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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evelyn, Charles.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flower gardening--Early works to 1800.

Flower gardening.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages,iv pages, 8 unnumbered pages,200 pages,plate ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Robers, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1717.

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

Also issued as part of: 'Gardening improv'd: containing I. The clergyman's recreation; ..', London, 1718.

Running title: 'The pleasure and profit of gardening, improv'd'.

Price on title page: Price 2s. stitch'd.

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 University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.

Cited in:

Henrey, 699

Goldsmiths' Lib. cat., 5343

English Short Title Catalog, N60667.

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