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Fruit culture and utility : a comprehensive and instructive companion for amateurs and young professionals
McDonald, Donald (1857-)
1924
Vinetum Britannicum, or, A treatise of cider and other wines and drinks from fruits growing in this kingdom : with the method of propagating all sorts of vinous fruit-trees. And a description of the new-invented ingenio or mill for the more expeditious making of cider. And also the right way of making metheglin and birch-wine
Worlidge, John (fl. 1669-1698); Worlidge, John (fl. 1669-1698)
1691
"Apiarium, or, A discourse of the government and ordering of bees...The third edition ..." has special t.p. and separate pagination. Includes index. References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat. 2872. Refer...
The gentleman's recreation : or, The second part of the art of gardening improved. Containing several new experiments and curious observations relating to fruit-trees: particularly, a new method of building walls with horizontal shelters. Illustrated with copper plates
Laurence, John (1668-1732); Laurence, Edward (1740)
1717
A treatise on the management of fresh-water fish : with a view to making them a source of profit to landed proprietors
Boccius, Gottlieb
1841
Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 32009.
The Common Ground book of orchards : conservation, culture and community
Common Ground (Organization)
2000
A nevv orchard and garden, or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good for a rich orchard: particularly in the north and generally for the whole kingdome of England, as in nature, reason, situation and all probabilitie, may and doth appeare. With the country housewifes garden for hearbes of common vse, their vertues, seasons, profits, ornaments, varietie of knots, models for trees, and plots for the best ordering of grounds and walkes. As also the husbandry of bees, with their seuerall vses and annoyances, being the experience of 48 yeares labour and now the second time corrected and much enlarged, by William Lawson. Whereunto is newly added the art of propagating plants, with the tree ordering manner of fruits in their gathering, carring home & preseruation
Lawson, William (fl. 1618); Harward, Simon (fl. 1572-1614); Markham, Gervase (1568?-1637)
1631
The last two pages are blank. 'The country house-wifes garden' has special title page; it is sometimes erroneously attributed to Gervase Markham. Includes 'A most profitable newe treatise from app...
The fruit-garden kalendar, or, A summary of the art of managing the fruit-garden : teaching in order of time what is to be done therein every month in the year. Containing several new and plain directions more particularly relating to the vine. To which is added an appendix of the usefulness of the barometer, with some short directions how to make a right judgment of the weather
Laurence, John (1668-1732)
1718
Includes bibliographical references. References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 5427. References: Hanson : 2355.
The fruit-garden kalendar, or, A summary of the art of managing the fruit-garden : teaching in order of time what is to be done therein every month in the year. Containing several new and plain directions more particularly relating to the vine. To which is added an appendix of the usefulness of the barometer, with some short directions how to make a right judgment of the weather
Laurence, John (1668-1732)
1718
Includes bibliographical references. References: Goldsmiths' Lib. cat : 5427. References: Hanson : 2355.
The gentleman's recreation, or, The second part of the art of gardening improved : containing several new experiments and curious observations relating to fruit-trees
Laurence, John (1668-1732); Laurence, Edward (1740)
1723
Continues Laurence's The clergy-man's recreation. On the verso of the half title of The fruit-garden kalendar, the publisher advertises the two works under a single title: The clergyman and gentleman'...
