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The scotch forcing and kitchen gardener; being a second edition with extensive additions, of the Scotch forcing gardener: comprehending the forcing of asparagus, cucumbers, Cherries, Grapes, Melons, Mushrooms, Nectarines, Peaches, Pine Apples, and Strawberries. Together with the management of the green-house -Culture of Wall and Orchard Fruits-Kitchen Vegetables, Sallads and Herbs. Illustrated with five copperplates; Containing Ten different Designs of Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, &c. on the newest and most improved Constructions. By Walter Nicol, Late Gardener at Wemyss Castle; Author of an ̀̀essay on Gardening,'' drawn up by Desire, and for Consideration of the Board of Agriculture; and Corresponding Member of the Natural History Society of Edinburgh.
Nicol, Walter.Date: 1798- Books
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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. 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.
Hill, John, 1714?-1775.Date: MDCCLVII. [1757] [1756-57]- Books
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The complete kitchen gardener, and hot bed forcer; with the thorough practical management of Hot-Houses, Fire-Walls, and Forcing-Houses, and the improved modern culture of the Pinery-Stoves, and Pine-Apples, being A thorough practical Display of these most capital Branches of Gardening in their General Culture, and agreeable to the present greatly improved modern Process; whereby that most importantly-useful District the Kitchen Garden, and all its Appurtenances of Hot-Beds, Hot-Houses, Hot-Walls, Forcing-Houses, Pinery-Stoves, &c. and the Culture of their several various Productions in superior Perfection and greatest Abundance, are fully explained in a Manner never before done for general Instruction, as requiring a particular distinct Explanation; and now first completely accomplished, from the Result of above Forty Years daily practical Experience and Observation. Author of Every Man his own Gardener, commonly called Mawe's Gardener's Kalendar; but the work of J. A. only.
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.Date: MDCCLXXXIX. [1789]