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• The florists vade-mecum : Being a choice compendium of whatever worthy notice hath been extant for the propagation, raising, planting, encreasing, and preserving the rarest flowers and plants That Our Climate and Skill (in mixing, making, and meliorating apted Soils to each Species) will perswade to live with us. With Several New Experiments for raising New Varieties, for their most advantageous Management. In a more particular Method than ever yet Publish'd. Together with Directions what to do each Month throughout the Year, in both Orchard and Flower-Garden. The third edition, enlarged. By Samuel Gilbert, Phileromus
  by: Gilbert, Samuel
  Published: (1702)
• The lady's recreation, or, The third and last part of the art of gardening improv'd : to which are added some curious observations concerning variegated greens by the Reverend Mr. Laurence
  by: Evelyn, Charles
  Published: (1717)
• The lady's recreation: or, The third and last part of the art of gardening improv'd : Containing I. The Flower-Garden; shewing the best ways of propagating all sorts of flowers, flower-trees, and shrubs; with exact directions for their preservation and culture in all particulars. II. The most commodions methods of erecting conservations, green-houses, and orangeries; with the culture and management of exoticks, fine-greens, ever-greens, &c. III. The nature of plantations in avenues, walks, wildernesses, &c. with directions for the raising, pruning, and disposing of all lofty vegetables. IV. Mr. John Evelyn's Kalendarium hortense, methodically reduc'd: interspers'd with many useful additions. By Charles Evelyn, Esq; to which are added, some curious observations concerning variegated greens, by the Reverend Mr. Laurence
  by: Evelyn, Charles
  Published: (1717)
• 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
  by: Hill, John
  Published: (1756)
• The flower-Garden display'd : in above four hundred curious representations of the most beautiful flowers; Regularly dispos'd in the respective Months of their Blossom, Curiously engrav'd on copper-plates from the designs of Mr. Furber and others, And Coloured to the Life. With the description and history of each plant and the method of their culture; whether in Stoves, Green-Houses, Hot-Beds, Glass-Cases, Open Borders, or against Walls. Very Useful. Not only for the Curious in Gardening, but the Prints likewise for Painters, Carvers, Japaners, &c. also for the Ladies, as Patterns for Working, and Painting in Water-Colours; or Furniture for the Closet
  Published: (1732)