The universal gardener and botanist; or, a general dictionary of gardening and botany. Exhibiting in botanical arrangement, according to the Linnæan system, every tree, shrub, and herbaceous plant, that merit Culture, either for Use, Ornament, or Curiosity, in every Department of Gardening. Comprising accurate Directions, according to real Practice, for the Management of the Kitchen-Garden, Fruit-Garden, Pleasure-Ground, Flower-Garden, Nursery, Plantations, Green-House, Hot-House, or Stove, Hot-Beds, Forcing-Frames, Hot-Walls, and Forcing in general. Describing the proper Situations, Exposures, Soils, Manures, and every Material and Utensil requisite in the different Garden Departments; Together with Practical Directions For Performing the various Mechanical Operations of Gardening in general. By Thomas Mawe, Gardener to his Grace the Duke of Leeds. And John Abercrombie, Authors of Every Man his Own Gardener, &c.

People / Organizations

• John Abercrombie (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for G. Robinson, in Pater-Noster Row; and T. Cadell, in the Strand, MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]

Publication year

1778-1778

ESTC No.

T131906

Grub Street ID

180871

Description

[1114]p. ; 4⁰

Note

In fact by John Abercrombie alone.

Braces in imprint.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [pi]4 B-7A4 7B1