The curious fruit and flower gardener. : Containing I. Remarks concerning the raising flowers from seed. II. Curious directions for cultivating the choicest fruits of the East and West Indies at a small Expence. III Peculiar observations and Rules for the Management of Dwarf Fruit Trees, Wall Trees, Espaliers, and Standards; by a New Method of rendering them more ornamental and profitable than is commonly practised. IV. The most useful Experiments for improving Land by Grain and Seeds. V. The Names and Characters of all the known Soilsm England, and their Improvement by Grain, Seeds, and Plants. VI. An Exact Description of the great American Aloe, its Manner of Blossoming and Use; with the Culture of that and many other exotic Plants. Vii. An Account of the most beautiful Kinds of Torch Thistles, and their Flowers, &c. Viii. The history of the Glastenbury or holy thorn, which blossoms every Christmas; at which Season it shews its Flowers. though the Weather be ever so severe. By John Cowell, Gardener at Hoxton near London.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowell, John (Nurseryman)

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardening--Early works to 1800.

Gardening.

Fruit-culture--Early works to 1800.

Fruit-culture.

Physical Description:

iv pages, 4 unnumbered pages,126, that is, 134; pages, 2 unnumbered pages,67 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plate ; 8⁰

Edition:

The second edition, adorn'd with curious figures.

Other Title:

Curious and profitable gardener

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Richard Chandler at the Flower-de-Luce without Temple-Bar, MDCC.XXXII. [1732]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

A reissue of the sheets of the 1730 edition of 'The curious and profitable gardener', with a new titlepage.

In two parts.

Page numbers 81-88 are repeated.

The ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Henrey, 580

English Short Title Catalog, T34506.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.