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Gardening improv'd: containing 1. The clergyman's recreation; Shewing The Pleasure and Profit of the Art of Gardening. Wherein is treated, 1. Of preparing the Ground for Planting and Sowing. 2. Of the Method of planting Fruit-Trees in Gardens. 3. Of the most agreeable Disposition for a Garden. 4. Of Nurseries. 5. Of Pruning. 6. Of Grafting and Inoculating. 7. Of the proper Disposition of Trees against a Wall, the best kinds of each, their Order and Time of ripening, &c. II. The gentleman's recreation: Or, The Second Part of the Art of Gardening improved. Containing several New Experiments and Curious Observations relating to Fruit-Trees; particularly a new Method of Building Walls with Horizontal Shelters. Illustrated with Copper Plates. Both written by John Lawrence, M.A. Rector of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire. III. The lady's recreation: Or, The Art of Gardening farther improved. Containing the best Ways of propagating all Sorts of Flowers, Flower-Trees, and Shrubs, &c. The most commodious Methods for Erecting Green-Houses, &c. Of Plantations in Avenues, Walks, Wildernesses, &c. With the Gardener's compleat Calendar: Or, The Art of managing both the First-Garden and Kitchen Garden every Month in the Year. By Charles Evelyn, Esq; To which is added, a letter to the author, containing some Curious Observations concerning Variegated Greens, by J. Lawrence. M.A. Rector of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire.
Laurence, John, 1668-1732.Date: MDCCXVIII. [1718]- Books
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New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical: Explaining the Motion of the Sap and Generation of Plants. In three parts and a Kalendar, viz. I. Of the Generation of Plants, Soils proper for their Nourishment, and Composts for forwarding their Growth: Of Timber-Trees and Under-Wood, and the Method of Planting an Acre of Ground with them, with the Profits arising from that Plantation in 9, 17, and 25 Years. II. Of a new Invention for the more speedy Designing of Garden-Platts: Of Ever-Greens, and Flowering-Trees and Shrubs, their Culture and Use in Gardens: Of Perennial Flowers, and Bulbous or Onion-Rooted Plants, &c. A Kalendar, Directing what is necessary to be done every Month, in the Kitchen-Garden, Fruit-Garden, Nursery, Management of Forrest-Trees, Green-House and Flower-Garden; and for the Making and Ordering of Hop-Grounds: With the Design of a Green-House, after a new Manner, for keeping Exotick Plants, contrived by Seignior Galilei of Florence, finely Engraved. III. Of Fruit-Trees; Observations and Experiments relating to their Propagation and Culture: Of Blights or Blasts: Of the Kitchen-Garden: Of Engines for raising of Water, with Observations and Experiments for Meliorating Water for the use of Gardens, and of the Green-House and Exotick Plants. By Richard Bradley, F.R.S.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: M.DCC.XX. [1720]-21- 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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The timber-Tree improved; or, the best practical methods of improving different lands with proper timber, and Those Fruit-Trees whose Woods make the most profitable Returns to their Owners: According to the Newest Inventions, by the Plough, Harrow, and other Methods most approved of. By William Ellis, Of Little Gaddesden, near Hemstead in Hertfordshire.
Ellis, William, approximately 1700-1758.Date: 1738- Books
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New principles of gardening: or, The laying out and planting parterres, groves, wildernesses, labyrinths, avenues, parks, &c. after a more grand and rural manner, than has been done before; With Experimental Directions For raising the several Kinds of Fruit-Trees, Forest-Trees, Ever-Greens and Flowering-Shrubs with which Gardens are adorn'd. To which is added, The various Names, Descriptions, Temperatures Medicinal Virtues, Uses and Cultivations of several Roots, Pulse, Herbs, &c. of the Kitchen and Physick Gardens, that are absolutely necessary for the Service of Families in general. Illustrated with great Variety of Grand Designs, curiously Engraven on twenty eight Folio Plates, by the best Hands. By Batty Langley, of Twickenham.
