Every man his own gardener. : Being a new, and much more complete gardener's kalendar than any one hitherto published. Containing, not only an account of what work is necessary to be done in the hot-house, green-house, shrubbery, kitchen, flower, and fruit-gardens, for every month in the year; but, also ample directions for performing the said work, according to the newest and most approved methods now in practice among the best gardeners. In this edition, particular directions are given with respect to soil and situation; and to the whole is added, complete and useful lists of forest trees, flowering, shrubs, fruit trees, evergreens, annual, biennial, and perennial flowers. Hot house, green-house, and kitchen-garden plants. With the varieties of each sort, cultivated in the English gardens. By Thomas Mawe, (gardner to his grace the Duke of Leeds) John Abercrombie, (gardner, Tottenham-court) and other gardeners.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.

Contributor:

Mawe, Thomas.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardening--Early works to 1800.

Gardening.

Physical Description:

pages[4],488 plates, 10 unnumbered plates ; 12⁰

Edition:

The seventh edition, corrected, enlarged, and very much improved.

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Printed by J. Potts, No. 74, Dame-Street, M,DCC,LXXIX. [1779]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

In fact by John Abercrombie alone.

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 National Library of Ireland.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T202979.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.