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  • The curious garden / Peter Brown.

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    • New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2009.
    • 2009
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  • The curious gardener / by Jason Hill ; with drawings by John Nash.

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    • London : Faber and Faber, 1932.
    • 1932
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  • The curious and profitable gardener: by John Cowell ... Containing I. The most useful experiments for improving land by grain and seeds. II. Curious directions for cultivating the choicest fruits of the East and West-Indies at a small expence. III. Extraordinary remarks concerning the raising of flowers from seed. IV. Particular observations and rules for the management of dwarf fruit-trees, wall-trees, espaliers, and standards ... To which is added, An exact description of the great American aloe ... with an ccount of the most beautiful kinds of torch-thistles, and their flowers, &c. Also the history of the Glastonbury-thorn, and the peculiar qualifications of that wonderful plant ...

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    • London, Printed for W. Bickerton, and R. Montagu, 1730.
    • 1730
  • The curious gardeners : obsession and diversity in 45 British gardens / Guy Cooper and Gordon Taylor ; photographs by Clive Boursnell.

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    • London : Headline, 2001.
    • 2001
    • 1 Item
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  • Fabulous machinery for the curious : the garden of Urdu classical literature / translated and edited by Musharraf Ali Farooqi.

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    • Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2023]
    • 2023
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  • The magical garden : spells, charms, and lore for magical gardens and the curious gardeners who tend them / Sophia ; with Denny Sargent.

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    • Kansas City : Andrews McMeel Pub., c2000.
    • 2000
    • 1 Item
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    Text JFB 02-264Offsite
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  • "Curious-knotted garden" : the form, themes, and contexts of Shakespeare's Love's labour's lost / Louis Adrian Montrose.

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    • Salzburg : Inst. f. Engl. Sprache u. Literatur, Univ. Salzburg, 1977.
    • 1977
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    Text PR2822 .M67 1977Off-site
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  • American florist, containing [electronic resource] : 36 figures of beautiful or curious American and garden flowers, plants, trees, shrubs and vines : natives of North America, or cultivated in gardens / by C.S. Rafinesque ...

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    • Philadelphia, 1832.
    • 1832
    • 1 Resource

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  • Memoirs of the life of Madame Vestris, of the Theatres Royal Drury Lane and Covent Garden : illustrated, with numerous curious anecdotes.

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    • [London?] : Privately Printed, 1830.
    • 1830
    • 1 Item
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    Text MWES (Vestris, L.) [RBS] 09-6030Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre

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  • "Curious-knotted garden" : the form, themes, and contexts of Shakespeare's Love's labour's lost / Louis Adrian Montrose.

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    • Salzburg : Inst. f. Engl. Sprache u. Literatur, Univ. Salzburg, 1977.
    • 1977
    • 1 Item
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    Text JFD 79-2783Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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  • The British Flower Garden, containing coloured figures and descriptions of the most ornamental and curious hardy herbaceous plants.

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    • London, 1823-35.
    • 1823-1835
    • 6 Items

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    Text QFB (Sweet, R. British Flower Garden) v. 6Offsite
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  • A curious history of vegetables : aphrodisiacal and healing properties, folk tales, garden tips, and recipes / Wolf D. Storl.

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    • Berkeley, California : North Atlantic Books, 2016.
    • 2016
    • 1 Item
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  • The gardener's pocket-book; or, Country gentleman's recreation. Being the kichen, fruit, and flower garden displayed in alphabetical order ... with many curious hints towards the improvement of trees, fruits, and flowers ... By R. S. gent.

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    • London, W. Owen [1754]
    • 1754
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    Text VQD (Gardener's pocket-book)Offsite
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  • Louisiana swamp doctor. Together with "Cupping an Irishman", "How to cure fits", "Stealing a baby", "Love in a garden", "A rattlesnake on a steamboat", "The curious widow", and other southern sketches By Madison Tensas, M.D. [pseud.] ... With six illustrations by Darley.

