The Country gentleman, farmer and housewife's compendious instructor. : Containing; I Gardening; the method of constructing the walls; the nature and manner of making hot-beds and how fruits are to be raised from the same; by what means early fruit may be raised; of hot-walls, and horizontal shelters; an alphabetical list of seeds of roots, cabbage seeds, salled seeds, sweet and pot-herb seeds, medicinal seeds, beans and pease, &c. Directions for cultivating fruit trees; to plant a vineyard; how to make gravel, grase, sand walks, lawns parterres, bosquets, &c. &c. of manure; of watering plants; and, lastly, directions to the gardener. II. The method of raising hops, liquorice and saffron. III. A dictionary of farriery; wherein an account of the diseases incident to horses, and the cures, are to be found. IV. Approved and easy remedies for most disorders. For the use of persons at a distance from regular assistance. Digested in alphabetical order. V. The method of restoreing decayed wines. VI. The manner of making and managing cyder, agreeable to the instructions of Mr. Turner, Mr. Worlidge, and others of known skill. As also, perry, mead and Metheglin. VII. Of malting, brewing, and the way of making mum. VIII. Of baking; wherein the best method of making household bread is laid down; as also, the several sorts of French bread, as the pain burgeois, pain de gonnesse, &c. &c. IX. Distillery, in the plainest manner; in which the the method of making most of the waters and rich cordials is set forth, in the manner recommended by M. de Jean, distiller to his most Christian Majesty, and Mr. Cooper of London. To which is added, by way of appendix, the method of casting shot; a knowledge very useful to persons residing in the remote parts of the kingdom.

Format:

Book

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Agriculture.

Gardening--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Gardening.

Brewing--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Brewing.

England--London.

Physical Description:

viii,264 pages, 4 unnumbered pages ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Printed by James Potts, at Swift's Head in Dame-street, M,DCC,LXI. [1761]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Notes:

'A dictionary of farriery' and 'Approved and easy remedies for most disorders' each have a separate dated titlepage.

The titlepage is a cancel.

With an index.

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:

English Short Title Catalog, T226201.

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Restricted for use by site license.