The rational farmer, and practical husbandman. Containing, remarks on the principles of vegetation, Viz. Salts of all kinds, Sulphurs, Earth, Water, Air, Heat, and celestial Influences; With The Reasons and Manner of their promoting Fertility in different Soils, apply'd to Practise in the various Branches of Husbandry and Gardening. Collected from the Ancient as well as Modern Writers, with many new Discoveries, for the Improvement of Land, and the Greek and Roman Husbandry compar'd with our own Calculated for the benefit and advantage of gentlemen of estates, as well as farmers and others concern'd in Tillage and Manureing of Land. To which is added, the British herbal, containing a description of upwards of sixty English plants, with the figure of each neatly engrav'd, and an account of the Places of their Growth, the Time of Gathering them; together with their several uses and Medicinal Virtues.

People / Organizations

• Robert James (Author)

Imprint

London: printed and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, M,DCCXLIII. [1743]

Publication year

1743-1743

ESTC No.

T117602

Grub Street ID

169187

Description

[2],171,[1];92p. : ill. ; 4⁰

Note

Published in parts.

'The British herbal' has separate register and pagination.

The 1747 edition was stated to be "by the author of the new Medicinal dictionary", i.e. Robert James?.