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The Gardener's and Planter's Calendar. Containing the Method of Raising Timber-Trees, Fruit-Trees, and Quick, for Hedges. With Directions for Forming and Managing a Garden, in Every Month of the Year. Also, Many New Improvements in the Art of Gardening. Which is Added, an Appendix, Containing, a General Catalogue of Seeds and Plants for the Kitchen-Garden, Flower-Garden
by WESTON, Richard (1733-1806)
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About This Item
London: Printed for T. Carnan, 1778. 12mo. (6 3/4 x 4 inches). (12), 336 pp. Contemporary calf, front and back covers ruled gilt, spine ruled gilt into 6 compartments, gilt lettering on second and third compartments.
Provenance: J. Bryan (contemporary signature); Pamela Lister (bookplate)
The second edition, corrected and enlarged, of Weston's classic treatise on landscape gardening.
This volume contains extensive information on raising trees, preparing orchards, and planting vegetables and flowers. Weston included directions for garden management throughout the year, new advancements in gardening, an appendix, and a catalog of seeds and plants for use in various gardens (title-page). English botanist Richard Weston was the Secretary to the Leicester Agricultural Society and published numerous works on horticulture. This is the second, expanded edition of a work that was widely read in eighteenth-century America as well as in Britain. ESTC lists only 4 copies in the US institutions.
Henrey 1485; Roscoe A622 (2); ESTC T131455.
Provenance: J. Bryan (contemporary signature); Pamela Lister (bookplate)
The second edition, corrected and enlarged, of Weston's classic treatise on landscape gardening.
This volume contains extensive information on raising trees, preparing orchards, and planting vegetables and flowers. Weston included directions for garden management throughout the year, new advancements in gardening, an appendix, and a catalog of seeds and plants for use in various gardens (title-page). English botanist Richard Weston was the Secretary to the Leicester Agricultural Society and published numerous works on horticulture. This is the second, expanded edition of a work that was widely read in eighteenth-century America as well as in Britain. ESTC lists only 4 copies in the US institutions.
Henrey 1485; Roscoe A622 (2); ESTC T131455.
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- Donald Heald Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40092
- Title
- The Gardener's and Planter's Calendar. Containing the Method of Raising Timber-Trees, Fruit-Trees, and Quick, for Hedges. With Directions for Forming and Managing a Garden, in Every Month of the Year. Also, Many New Improvements in the Art of Gardening. Which is Added, an Appendix, Containing, a General Catalogue of Seeds and Plants for the Kitchen-Garden, Flower-Garden
- Author
- WESTON, Richard (1733-1806)
- Format/Binding
- 12mo
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for T. Carnan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1778
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