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. To which is added, that scarce and valuable Tract, entitled, Herefordshire-Orchards Agite, O Adolescentes, & antequam Canities vobis obrepat, Stirpes jam alueritis, quae vobis, cum insigne utilitate, delectationem etiam adferent. Pet. Bellonius, de neglecta Stirpium cultura. Illustrated with copper-plates. By Richard Bradley. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F. R. S
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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London
printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple-Bar
1726, MDCCXXVI. [1726]
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Edition: | The fifth edition, with very large additions |
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Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Item Description: | A note at the foot of p. 296 apologizes for irregularity in pagination. - English Short Title Catalog, T9344. - Henrey, 502. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The ornaments from p. 311 onwards are those used by Samuel Richardson. - Titlepage in red and black |
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Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([16],296,305-608,[24]p.,plates) 8° |