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New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical. In three parts. I. Containing, a new system of vegetation. Explaining the Motion of the Sap, and Generation of Plants. Of Soils, and the Improvement of Forest-Trees. With a new Invention, whereby more Designs of Garden-Plats may be made in an Hour, than can be found in all the Books of Gardening yet extant. II. The best Manner of Improving Flower-Gardens, or Parterres: Of raising and propagating all Sorts of Flowers, and of the Adorning of Gardens. III. Of Improving Fruit-Trees, Kitchen-Gardens; and Green-House-Plants. With the Gentleman and Gardener's Kalendar. To which is added, that scarce and valuable Tract, entitled, Herefordshire-Orchards Agite, O Adolescentes, & antequam Canities vobis obrepat, Stirpes jam alueritis, quae vobis, cum insigne utilitate, delectationem etiam adferent. Pet. Bellonius, de neglecta Stirpium cultura. Illustrated with copper-plates. By Richard Bradley. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F. R. S.

Title: New improvements of planting and gardening, [electronic resource] : both philosophical and practical. In three parts. I. Containing, a new system of vegetation. Explaining the Motion of the Sap, and Generation of Plants. Of Soils, and the Improvement of Forest-Trees. With a new Invention, whereby more Designs of Garden-Plats may be made in an Hour, than can be found in all the Books of Gardening yet extant. II. The best Manner of Improving Flower-Gardens, or Parterres: Of raising and propagating all Sorts of Flowers, and of the Adorning of Gardens. III. Of Improving Fruit-Trees, Kitchen-Gardens; and Green-House-Plants. With the Gentleman and Gardener's Kalendar. To which is added, that scarce and valuable Tract, entitled, Herefordshire-Orchards Agite, O Adolescentes, & antequam Canities vobis obrepat, Stirpes jam alueritis, quae vobis, cum insigne utilitate, delectationem etiam adferent. Pet. Bellonius, de neglecta Stirpium cultura. Illustrated with copper-plates. By Richard Bradley. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F. R. S.
Author: Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.
Publication: London : printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple-Bar, MDCCXXVI. [1726]

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[16],296,305-608,[24]p.,plates; 8⁰.

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Eighteenth century collections online.

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Titlepage in red and black.
The ornaments from p. 311 onwards are those used by Samuel Richardson.
A note at the foot of p. 296 apologizes for irregularity in pagination.
Reproduction of original from British Library.

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Henrey
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642750991
T9344

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Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732.

Title

New improvements of planting and gardening, [electronic resource] : both philosophical and practical. In three parts. I. Containing, a new system of vegetation. Explaining the Motion of the Sap, and Generation of Plants. Of Soils, and the Improvement of Forest-Trees. With a new Invention, whereby more Designs of Garden-Plats may be made in an Hour, than can be found in all the Books of Gardening yet extant. II. The best Manner of Improving Flower-Gardens, or Parterres: Of raising and propagating all Sorts of Flowers, and of the Adorning of Gardens. III. Of Improving Fruit-Trees, Kitchen-Gardens; and Green-House-Plants. With the Gentleman and Gardener's Kalendar. To which is added, that scarce and valuable Tract, entitled, Herefordshire-Orchards Agite, O Adolescentes, & antequam Canities vobis obrepat, Stirpes jam alueritis, quae vobis, cum insigne utilitate, delectationem etiam adferent. Pet. Bellonius, de neglecta Stirpium cultura. Illustrated with copper-plates. By Richard Bradley. Professor of Botany in the University of Cambridge, and F. R. S.

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London : printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple-Bar, MDCCXXVI. [1726]

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The fifth edition, with very large additions.

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Eighteenth century collections online.

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Henrey, 502

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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