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Garden foes : insect, animal and fungoid pests injurious to fruit and vegetable crops, hardy plants, trees, shrubs and greenhouse plants, with all the latest remedies for their eradication / by T.W. Sanders.
Sanders, T. W. (Thomas William), 1855-1926.Date: [1910]- 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
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The modern gardener: or, Universal kalendar. Containing monthly directions for all the operations of gardening, to be done either in the kitchen, fruit, flower, and pleasure gardens, as likewife in the greenhouse and stove, with the method of performing the different works, according to the best practice of the most eminent gardeners. Also an appendix, giving full and ample instructions for forcing grape vines, peach, nectarine trees, &c. in a new manner, never before published. Illustrated with thirteen plates, neatly engraved, of entire new plans for stoves, greenhouses, forcing frames, and designs for laying out kitchen, flower, and pleasure gardens, agreeable to the modern taste. To the whole is added, a catalogue of kitchen garden plants and herbs, with the parts made use of in cookery; fruit trees of the best sorts, bulbous-rooted flowers, annual, biennial, and perennial herbacenus flower plants, herbs for distilling and medicine, forest trees, flowering shrubs and evergreens, with great variety of curious greenhouse and stove plants, being a much more complete list than any hitherto published in works of this kind. Selected from the diary manuscripts of the late Mr. Hitt, formerly gardener to Lord Robert Manners, at Bloxholm, in Lincolnshire, and to Lord Robert Bertie, at Chislehurst in Kent. Revised, corrected, and very much improved, with many new additions, By James Meader, late gardener to the Earl of Chesterfield.
Hitt, Thomas, -1770?.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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The complete kitchen gardener, and hot bed forcer; with the thorough practical management of Hot-Houses, Fire-Walls, and Forcing-Houses, and the improved modern culture of the Pinery-Stoves, and Pine-Apples, being A thorough practical Display of these most capital Branches of Gardening in their General Culture, and agreeable to the present greatly improved modern Process; whereby that most importantly-useful District the Kitchen Garden, and all its Appurtenances of Hot-Beds, Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, Forcing-Houses, Pinery-Stoves, &c. and the Culture of their several various Productions in superior Perfection and greatest Abundance, are fully explained in a Manner never before done for general Instruction, as requiring a particular distinct Explanation; and now first completely accomplished, from the Result of above Forty Years daily practical Experience and Observation. Author of Every Man his own Gardener, commonly called Mawe's Gardener's Kalendar; but the work of J. A. only.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]- Pictures
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Four ornamental greenhouse flowers, including coral bush (Templetonia retusa). Coloured lithograph, c. 1848.
Date: [1848]Reference: 24647i- Pictures
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Botanic Gardens, Oxford: plan of the gardens with details of the gateway and greenhouses. Etching, 1707, after D. Loggan.
Loggan, David, 1635-1700?Date: 1707Reference: 21214i- Books
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A collection of various forms of stoves, used for forcing pine plants, fruit trees, and preserving tender exotics: intended as well for the use of amateurs, as that of students in the art of gardening. The Plates Accompanied by Ample Letter-Press, and a Correct Method Shewn for Drawing their Elevations and Sections, from the Plans. With the Parts at Large. By W. Robertson.
Robertson, William (Architect)Date: [1798]- Books
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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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The gardeners new kalendar: Divided according to the twelve months of the year. And under each month into the separate weeks. Containing the practice of gardening, under the following heads; 1. The flower garden. 2. The seminary. 3. The fruit garden. 4. The kitchen garden. And directing what is to be done every week; and the manner of doing it: with the general culture of hardy, greenhouse, and stove plants; and the raising and management of tender annuals; adapted to the climate of Ireland. To which are added, directions for managing auriculas. By and Eminent gardener.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: MDCCLXIII. [1763]- Books
Synthese bibliographique : the prospect of microorganisms to control plant pests and diseases in greenhouses = perspectives d'utilisation de microorganisms dans la lutte contre les pathogenes et depredateurs des cultures en serre. / INIST, CNRS.
Date: 1991- Pictures
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A butterfly orchid (Oncidium barkerii): flowering plant. Coloured lithograph by G. Severeyns, c. 1869, after J. Vandamme.
Vandamme, J., active 1860-1890.Date: 1869Reference: 25368i- Pictures
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A plant (Odontadenia speciosa): flowers and leaf. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.
Briscoe, H.Date: 1870Reference: 26139i- Books
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The English flora: or a catalogue of trees, shrubs, plants and fruits, natives as well as exotics, cultivated, for use or ornament, in the English nurseries, greenhouses and stoves, arranged according to the Linnæan system; with the Latin trivial, and common English names, and an English index referring to the Latin names. Also, a general catalogue of seeds ... [Flora Anglica] / By Richard Weston.