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    • Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson & brothers [c1881]
    • 1881
    • 1 Item
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    Text 3827.175.359Off-site
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  • A curious garden of herbs : cultivated and wild; culinary, medicinal, cordial, and amusing; of the eighteenth-century southern frontier / Kay K. Moss and Suzanne S. Simmons.

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    • Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]
    • 2020
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    Text SB453.2.A13 M677 2020Off-site
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  • The contrivances [electronic resource] : a ballad opera; full of curious songs, by the facetious and witty Harry Carey. As it is now acting at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden, and at Dublin, with great applause.

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    • Edinburgh : printed for James Reid Bookseller in Leith, MDCCLXX. [1770]
    • 1770
    • 1 Resource

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  • Louisiana swamp doctor. Together with "Cupping an Irishman", "How to cure fits", "Stealing a baby", "Love in a garden", "A rattlesnake on a steamboat", "The curious widow", and other southern sketches By Madison Tensas, M.D. ... With six illustrations by Darley.

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    • Philadelphia, T.B. Peterson&brothers [©1881]
    • 1881
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  • The Ornamental flower garden and shrubbery : containing coloured figures and descriptions of the most beautiful and curious flowering plants and shrubs cultivated in Great Britain / selected from the works of John Lindley, ... R. Sweet, ... Professor D. Don ...

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    • London : G. Willis ..., 1854.
    • 1854
    • 5 Items
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    Text VQG (Ornamental flower garden and shrubbery) v. 4Offsite
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  • The contrivances [electronic resource] : a ballad opera; full of curious songs by the facetious and witty Harry Carey. As it is now acting at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden, and at Dublin, with great applause.

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    • London : printed for T. Lownds, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLXV. [1765]
    • 1765
    • 1 Resource

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  • The Spanish Mandeuile of miracles. Or, The garden of curious flowers. Wherin are handled sundry points of humanity, philosophy, diuinitie, and geography, beautified with many strange and pleasant histories. First written in Spanish by Anthonio de Torquemeda, and out of that language translated into English ...

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    • London, Printed by I.R. for Edmund Matts, 1600.
    • 1600
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    Text *KC 1600 (Torquemada, A. de. Spanish Mandeuile of miracles)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Modern Eden [electronic resource] : or, the gardener's universal guide: containing plain and familiar instructions, for performing every branch of gardening, Whether relating to Ornament or Utility. In which are laid down the Best Methods at large for raising all the Products Of the Kitchen and Flower-Garden, and The Training, Pruning, and entire Management of Fruit-Trees. The Whole founded on experience, according to the Methods of the best Gardeners of the present Time. With many Useful and curious Experiments, which have been repeatedly practised and proved, not only by Gardeners, but the Virtuosi in General. By John Rutter, Gardener at Wandsworth, and Daniel Carter, Gardener at Battersea.

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    • London : printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespear's-Head in Pater-Noster Row, MDCCLXVII. [1767]
    • 1767
    • 1 Resource

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  • The flower-garden display'd, in above four hundred curious representations of the most beautiful flowers; regularly dispos'd in the respective months of their blossom, curiously engrav'd on copper-plates from the designs of Mr. Furber and others, and coloured to the life. With the description and history of each plant and the method of their culture ...

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    • London, Printed for J. Hazard, R. Montagu [etc.] 1732.
    • 1732
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    Text *KC 1732 (Furber, R. Flower-garden display'd)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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  • Harris's list of Covent-Garden ladies [electronic resource] : Or man of pleasure's kalender for the year 1793. Containing the histories and some curious anecdotes of the most celebrated ladies now on the town, or in keeping, and also many of their keepers.

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    • London : printed for H. Ranger (formerly at No. 23. Fleet Street.) at No. 9 Little Bridges Street, near Drury Lane Play House. Where may be had The separate lists of many preceding Years, [1793]
    • 1793
    • 1 Resource

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  • Harris's list of Covent Garden ladies, or, Men of pleasure's kalender, for the year, 1790 : containing the histories and some curious anecdotes of the most celebrated ladies now on the town or in keeping, and also many of their keepers.

