The new art of gardening with the gardener' almanack : containing the true art of gardening in all its particulars ... : to each head is added an almanack, shewing what is to be done every month in the year / by Leonard Meager.

People / Organizations

• Henry Nelme ("printed for")
• Leonard Meager (Author)

Imprint

London: Printed for Henry Nelme .., 1697.

Publication year

1697-1697

ESTC No.

R38042

Grub Street ID

120177

Description

[4], 164, [12] p., [1] leaf of folded plates : : ill. 12⁰

Note

Engraved half title: folded plated depicting garden design.

Advertisements: p. [5]-[12] at end.

Imperfect: pages tightly bound with loss of print; defective British Library copy spliced at end.

(from t.p.) I. the site of a proper plat of ground for planting fruit-trees, with the manner of planting, grafting, imbudding, inoculating, and ordering all sorts of fruit-trees, and fruits in all seasons, the art of making cyder, perry, and wines of divers sorts of fruits -- II. Of the kitchen-garden, and what things are proper to be done in it, as to herbs, plants, roots, berries, fruits, &c. -- III. Of the flower-garden, how to order it, and rear choice flowers, slips, layers, sow seeds, make off-sets, and plant them in their proper earths, seasons, and due waterings, with the names, and descriptions of the most material ones -- IV. Of greens, how to order and preserve them, with rules for the conservatory, and green-house.

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