Publications of Leonard Meager

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  • Meager, Leonard. The English gardener: or, A sure guide to young planters and gardeners in three parts. The first, shewing the way and order of planting and raising all sorts of stocks, fruit-trees, and shrubs, with the divers ways and manners of ingrafting and inoculating them in their several seasons, ordering, and preservation. The second, how to order the kitchin-garden, for all sorts of herbs, roots, and sallads. The third, the ordering of the garden of pleasure, with variety of knots, and wilderness-work after the best fashion, all cut in copper plates; also the choicest an most approved ways for the raising all sorts of flowers and their seasons, with directions concerning arbors, and hedges in gardens; ... Fitted for the use of all such as delight in gardening, whereby the meanest capacity need not doubt of success (observing the rules herein directed) in their undertakings. By Leonard Meager above thirty years a practioner in the art of gardening. London: printed for P. Parker at the first shop on the right hand in Popes-Head-Alley going out of Cornhil, 1670. ESTC No. R14900. Grub Street ID 62879.
  • Meager, Leonard. The English gardener: or, A sure guide to young planters and gardeners in three parts. The first shewing the way and order of planting and raising all sorts of stocks, fruit-trees, and shrubs, with the divers ways and manners of ingrafting and inoculating them in their several seasons, ordering and preservation. The second, how to order the kitchin-garden, for all sorts of herbs, roots, and sallads. The third, the ordering of the garden of pleasure, with varietie of knots, and wilderness-work after the best fashion, all cut in copper plates; also the choicest an most approved ways for the raising all sorts of flowers and their seasons, with directions concering arbors, and hedges in gardens; likewise several other very useful things fit to be known of all that delight in orchards and gardens. ... By Leonard Meager above thirty years a practitioner in the art of gardening. London: printed for J. Wright, and sold by John Hancock at the Three Bibles next Popes Head Ally, over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, [1683]. ESTC No. R221107. Grub Street ID 95317.
  • Meager, Leonard. The English gardener: or, A sure guide to young planters and gardeners in three parts. The first shewing the way and order of planting and raising all sorts of stocks, fruit-trees, and shrubs, with the divers ways and manners of ingrafting and inoculating them in their several seasons, ordering and preservation. The second, how to order the kitchin-garden, for all sorts of herbs, roots, and sallads. The third, the ordering of the garden of pleasure, with varietie of knots, and wilderness-work after the best fashion, all cut in copper plates; also the choicest an most approved ways for the raising all sorts of flowers and their seasons, with directions concering arbors, and hedges in gardens; likewise several other very useful things fit to be known of all that delight in orchards and gardens. ... By Leonard Meager above thirty years a practitioner in the art of gardening. London: printed for J. Wright, and sold by John Hancock at the Three Bibles next Popes Head Ally, over against the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, 1683. ESTC No. R31217. Grub Street ID 114022.
  • Meager, Leonard. The English gardener: or, A sure guide to young planters and gardeners in three parts. The first shewing the way and order of planting and raising all sorts of stocks, fruit-trees, and shrubs, with the divers ways and manners of ingrafting and inoculating them in their several seasons; ordering and preservation. The second, how to order the kitchin-garden, for all sorts of herbs, roots, and sallads. The third, the ordering of the garden of pleasure, with varietie of knots, and wilderness-work after the best fashion, all cut in copper plates; also the choicest an most approved ways for the raising all sorts of flowers and their seasons, with directions concerning arbors, and hedges in gardens; likewise several other very useful things fit to be known of all that delight in orchards and gardens. Fitted for the use of all such as delight in gardening, whereb the meanest capacity need not doubt of success (observing the rules herein directed) in their undertakings. By Leonard Meager above . London: printed for J. Wright at the Crown on Ludgate Hill, 1683. ESTC No. R214166. Grub Street ID 89486.
