Jacob Serenius, D. D. Dean of Nyko̊ping, F. R. S.
Serenius, Jakob, 1700-1776.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]- Books
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Observations on modern gardening, illustrated by descriptions.
Whately, Thomas, -1772.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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Observations on modern gardening, illustrated by descriptions.
Whately, Thomas, -1772.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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Observations on modern gardening. Illustrated by descriptions.
Whately, Thomas, -1772.Date: 1793- Books
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Observations on modern gardening, illustrated by descriptions.
Whately, Thomas, -1772.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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Observations on modern gardening, illustrated by descriptions.
Whately, Thomas, -1772.Date: M,DCC,LXX. [1770]- Books
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The new art of gardening, with the gardener's almanack: containing the true art of gardening, in all its particulars. ... By Leonard Meager.
Meager, Leonard, 1624?-1704?.Date: 1732- Books
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Observations on modern gardening / illustrated by descriptions. [Anon].
Whately, Thomas, -1772.Date: 1777- Books
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Catalogue of the London and Westminster Circulating Library; consisting of a very large collection of books in all branches of literature, viz. History, Antiquities, Voyages and Travels, Biography, Divinity, Natural History, Geography, Novels, Tales, and Romances, Poetry, Plays, Botany, Philosophy, Astronomy, Mathematics, Polite and Useful Arts, Husbandry, Gardening, Physic and Surgery, The best Authors in the French and Italian Languages, &c. which are lent to read by David Ogilvy & Son, booksellers, No. 315, Holborn, near Chancery-Lane, London. New books, Pamphlets, &c. are added as soon as published
David Ogilvy & Son (London, England)Date: 1797- Books
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A new catalogue of Bell's circulating library, Consisting of above Fifty Thousand Volumes, (english, Italian, and French) in History, Antiquities, Voyages, Travels, Lives Memoirs, Philosophy, Geography, Novels, Divinity, Physic, Surgery, Anatomy, Arts, Sciences, Plays, Poetry, Husbandry, Trade, Commerce, Gardening, Coins, Minerals. Including all the Books that have been lately published: Which are Lent to Read, At Twelve Shillings per Year; or, Four Shillings per Quarter: By John Bell, Bookseller, Near Exeter Exchange, in the Strand. Where New Books are purchased as soon as published, for the Use of Subscribers.
Bell, John, 1745-1831.Date: 1778]- Books
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Statical essays: containing vegetable staticks; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables. Being An Essay towards a Natural History of Vegetation: Of Use to those who are curious in the Culture and Improvement of Gardening, &c. Also, A Specimen of an Attempt to Analyse the Air, by a great Variety of Chymio-Statical Experiments, which were read at several Meetings before the Royal Society. Vol. I. By Steph. Hales, B. D. F. R. S. Rector of Farringdon, Hampshire, and Minister of Teddington, Middlesex.
Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761.Date: M,DCC,XXXI. [1731]- Books
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Statical essays: containing vegetable statics; or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables. Being an essay towards a natural history of vegetation: Of Use to those who are curious in the Culture and Improvement of Gardening, &c. Also a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air, by a great Variety of Chymio-Statical Experiments, which were read at several Meetings before the Royal Society. Vol. I. By Stephen Hales, D. D. F. R. S. Rector of Farringdon, Hampshire, and Minister of Teddington, Middlesex.
Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761.Date: 1769