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
Hale, Thomas writer on husbandry1757
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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... [John Hill, editor].
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London : Printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's Inn ; T. Trye, near Gray's Inn Gate, Holborn ; S. Crowder and Co. on London Bridge ; and H. Woodgate, at the Golden Ball in Pater-noster-Row, 1757.
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ill. ; 1 vol. [bound in 2] : fol.
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Marked as vol. 1 and vol. 2 on book-spines. Some water-staining.Includes index.
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English
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59335