  • Meager, Leonard. The English gardner: or, a sure guide to young planters & gardeners. In three parts. I. Shewing the way and order of planting and raising all sorts of stocks, fruit-trees, and shrubs, ... II. How to order the kitchin-garden, for all sorts of herbs, roots, and sallads. III. The ordering of the garden of pleasure, with variety of knots, and wilderness-work after the best fashion, all cut in copper plates; also the choicest and most approved ways for the raising all sorts of flowers, ... with directions concerning arbors, and hedges in gardens; ... Fitted for the use of all such as delight in gardning, whereby the meanest capacity need not doubt of success (observing the rules herein directed) in their undertakings. By Leonard Meager, above thirty years a practitioner in the art of gardening. London: printed by J. Rawlins, for M. Wotton at the Three Daggers in Fleet-street, and G. Conyers at the Golden Ring on Ludgate Hill, 1688. ESTC No. R19598. Grub Street ID 77180.
  • Meager, Leonard. 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. London: Printed for Henry Nelme .., 1697. ESTC No. R38042. Grub Street ID 120177.
  • Meager, Leonard. The mystery of husbandry: or, arable, pasture and wood-land improved. Containing the whole art and mystery of agriculture or husbandry, in bettering and improving all degrees of land, fertilizing the barrenest soil, recovering it from weeds, ... to bear good corn, or become meadow or pasture. Directions for marling, dunging, mudding, sanding, flowing, trenching, and other methods of improving land to the best advantage. Proper times for sowing, chusing good seed, and ploughing; with the description of useful ploughs suitable to the different forts of ground, &c. How to keep corn, and other pulse, from being destroyed by birds, vermin, lightning, mildew, blasts, smuttiness, cold winds, &c. Harvestwork, inning or stacking, &c. The best granaries for preserving corn and pulse, &c. How to know smutty or washed corn from others. Proper tools for husbandry and day-labour computed. ... To which is added, The countryman's almanack. By Lenard Meager. London: printed by W. Onley, for Henry Nelme, at the Leg and Star in Cornhill, 1697. ESTC No. R32066. Grub Street ID 114807.
  • Meager, Leonard. The mystery of husbandry: or, arable, pasture, and wood-land improved. Containing the whole art and mystery of agriculture or husbandry, in bettering and improving all degrees of land, fertilizing the barrenest soil, recovering it from weeds, bushes, briars, rushes, flags, overflowings of salt or unwholsom waters, to bear good corn, or become meadow or pasture. Directions for marling, dunging, mudding, sanding, flowing, trenching, and other methods of improving land to the best advantage. Proper times for sowing, chusing good seed, and ploughing; with the description of useful ploughs suitable to the different forts of ground, &c. How to keep corn, and other pulse, from being destroyed by birds, vermin, lightning, mildew, blasts, smuttiness, cold winds, &c. Harvestwork, inning or stacking, &c. The best graineries for preserving corn and pulse, &c How to know smutty or washed corn from others. Proper tools for husbandry and day-labour computed. ... To which is added, The countryman's al. London: printed by W. Onley, and are to be sold by Will. Majore, bookseller, in Newport, Cornwall, 1697. ESTC No. R221875. Grub Street ID 95957.
  • Meager, Leonard. The English gardner: or, a sure guide to young planters & gardners. In three parts. I. Shewing the way and order of planting and raising all sorts of stocks, fruit-trees, and shrubs, with the divers ways of ingrafting and inoculating in their several seasons, ordering an preservation. II. How to order the kitchin-garden, for all sorts of herbs, roots, and sallads. III. The ordering of the garden of pleasure, with variety of knots, and wilderness-work after the best fashion, all cut in copper-plates; also the choicest and most approved ways for the raising all sort of flowers, and their seasons, with directions concerning arbors, and hedges in gardens; with ordering the green-house or conservatory, in preserving choice shrubs, flowers, and plants, in the extreamest seasons, making fire-stoves, watering, and what is to be done in every month through the year, in the orchard, garden, &c. Fitted for the use of all such as delight in gardning whereby the meanest capacity need not doubt of s. London: printed by J. Dawks, for M. Wotton at the Three Daggers in Fleet-street, and G. Conyers at the Golden Ring in Little Britain, 1699. ESTC No. R4750. Grub Street ID 125216.