Langley, Batty, 1696-1751.Date: MDCC.XXVIII. [1728] [1727]- Books
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Reflections on spring, under the following heads: sun-rise. - Mountain. - Dale. - Farmer and Lark. Cock and Hen. - Shrubs and Flowers. - Insects. May-Pole, Lad and Lass. - Brook. - Fish and Fishing. River and Willow. - Prospect. - Trees. Shepherd. - House-Dog. - Sun-Set. - Night. By a lady.
Lady.Date: [1760?]- Books
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Curiosities of nature and art in husbandry and gardening. Containing several new experiments in the Improvement of Land, Trees, Fruits, &c. And also nice and useful Observations relating to the Vegetation and Propagation of Plants; with choice Secrets to make Plants, Flowers and Fruits larger, more beautiful, and to ripen earlier than usual. With several copper cuts.
Vallemont, abbé de (Pierre Le Lorrain), 1649-1721.Date: 1707- Books
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The gard'ners kalendar, directing what is to be done every month, in the kitchen-garden, fruit-garden, and nursery, and how To Manage Forrest-Trees and Flower-Garden: with A Catalogue of such Dishes and Drinks as a Compleat Garden can afford in their Seasons. Publish'd for the Climate of Scotland, by John Reid Gard'ner.
Reid, John, Gardener.Date: 1721- Books
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A philosophical account of the works of nature: as founded upon a plan of the late Mr. Addison. Containing, I. The several Gradations remarkable in the Mineral, Vegetable, and Animal Parts of the Creation; tending to the Composition of a Scale of Life. II. A Representation of the present State of Gardening throughout Europe in general, and Great Britain in particular. III. New Experiments relating to the Improvement of Barren Grounds, Timber-Trees, Fruit-Trees, Vines, Sallads, Pulse, and all Kinds of Grain. IV. Observations on the Husbandry of Flanders, in sowing Flax, whereby Land may be advanced Cent. per Cent. By Richard Bradley, F.R.S. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge. Adorned with many curious cuts, drawn and engraven by the best masters.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Kitchen and Fruit Garden, Pleasure Ground, Flower Garden, and Shrubbery; Nursery, Green-House, and Hot-House for every Month in the Year, but also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. With complete practical Directions for forcing all Kinds of choice Plants, Flowers, and Fruits, to early Perfection, in Hot-Beds, Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, Forcing frames, Forcing-Houses, Vineries, &c. Also particular Directions relative to Soil and Situation, adapted to the different Sorts of Plants and Trees, &c. And to the Whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Kitchen Garden Plants, Fruit Trees, Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Evergreens, Annual, Biennial, and Perennial Fibrous-Rooted Flowers, Bulbous and Tuberous-Rooted Flowers, Green-House, and Hot-House Plants, Proper for Cultivation in the English Gardens and Plantations. By Thomas Mawe, Mawe, (gardener To His Grace The Duke Of Leeds) John Abercrombie, (gardener, Tottenham Court) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1784]- Books
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Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Kitchen and Fruit Garden, Pleasure Ground, Flower Garden, and Shrubbery; Nursery, Green-House, and Hot-House, for every Month in the Year, but also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. With complete practical Directions for forcing all Kinds of choice Plants, Flowers, and Fruits, to early Perfection, in Hot-Beds, Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, Forcing-Frames, Forcing-Houses, Vineries, &c. Also particular Directions relative to Soil and Situation, adapted to the different Sorts of Plants and Trees, &c. And to the whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Kitchen Garden Plants, Fruit-Trees, Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Evergreens, Annual, Biennial, and Perennial Fibrous-Rooted Flowers, Bulrous and Tuberous-Rooted Flowers, Green-House, and Hot-House Plants, Proper for Cultivation in the English Gardens and Plantations. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener to His Grace the Duke of Leeds) John Abercrombie, (gardener, Tottenham Court) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1782]- Books
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The young gardener's best companion, for the thorough practical management of the pleasure ground and flower garden; shrubbery, nursery, tree plantations, and hedges; green-house and hot-house; with the most approved plans for the whole fully described: Also, the Proper Trees, Shrubs, Plants, and Flowers, and Methods of Propagation and Culture. The whole described under the following Divisions: Pleasure Ground, Shrubbery, Flower Garden, and all Ornamental Plantations; Trees, Shrubs, and Herbaceous, Perennial, Biennial, and Annual Flower Plants, Methods of Propagation in the Nursery, Order of final Planting and Culture, together with the thorough Management of the Pleasure Ground. Forest Tree Plantations, proper Trees, Methods of Raising them in the Nursery, Order of Planting, and general Management. Green-House, its requisite Form and Collection of Plants, their Propagation and Method of Culture. Hot-House, or Stove, its great Use in Gardening, Dimensions and Construction, with the Propagation and Culture of its Plants. The whole arranged in botanical Order, with all the modern Improvements, proper Seasons and Methods for performing the Work of each Department all the Year, and copious Directions, according to the most approved Methods now in Practice, necessary to form a Complete Gardener. By Samuel Fullmer, (horse-Ferry-Road, near Chelsea,) and other gardeners.
