Gardening improv'd: containing I. The clergyman's recreation: ... II. The gentleman's recreation: or, the second part of the art of Gardening improved. ... III. The fruit-garden kalendar: ... Written by John Lawrence, ... IV. The lady's recreation: or, the art of gardenin farther improved. ... By Charles Evelyn, Esq; with an appendix explaining the motion of sap, ... By Richard Bradley.

People / Organizations

• John Laurence (Author)

Imprint

Dublin: re-printed for G. Grierson, 1719.

Publication year

1719-1719

ESTC No.

T185036

Grub Street ID

221284

Description

[26],46;[11],16-80;viii,78;[6],111,[1];[9],20-74p.,plates : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

Each part has a separate titlepage, pagination and register.

Part I bears the statement: The sixth edition, and is dated: 1717; Part II bears the statement: The third edition, and is dated: 1718; 'The fruit-garden calendar' is dated: 1718; 'The lady's recreation: .. By Charles Evelyn' and 'New improvements of planting and gardening, .. By Richard Bradley' are dated 1717.

Uncontrolled note

No evidence that the parts were issued separately. Edit. statements appear to relate to the original London edits. Numeration of unnumbered pages follows Henrey and confirmed by C. Bradshaw cat. 793