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    • London : Printed for H. Ranger ..., [1790]
    • 1790
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    Text Pforz (Harris's list) 1790Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319

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  • The beauties of Stow [electronic resource] : or, a description of the most noble house, gardens, and magnificent buildings therein, of the Right Hon. Earl Temple, Viscount and Baron Cobham. With curious copper-plates of a General Plan of the whole Garden. The third edition, much improv'd; by George Bickham, engraver.

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    • London : printed for and sold by G. Bickham in May's Buildings, Covent-Garden; and at the New Inn, going into the gardens, [1753?]
    • 1753
    • 1 Resource

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  • The complete forcing-gardener [electronic resource] : or the Practice of forcing Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables to Early Maturity and Perfection, by the Aid of Artificial Heat, in the Various Departments usually constructed for this Purpose. The whole displayed, with every new Improvement, by which this capital and curious Branch of Gardening may be effected with Facility and Success. By John Abercromble; Of Tottenham-Court, Gardener: Author of Mawe's Gardener's Kalendar.

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    • London : printed for Lockyer Davis, in Holborn, M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]
    • 1781
    • 1 Resource

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  • Harris's list of Covent-Garden ladies [electronic resource] : or, man of pleasure's kalendar, for the year 1789. Containing the histories and some curious anecdotes of the most celebrated ladies now on the town, or in Keeping, and also many of their keepers.

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    • London : printed for H. Ranger, (formerly at No. 23, Fleet Street,) at No. 9, Little Bridges-Street, near Drury-Lane, Play-House. Where may be had, The separate Lists of many preceding Years, [1789]
    • 1789
    • 1 Resource

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  • Harris's list of Covent-Garden ladies [electronic resource] : or, man of pleasure's kalender, for the year, 1790. Containing the histories and some curious anecdotes of the most celebrated ladies now on the town, or in keeping, and also many of their keepers.

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    • London : printed for H. Ranger, (formerly at No. 13, Fleet-Street,) at No. 9, Little Bridges Street, near Drury-Lane Play-House. Where may be had, The separate Lists of many preceding Years, [1790]
    • 1790
    • 1 Resource

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  • A catalogue of the genuine and entire collection of scarce printed books, and curious manuscripts of Mr. Joseph Ames ...which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Langford, at his house in ... Covent-Garden, on Monday the 5th of ... May 1760 ...

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    • [London : s.n., 1760]
    • 1760
  • The British flower garden : containing coloured figures and descriptions of the most ornamental and curious hardy flowering plants ... / by Robert Sweet ; with upwards of seven hundred coloured plates, from drawings by E.D. Smith.

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    • London : J. Ridgway, 1838.
    • 1838-1823
    • 6 Items
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  • Harris's list of Covent Garden ladies, or, Men of pleasure's kalender, for the year, 1788 : containing the histories and some curious anecdotes of the most celebrated ladies now on the town or in keeping, and also many of their keepers.

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    • London : Printed for H. Ranger ..., [1788]
    • 1788
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  • Harris's list of Covent-Garden ladies [electronic resource] : or, man of pleasure's kalender, for the year, 1788. Containing the histories and some curious anecdotes of the most celebrated ladies now on the town, or in keeping, and also many of their keepers.

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    • London : printed for H. Ranger, (formerly at No. 23, Fleet-Street,) at No. 9, Little Bridges-Street, near Drury-Lane Play-House Where may be had, The seperate Lists of many preceding Years, [1788]
    • 1788
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  • Memoirs of the life, public and private adventures, of Madame Vestris : formerly of the Theatre Royal San Carlos; and now of the Theatres Royal Drury Lane & Covent Garden / with interesting and curious anecdotes of celebrated and distinguished characters in the fashionable world / detailing an interesting variety of singularly curious and amusing scenes, as performed before and behind the curtain, both in public and private life, "at home" and abroad / dedicated to the King ... embellished with portraits, and curious coloured plates.

