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, (gardener to his grace the Duke of Leeds) John Abercrombie, (gardener, Tottenham-Court) and other gardeners.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.

Contributor:

Mawe, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardening--Early works to 1800.

Gardening.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],ii,486,[12]p.,plate )

Edition:

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

Other Title:

Every man his own gardener

Place of Publication:

London : printed for S. Crowder, G. Robinson, and W. Goldsmith, in Paternoster-Row; J. Johnson, and F. Newbery, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; T. Cadell, and T. Evans, in the Strand; and W. Davis, in Piccadilly, 1779.

Notes:

In fact by John Abercrombie alone.

With an index.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Henrey, 1059

English Short Title Catalog, T62258.

OCLC:

642646669