Weston, Richard, 1733-1806.Date: 1775- Books
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Eden: or, a compleat body of gardening. Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage; from the practice of the most successful gardeners, and the result of a long experience. Together with the culture of all kinds of flowers, according to the methods of the English, French, and Dutch florists. And the knowledge of curious plants, after the system of Linnaeus. With figures and descriptions of the flowers and plants proper for a garden, including the care and culture of the pleasure-garden. The business of the seminary for every week in the year. Catalogues and accurate descriptions of the fruits as they come into season; and new and practical directions for the management of fruit-trees. With the best methods of culture for the several articles of the kitchen-garden: and the compleat management of the ground for raising them, in the natural and artificial manner. Compiled and digested from the papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the authors of the compleat body of husbandry. And comprehending the art of constructing a garden for use and pleasure; the best methods of keeping it in order: and the most perfect accounts of its several products.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757] [1756-57]- Archives and manuscripts
Bateson, William to Francis Galton
Date: Dec 1896-Oct 1897Reference: GALTON/2/5/4/2/1Part of: Galton Papers- Pictures
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Types of greenhouse. Engraving, c.1750.
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Types of greenhouse. Coloured engraving.
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The scotch forcing and kitchen gardener; being a second edition with extensive additions, of the Scotch forcing gardener: comprehending the forcing of asparagus, cucumbers, Cherries, Grapes, Melons, Mushrooms, Nectarines, Peaches, Pine Apples, and Strawberries. Together with the management of the green-house -Culture of Wall and Orchard Fruits-Kitchen Vegetables, Sallads and Herbs. Illustrated with five copperplates; Containing Ten different Designs of Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, &c. on the newest and most improved Constructions. By Walter Nicol, Late Gardener at Wemyss Castle; Author of an ̀̀essay on Gardening,'' drawn up by Desire, and for Consideration of the Board of Agriculture; and Corresponding Member of the Natural History Society of Edinburgh.
Nicol, Walter.Date: 1798- Pictures
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Pelargonium or geranium (Pelargonium bicolor): flowering stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1776]Reference: 18010i- Books
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A new treatise of husbandry, gardening, and other curious matters relating to county affairs: containing, a plain and practical method of improving all sorts of meadow, pasture and arable land, &c. and making them produce greater Crops of all Kinds, and at much less than the present Expence. Under the following Heads: I. Of Wheat, Rye, Oats, Barley, Pease, Beans, and all other Sorts of Grain. II. Turnips, Carrots, Buckwheat, Clover, Hemp, Rape, Flax and Coleseed, &c. III. Weld or Would, Woad or Wade, Madder, Saffron, &c. IV. Meadow, Pasture Grounds, and the different Manner of Feeding Cattle and making other Improvements agreeable to the Soil of the several Counties in Great Britain. V. Hops, Forest and Fruit Trees Vine and Garden Plants of all Sorts. VI. All Kinds of Flowers, Shrubs in general, and Greenhouse Plants. Vii. A Curious Scheme of a Farm, the Annual Expence of it, and its Produce. With Many New, Useful, and Curious Improvements, never before published. The Whole founded upon many Years Experience. By Samuel Trowell, Gent. To which are added, Several Letters to Mr. Thomas Liveings, concerning his Compound Manure for Land, with some Practical Observations thereon.
Trowell, Samuel.Date: 1739- Pictures
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Botanic Gardens, Liverpool, Merseyside. Line engraving by C. Pye after W. Westall.
Westall, William, 1781-1850.Reference: 20313i- Books
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The gardener's new kalendar, divided according to the twelve months of the year, and under each month into the separate weeks. Illustrated with elegant and useful figures. Containing the whole practice of gardening, under the four general heads, 1. The pleasure garden, 2. The kitchen ground, 3. The seminary, 4. The fruit garden, and orchard. And directing what is to be done every week; and the manner of doing it: with the general culture of hardy, greenhouse, and stove plants; the raising tender annuals, and the management of flowers. The system of Linnæus is also explained in this work, and illustrated with figures; exhibiting the characters of all the classes. And the method of designing, and laying out a garden in the modern taste; with a copper plate figure, elegantly engraved, from a drawing of Mr. Wale, after a design laid down in the compleat body of gardening.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: M DCC LVIII. [1758]- Books
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The supplement to the English flora; containing the trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, and fruits, cultivated in the English nurseries, greenhouses, and stoves, to the year MDCCLXXX; Discovered fince, or omitted when, the Flora was first printed. With an index to the genera described in the flora and supplement, containing the number of species and varieties in each genus, and to which class they belong. Also with Botanical corrections and emendations, according to the last edition of the Systema vegetabilium, published by J. A. Murray, at Gettingen in 1774. By Richard Weston, esq. author of the universal botanist, &c.
Weston, Richard, 1733-1806.Date: M, DCC, LXXX. [1780]- Books
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Hortus Uptonensis; or, A catalogue of stove and green-house plants, in Dr. Fothergill's garden at Upton, at the time of his decease.
Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.Date: 1783?]- 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; and for raising the Plants in the Seed-Bed, previous to their being planted. II. The Method of Pruning Forest-Trees, and how to improve Plantations that have been neglected. 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; with a new Method of dressing, planting, and preparing the Ground. V. A new and easy Method to propagate Fire Plants, so as to gain Half a Year in their Growth; with a sure Method of destroying the Insect so destructive to Pines. VI. The best Method to raise Mushrooms without Spawn, by which the Table may be plentifully supplied every Day in the Year. Vii. An improved Method of cultivating Asparagus. Viii. The best Method to cultivate Field Cabbages, ... IX. A new Method of managing all Kinds of Fruit-Trees, ... and cure them when blighted. By John Kennedy, Gardener to Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Bart.
Kennedy, John, -1790.Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]