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    • London : Printed and published by John Duncombe ..., [1826]
    • 1826
    • 1 Item
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    Text Pforz (Colman/Memoirs) 1826 Library has: no. 1-5Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319

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  • The flower-Garden display'd, [electronic resource] : in above four hundred curious representations of the most beautiful flowers; Regularly dispos'd in the respective Months of their Blossom, Curiously engrav'd on copper-plates from the designs of Mr. Furber and others, And Coloured to the Life. With the description and history of each plant and the method of their culture; whether in Stoves, Green-Houses, Hot-Beds, Glass-Cases, Open Borders, or against Walls. Very Useful. Not only for the Curious in Gardening, but the Prints likewise for Painters, Carvers, Japaners, &c. also for the Ladies, as Patterns for Working, and Painting in Water-Colours; or Furniture for the Closet.

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    • London : printed for J. Hazard at the Bible against Stationers-Hall ; R. Montagu in Queen-Street near Drury-Lane ; W. Bickerton at Lord Bacon's Head, and, and R. Chandler at the Flower-de-Lace, without Temple-Bar ; and C?sar Ward at the Ship between the Temple-Gates in Fleetstreet, MDCCXXXII. [1732]
    • 1732
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  • The practice of gardening explained to all capacities [electronic resource] : including the newest improvements. By which gentlemen, who have small gardens, may make themselves masters of the art, and manage them with little Expence, to their Satisfaction: and The common Gardener be enabled to go through his Business with Credit. With Those Secrets which Gardeners observe in their Practice, though none have taught or published them. containing The raising and entire Culture of tender Annuals, Hardy Perennial Plants, curious Shrubs, and the choicest Flowers, from the Seed to their Perfection. The making of Hot-Beds, and the whole Art of raising Cuttings. By Thomas Perfect, Gardener, Inventor of the new Chinese Parterres.

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    • London : printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Jackson, in St. James's-Street, [1759]
    • 1759
    • 1 Resource

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  • A new system of agriculture [electronic resource] : Being a complete body of husbandry and gardening in all the parts of them. Viz. Husbandry in the field, and its several improvements. Of forest and timber trees, great and small; with ever-greens and flow'ring shrubs, &c. Of the fruit-garden. Of the kitchen-garden. Of the flower-garden. In five books. Containing all the best and latest, as well as many new improvements, useful to the husbandman, grazier, planter, gardener and florist. Wherein are interspersed many curious observations on vegetation; on the diseases of trees, and the general annoyances to vegetables, and their probable cures. As also a particular account of the famous silphium of the antients. By John Laurence, M.A. Rector of Bishops-Weremouth in the Bishoprick of Durham, and prebendary of the Church of Sarum.

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    • London : printed for Tho. Woodward, at the Half-Moon over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, MDCCXXVI. [1726]
    • 1726
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  • A new system of agriculture. [electronic resource] : Being a complete body of husbandry and gardening In all the Parts of them. Viz. Husbandry in the Field, and its several Improvements. Of Forest and Timber-Trees, Great and Small; with Ever-Greens and Flow'ring Shrubs, &c. Of the Fruit-Garden. Of the Kitchen-Garden. Of the Flower-Garden. In five books. Containing All the Best and Latest, as well as many New Improvements, useful to the Husbandman, Grazier, Planter, Gardener, and Florist. Wherein are interspersed Many curious Observations on Vegetation; on the Diseases of Trees, and the general Annoyances to Vegetables, and their probable Cures. As also a Particular Account of the famous Silphium of the Antients. By John Laurence, M. A. Rector of Bishops-Weremouth, in the Bishoprick of Durham, and Prebendary of the Church of Sarum.

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    • Dublin : printed by and for J. Hyde and E. Dobson, and for R. Gunne and R. Owen, Booksellers, MDCCXXVII. [1727]
    • 1727
    • 1 Resource

