New improvements of planting and gardening, both philosophical and practical: Explaining the Motion of the Sap and Generation of Plants. In three parts and a Kalendar, viz. I. Of the Generation of Plants, Soils proper for their Nourishment, and Composts for forwarding their Growth: Of Timber-Trees and Under-Wood, and the Method of Planting an Acre of Ground with them, with the Profits arising from that Plantation in 9, 17, and 25 Years. II. Of a new Invention for the more speedy Designing of Garden-Platts: Of Ever-Greens, and Flowering-Trees and Shrubs, their Culture and Use in Gardens: Of Perennial Flowers, and Bulbous or Onion-Rooted Plants, &c. A Kalendar, Directing what is necessary to be done every Month, in the Kitchen-Garden, Fruit-Garden, Nursery, Management of Forrest-Trees, Green-House and Flower-Garden; and for the Making and Ordering of Hop-Grounds: With the Design of a Green-House, after a new Manner, for keeping Exotick Plants, contrived by Seignior Galilei of Florence, f

People / Organizations

• Richard Bradley (Author)

Imprint

Dublin: printed by and for George Grierson, at the Two Bibles, in Essex-Street, M.DCC.XX. [1720]-21.

Publication year

1720-1721

ESTC No.

T108861

Grub Street ID

161708

Description

[10],ij[i.e.iv],44;[8],81,[3];iii,[1],71,[1];[4],184p.,plates ; 8⁰

Note

The main titlepage in red and black.

The three parts have each a separate titlepage, pagination and register.

The Kalendar has a separate titlepage and pagination but the register continues that of part 2; its titlepage reads: 'The gentleman and gardeners kalendar ... to which is added the design of a greenhouse.' - The titlepage of Part 1 is dated 1721.

Page iv in part I misnumbered ii.