Fullmer, Samuel.Date: 1781- Books
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A proposal for improving and adorning the island of Great Britain; for the Maintenance of our Navy and Shipping; for the Employment and perpetual Relief of our Poor; for Increasing the Number of our Inhabitants; and for Various other Public Services; By Parochial Plantations of Timber, and other Trees, upon the Forests, Chaces, Commons, and Waste Grounds throughout the Kingdom.
Wade, Edward, active 18th century.Date: 1755- Books
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The history and antiquities of Harwich and Dovercourt, in the county of Essex, by Silas Taylor, gent. To which is added a large appendix containing the natural history of the sea-coast and country about Harwich, particularly the Cliff, the Fossils, Plants, Trees, Birds and Fishes, &c. Illustrated with Variety of copper plates. By Samuel Dale, Author of the Pharmacologia.
Taylor, Silas, 1624-1678.Date: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
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Le jardinier solitaire, the solitary or Carthusian gard'ner, being dialogues between a gentleman and a gard'ner. Containing the method to make and cultivate all sorts of gardens; with many New Experiments therein; and Reflections on the Culture of Trees. Written in French by Francis Gentil, Lay Brother of the Order of the Carthusians, and above Thirty Years Gardner to the Charter-House at Paris. In Two Parts. Also The compleat florist: Or, The Universal Culture of Flowers, Trees and Shrubs; Proper to Imbellish Gardens; With the way of Raising all Sorts of Parterres, Greens, Knots, Porticoes, Columns and other Ornaments. The whole Illustrated with many Cuts, and with the Fable and Moral of each Plant. By the Sieur Louis Liger D'Auxerre. In three parts. Newly done into English.
Gentil, François.Date: 1706- Books
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New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical. In three parts. I. Containing, A New System of Vegetation. Explaining the Motion of the Sap, and Generation of Plants. Of Soils, and the Improvement of Forest-Trees. With a new Invention, whereby more Designs of Garden-Plats may be made in an Hour, than can be found in all the Books of Gardening yet extant. II. The best Manner of Improving Flower-Gardens, or Parterres; of raising and propagating all Sorts of Flowers, and of the Adorning of Gardens. III. Of Improving Fruit-Trees, Kitchen-Gardens, and Green-House-Plants. With the gentleman and gardener's kalendar. Illustrated with copper plates. By Richard Bradley, F. R. S. The fourth edition. To which is added, that scarce and valuable tract intitled, Herefordshire-Orchards.
Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.Date: MDCCXXIV. [1724]- Books
Barnard's trees : a new work consisting of studies of trees from nature / by George Barnard.
