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Marshall, William (1745-1818)	5
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A dissertation on oriental gardening; by Sr: William Chambers, Knt: Comptroller General of His Majesty's Works

Chambers, Sir William (1723-1796); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1772

The titlepage and dedication are engraved by G B Cipriani and F Bartolozzi. With an engraved dedication, and a final errata leaf. Indexed in: Henrey, B. British botanical and horticultural literat...

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The gardener's new kalendar : divided according to the twelve months of the year, and under each month into separate weeks. Illustrated with elegant and useful figures. Containing the whole practice of gardening, under the four general heads, 1. the pleasure garden, 2. the kitchen garden, 3. the seminary, 4. the fruit garden and orchard. And directing what is to be done every week; and the manner of doing it: with the general culture of hardy, greenhouse, and stove plants; the raising tender annuals, and the management of flowers. The system of Linnæus is also explained in this work, and illustrated with figured; exhibiting the characters of all the classes. And the method of designing, and laying out a garden in the modern taste; with a copper plate figure, elegantly engraved from a drawing of Mr. Wale, after a design laid down in the complete body of gardening

Hill, Sir John (1714?-1775)

1758

With advertisements on t.p. verso. Anonymous. By Sir John Hill.

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Silva, or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions : as it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the Honourable the Principal Officers and Commissioners of the Navy : together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves

Evelyn, John (1620-1706); Hunter, Alexander (1729-1809)

1776

Earlier editions published with title: Sylva. "The life of Mr. John Evelyn (p.[19]-[31]) is taken from the Biographia Britannica".

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

07 Jun 1939

[Side 1] Mrs. Ritson and Madge discuss embroidery for church bazaar, compare hand sewing with machine sewing, mention range of home-baked breads and cakes available at bazaar. [Side 2] William and Mad...

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Dissertation sur le jardinage de l'Orient

Chambers, Sir William (1723-1796); Griffin, William (fl. 1758-1776); Dodsley, James (1724-1797); Davies, Thomas (1712?-1785)

1772

With additional title-page, engraved, in English: "A dissertation on oriental gardening; by Sr. William Chambers... [etc.]". With a final leaf of errata. Final page is blank.

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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

07 Jun 1939

[Side 1] William and Madge compare share of domestic chores, incl. work in garden, sewing, darning and washing. [Side 2] Amy and Madge discuss attending ARP [=Air Raid Precautions] meetings, describe ...

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Discours servant d'explication, par Tan Chet-Qua de Quang-Cheou-Fou,... comme aussi Miaaf, Tra, Cghmw & Attq; ci-devant Athehtpow dans lequel les principes établis dans la dissertation précédente se trouvent éclaircis & appliqués à la pratique

Chambers, Sir William (1723-1796); Griffin, William (fl. 1758-1776); Davies, Thomas (1712?-1785)

1773

Tan Chet-Qua de Quang-Cheou-Fou is Sir William Chambers. A translation of the 'explanatory discourse' first found in the 2nd English edition, 1773, of his 'Dissertation on oriental gardening'. Fin...

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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...

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Sound Recordings, Kent

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1958

[Collector announcement]; Frank Osbourne, recorded in Goudhurst in November 1958; talks about his working hours on the farm/land with horses; his agricultural labourer's wage of fourteen shillings a w...

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A new orchard and garden; with, The country housewife's garden (1618)

Lawson, William (fl. 1618); Lawson, William (fl. 1618); Thick, Malcolm

2003

Facsim. of A new orchard and garden. Originally published: London: R. Aesop for R. Jackson, 1617 - Facsim. of The country housewife's garden (1618). Originally published: London: R. Aesop for R. Jacks...

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Planting and rural ornament : being a second edition, with large additions, of Planting and ornamental gardening, a practical treatise : in two volumes (v.1)

Marshall, William (1745-1818); Marshall, William (1745-1818)

1796

Vol. 2 is chiefly an "Alphabet of plants, or, A dictionary of trees and shrubs enured to the open air of this island... ". Later editions published with title: On planting and rural ornament. Anon...

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Planting and rural ornament : being a second edition, with large additions, of Planting and ornamental gardening, a practical treatise : in two volumes (v.2)

Marshall, William (1745-1818); Marshall, William (1745-1818)

1796

Vol. 2 is chiefly an "Alphabet of plants, or, A dictionary of trees and shrubs enured to the open air of this island... ". Later editions published with title: On planting and rural ornament. Anon...

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