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. Illustrated with copper plates. By Richard Bradley, F. R. S. The fourth edition. To which is added, that scarce and valuable tract intitled, Herefordshire-Orchards.

People / Organizations

• Richard Bradley (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb without Temple-Bar, MDCCXXIV. [1724]

Publication year

1724-1724

ESTC No.

T112715

Grub Street ID

164683

Description

[16],63,[10],66-183,[8],186-435,[1];[2],104;[2],36,[16]p.,plates : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

Titlepage in red and black.

'The gentleman and gardener's kalendar, .. By Richard Bradley, .. The fourth edition' and 'Herefordshire orchards' have separate pagination and register, and titlepages in red and black.

'Herefordshire orchards' by John Beale is a reissue of the 1724 separately published edition.

The final eight leaves contain the index and advertisements.