Barnard, George, 1807-1890.Date: 1868- Books
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Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Hot-House, Green-House, Shrubbery, Kitchen, Flower and Fruit-Gardens, for every Month in the Year; but, also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. In this Edition, particular Directions are given with respect to Soil and Situation; and to the Whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Evergreens. Annual, Biennial, and Perennial, Flowers. Hot-House, Green-House, and Kitchen Garden Plants. With the Varieties of each Sort, cultivated in the English Gardens. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener to his grace the Duke of Leeds) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1773- Books
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Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Hot-House, Green-House, Shrubbery, Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit-Gardens, for every Month in the Year, but also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. In this Edition particular Directions are given with respect to Soil and Situation; and to the Whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Evergreens, Annual, Biennial, and Perennial, Flowers. Hot-House, Green-House, and Kitchen Garden, Plants. With the Varieties of each Sort, cultivated in the English Gardens. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener to his Grace the Duke of Leeds) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1769]- Books
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Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Hot-House, Green-House, Shrubbery, Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit-Gardens, for every Month in the Year, but also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. In this edition particular directions are given with respect to soil and situation; and to the Whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Evergreens. Annual, Biennial, and Perennial, Flowers. Hot-House, Green-House, and Kitchen Garden, Plants. With the Varieties of each Sort, cultivated in the English Gardens. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener to his Grace the Duke of Leads) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: [1769]- Books
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A new system of agriculture. Being a complete body of husbandry and gardening In all the Parts of them. Viz. Husbandry in the Field, and its several Improvements. Of Forest and Timber-Trees, Great and Small; with Ever-Greens and Flow'ring Shrubs, &c. Of the Fruit-Garden. Of the Kitchen-Garden. Of the Flower-Garden. In five books. Containing All the Best and Latest, as well as many New Improvements, useful to the Husbandman, Grazier, Planter, Gardener, and Florist. Wherein are interspersed Many curious Observations on Vegetation; on the Diseases of Trees, and the general Annoyances to Vegetables, and their probable Cures. As also a Particular Account of the famous Silphium of the Antients. By John Laurence, M. A. Rector of Bishops-Weremouth, in the Bishoprick of Durham, and Prebendary of the Church of Sarum.
Laurence, John, 1668-1732.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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An essay to shew the cause of electricity; and why some things are non-electricable. In which is also consider'd its influence in the blasts on human bodies, in the Blights on Trees, in the Damps in Mines; and as it may affect the Sensitive Plant, &c. In a Letter To Mr. William Watson, F. R. S. By John Freke, Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, F. R. S.
Freke, John, 1688-1756.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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Kalendarium universale: or, the gardiner's universal calendar. Containing an account of the several monthly operations in the kitchen-garden, flower-garden, and parterre throughout the year. And Also, Experimental Directions for performing all manner of Works in Gardening, whether relating to Sowing, Planting, Pruning, Herbs, Flowers, Shrubs, Trees, Evergreens, &c. with the Products of each Month. In a method wholly new. Taking in the whole Business of Gardening and Horticulture.
Whitmill, Benjamin, sen.Date: 1726- Books
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Artificial fire-works, improved to the modern practice, from the minutest to the highest branches; Containing Aigrettes Amber-Lights Balloons Batteries Chinese Fire-Ships Cohorns Cones Crackers Cascades Dodecadrons Ducks Earthquakes Flights Flyers Fountains Gerbes Globes Gold-Rain Grand Volutes Leaders Lights Mines Matches Mortars Marrons Moons Neptune's Chariot Potts Pumps Rain-Fall Rockets Sea-Fights Silver-Rain Spur-Fire Squibs Stars Sky-Rockets Swans Swarms Thunder in Rooms Towering-Rockets, double and single Tourbillons Trees Water Fire-Works Wheels Yew-Trees With all their Ingredients, Compositions, Preparations, Machines, Moulds, and Manner to make them, refining Salt-Petre, and to extract it from damaged Gunpowder, &c. With about 100 of the principal Figures beautifully engraved on Copper Plates. The second edition, With the Addition of many new and beautiful Fire-Works, and 3 large Copper-Plates. By Robert Jones, Lieutenant in the Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Jones, Robert, Captain.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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Every man his own gardener. Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, Not only an Account of what Work is necessary to be done in the Hot-House, Green-House, Shrubbery, Kitchen, Flower, and Fruit-Gardens, for every Month in the Year; but, also ample Directions for performing the said Work, according to the newest and most approved Methods now in Practice among the best Gardeners. In this Edition, particular Directions are given with respect to Soil and Situation; and to the Whole is added, complete and useful Lists of Forest Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Evergreens. Annual, Biennial, and Perennial, Flowers. Hot-House, Green House, and Kitchen Garden Plants. With the Varieties of each Sort, cultivated in the English Gardens. By Thomas Mawe, (gardener To His Grace The Duke Of Leeds) John Abercrombie, (gardener, Tottenham-Court) and other gardeners.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: 1776