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  • Gardening improv'd [electronic resource] : containing 1. The clergyman's recreation; Shewing The Pleasure and Profit of the Art of Gardening. Wherein is treated, 1. Of preparing the Ground for Planting and Sowing. 2. Of the Method of planting Fruit-Trees in Gardens. 3. Of the most agreeable Disposition for a Garden. 4. Of Nurseries. 5. Of Pruning. 6. Of Grafting and Inoculating. 7. Of the proper Disposition of Trees against a Wall, the best kinds of each, their Order and Time of ripening, &c. II. The gentleman's recreation: Or, The Second Part of the Art of Gardening improved. Containing several New Experiments and Curious Observations relating to Fruit-Trees; particularly a new Method of Building Walls with Horizontal Shelters. Illustrated with Copper Plates. Both written by John Lawrence, M.A. Rector of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire. III. The lady's recreation: Or, The Art of Gardening farther improved. Containing the best Ways of propagating all Sorts of Flowers, Flower-Trees, and Shrubs, &c. The most commodious Methods for Erecting Green-Houses, &c. Of Plantations in Avenues, Walks, Wildernesses, &c. With the Gardener's compleat Calendar: Or, The Art of managing both the First-Garden and Kitchen Garden every Month in the Year. By Charles Evelyn, Esq; To which is added, a letter to the author, containing some Curious Observations concerning Variegated Greens, by J. Lawrence. M.A. Rector of Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire.

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    • London : printed, and sold by W. Taylor, at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCXVIII. [1718]
    • 1718
    • 1 Resource

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  • Eden [electronic resource] : or, a compleat body of gardening. Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage; From the Practice of the most successful Gardeners, and The Result of a Long Experience. Together with The Culture of all Kinds of Flowers, according to the Methods of the English, French, and Dutch Florists. And The Knowledge of Curious Plants, after the System of Linnaeus. With Figures and Descriptions of the Flowers and Plants proper for a Garden, including The Care and Culture of the Pleasure-Garden. The Business of the seminary for every Week in the Year. Catalogues and accurate Descriptions of the fruits as they come into Season; and New and Practical Directions for the Management of fruit-trees. With the best Methods of Culture for The several Articles of the Kitchen-Garden: and the Compleat Management of the Ground for raising them, in the Natural and Artificial Manner. Compiled and digested from the papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the authors of the Compleat body of husbandry. And comprehending The Art of constructing a garden for Use and Pleasure; The best Methods of keeping it in Order: and The most perfect Accounts of its several products.

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    • London : printed for T. Osborne, in Gray's Inn; T. Trye, near Gray's Inn Gate, Holborn; S. Crowder and Co. on London Bridge; and H. Woodgate, at the Golden Ball in Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLVII. [1757] [1756-57]
    • 1756-1757
    • 1 Resource

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  • The garden-Companion, [electronic resource] : for Gentlemen and Ladies; or, a calendar, pointing out what should be done every month in the green-house, flower, fruit and kitchen-garden: With the proper Seasons for Sowing, Planting, &c. and the Time when the Produce may be expected; so as to have a regular Succession of Flowers and Vegetables throughout the Year. To which is added, a complete list of the flowers, that blow each month; also some curious Experiments in Gardening.

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    • London : printed for the Truslers, at the Literary Press, No. 62, Wardour-Street, Soho, and Sold by all Booksellers, [1795?]
    • 1795
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  • Eden: or, A compleat body of gardening. : Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage ; from the practice of the most successful gardeners, and the result of a long experience. : Together with the culture of all kinds of flowers, according to the methods of the English, French, and Dutch florists. And the knowledge of curious plants, after the system of Linnaeus. ... / compiled and digested from the papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the authors of the Compleat body of husbandry. ...

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    • London : Printed for T. Osborne ... ; T. Trye ... ; S. Crowder and Co. ... ; and H. Woodgate ..., MDCCLVII. [1757]
    • 1757
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  • The flower-Garden display'd, [electronic resource] : in above four hundred curious representations of the most beautiful flowers; Regularly dispos'd in the respective Months of their Blossom, Curiously engrav'd on copper-plates from the designs of Mr. Furber, and Others, and coloured to the life. With the description and history of each plant, and the method of their culture; whether in Stoves, Green-Houses, Hot Beds, Glass-Cases, Open Borders, or against Walls. Very useful, Not only for the Curious in Gardening, but the Prints likewise for Painters, Carvers, Japaners, &c. also for the Ladies, as Patterns for Working, and Painting in Water-Colours, or Furniture for the Closet. The second edition. To which is added, A flower-garden for gentlemen and ladies; The Art of raising Flowers without any Trouble, to blow in full Perfection in the Depth of Winter, in a Bed-Chamber, Closet, or Dinning-Room. also, the method of raising salleting, Cucumbers, Melons, &c. at any Time in the Year. as it is now practised by Sir Thomas More, Bart.

