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• 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)
• 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 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)
• A short introduction to gardening : or, a guide to gentlemen and ladies, in furnishing their gardens. Being several useful catalogues of fruits and flowers. By Robert Furber, of Kensington
  by: Furber, Robert
  Published: (1733)
• The Flower gardener's manual : containing practical instructions for the cultivation and management of shrubs and flowers, adapted to English gardens
  Published: (1845)