  • Meager, Leonard. The new art of gardening, with the gardener's almanack: containing the true art of gardening in all its particulars. 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. To each head is added an almanack shewing what is to be done every month in the year. By Leonard Meager. London: printed for Peter Parker, at the Leg and Star, over-against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill, 1699. ESTC No. R220435. Grub Street ID 94806.
  • Meager, Leonard. The compleat English gardner: or, a sure guide to young planters and gardners: in three parts. I. Shewing the best Way and Order of Planting and Raising all sorts of Stocks, Fruit-Trees, and Shrubs, with the divers Ways of Ingrafting and Inoculating in their several Seasons. II. How to Order the Kitchen Garden for all sorts of Herbs, Roots, and Sallads. III. The Ordering of the Garden of Pleasure, with Variety of Knots, and Wilderness Work, after the best and newest Fashion, all cut in 24 curious Copper-Plates; also the most Approved Ways for Raising all sorts of Flowers, with Directions to Order Arbours, and Hedges in Gardning. The tenth edition. To which is now added, a supplement, Directing how to know what sort of Earth is proper for all sorts of Fruit-Trees, and when 'tis proper to Dung, and when not; Evils in Fruit-Trees how to remedy, to preserve Wall-Fruits; rare Secrets, for want of Knowledge thereof, many chief Plants dye: To know the proper Season for Herbs, Plants, &c. A Su. London: printed for M. Wotton, at the Three Daggers, in Fleetstreet; and G. Conyers, at the Ring, in Little Britain, 1704. ESTC No. T98327. Grub Street ID 317623.
  • Meager, Leonard. The new art of gardening, with the gardener's 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. London: printed for Peter Parker, 1707. ESTC No. N50079. Grub Street ID 34195.
  • Meager, Leonard. The compleat English gardner: or, a sure guide to young planters and gardners: in three parts I. Shewing the best Way and Order of Planting and Raising all sorts of Stocks, Fruit-Trees, and Shrubs, with the divers Ways of Ingrafting and Inoculating in their several Seasons. II. How to Order the Kitchen Garden for all sorts of Herbs, Roots, and Sallads. III. The Ordering of the Garden of Pleasure, with Variety of Knots, and Wilderness-Work, after the best and newest Fashion, all cut in 24 curious Copper-Plates; also the most Approved Ways for Raising all sorts of Flowers, with Directions to Order Arbours, and Hedges in Gardning. The eleventh edition. To which is now added, a supplement, Directing how to know what sort of Earth is proper for all sorts of Fruit-Trees, and when 'tis proper to Dung, and when not; Evils in Fruit-Trees how to remedy, to preserve Wall-Fruits; rare Secrets, for want of Knowledge thereof, many chief Plants dye: To know the proper Season for Herbs, Plans, &c. A S. London: printed for M. Wotton, at the Three Daggers in Fleet-Street; and G. Conyers, at the Ring in Little Britain, [1710?]. ESTC No. T98326. Grub Street ID 317622.
  • Meager, Leonard. The compleat English gardner: or, a sure guide to young planters and gardners: in three parts ... The tenth edition. To which is now added, a supplement, ... Begun by Leonard Meager, ... and now enlarged by way of supplement, by a lover of this princely diversion, ... London: printed for M. Wotton; and G. Conyers, [1710?]. ESTC No. N55081. Grub Street ID 38637.
  • Meager, Leonard. The new art of gardening, with the gardener's 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. London: printed for Peter Parker, 1713. ESTC No. N50078. Grub Street ID 34194.
  • Meager, Leonard. The new art of gardening, with the gardener's 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. London: printed for Peter Parker, 1718. ESTC No. N20362. Grub Street ID 9762.
  • Meager, Leonard. The new art of gardening, with the gardener's 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. London: printed for R. Ware. And sold by T. Norris: S. Bates: A. Bettesworth, [1720?]. ESTC No. T83110. Grub Street ID 303591.
  • Meager, Leonard. The new art of gardening, with the gardener's almanack: containing the true art of gardening, in all its particulars. ... By Leonard Meager. London: printed for R. Ware, 1732. ESTC No. T98315. Grub Street ID 317613.