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    • London : printed for R. Montagu, at the Corner of Great Queen-Street, near Drury-Lane; J. Brindley, at the King's Arms, New-Bond-Street; and C. Corbett, at Addison's Head, without Temple-Bar, MDCCXXXIV. [1734]
    • 1734
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  • English garden eccentrics : three hundred years of extraordinary groves, burrowings, mountains and menageries / Todd Longstaffe-Gowan.

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    • 2022-2022
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  • A short account of some extraordinary proceedings against the person who was shot in Lincoln's-Inn-Garden / written by himself ; to which is subjoined a curious letter to the author from an known hand.

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    • [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1742]
    • 1742
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  • A new method of propagating fruit-trees, [electronic resource] : and Flowering Shrubs: whereby the common kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious exotics increased, which will not take root from cuttings or layers. Confirmed by repeated and successful Experience. By Thomas Barnes, Gardener to William Thomson, Esq; at Elsham in Lincolnshire.

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    • London : printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Jackson, in St. James's-Street, M.DCC.LIX. [1759]
    • 1759
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  • A new method of propagating fruit-trees, and flowering shrubs [electronic resource] : Whereby The common Kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious Exotics increased, which will not take Root from Cuttings or Layers. Confirmed by repeated and successful experience. By Thomas Barnes, Gardener to William Thomson, Esq; at Elsham in Lincolnshire.

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    • London : printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Jackson, in St. James's-Street, M.DCC.LIX. [1759]
    • 1759
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  • The microscopical theatre of seeds [electronic resource] : being a short view of the particular marks, characters, contents, and natural dimensions of all the seeds of the shops, flower and kitchen-gardens, &c. with many other curious observations and discoveries, which could not be known without the Assistance of the microscope. To which are added, The Etymology, Synonyma, Description of Plant and Flower, an Account of their Virtues, and an Explanation of Botanical Terms, with proper Indexes: Which render it compleatly Useful to all Botanists, Gardeners, Seedsmen, &c. and Entertaining to all Curious Observers of Nature. Illustrated with Figures of the Seeds considerably Magnified for their better Observation, and engraven on Copper Plates by the best Hands. Vol.I.

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    • London : printed for F. Needham, bookseller, opposite Gray's-Inn, in Holborn; and sold by M. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, 1745.
    • 1745
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  • The new Oxford guide : or, Companion through the University : exhibiting every particular worthy the observation of the curious in each of the public buildings, colleges, halls, &c. ; To which is added a tour to Blenheim, Ditchley, Heythrop, Nuneham, and Stow ... containing an accurate description of their tapestry, paintings, sculptures, temples, gardens, and other curiosities / by a Gentleman of Oxford.

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    • Oxford : Printed for J. Fletcher [etc.], [1765?]
    • 1765
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  • A general treatise of husbandry and gardening, [electronic resource] : for the month of April. Containing such observations and experiments as are new and useful for the improvement of land. with An Account of such extraordinary Inventions, and natural Productions, as may help the Ingenious in their Studies, and promote universal Learning. To be continu'd monthly, with variety of curious cutts. By R. Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.

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    • London : printed for J. Peele, at Lock's Head, in Pater-Noster-Row, [1721-22]
    • 1721-1722
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  • A new method of propagating fruit-trees, [electronic resource] : and Flowering Shrubs: whereby the common kinds may be raised more expeditiously; and several curious exotics increased, which will not take root from cuttings or layers. Confirmed by repeated and successful Experience. By Thomas Barnes, Gardener to William Thomson, Esq; at Elsham in Lincolnshire.

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    • London : printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater-Noster-Row; and J. Jackson, in St. James's-Street, M.DCC.LIX. [1759]
    • 1759
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