A Complete Body Of Planting and Gardening, Volume II Only Containing The Natural History, Culture, and Management of Deciduous and Evergreen Forest Trees

Rev William Hanbury

Published by printed for the Author And fold by Edward and Charles Dilly, London, 1771

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With practical Directions For Raising and Improving Woods Nurseries Seminaries and Plantations And the method of Propagating and improving the various Kinds of Deciduous and Evergreen Shrubs and Trees proper for Ornament and Shade Also Instructions for Laying out and Disposing of Pleasure and Flower Gardens Including the Culture of prize flowers perennials Annuals Biennials ampc Likewise Plain and Familiar Rules for the management of a Kitchen Garden Comprehending the newest and Best Methods of raising all its different productions To Which is Added The Manner of Planting and Cultivating Fruit Gardens and orchards The Whole Forming a Complete History of Timber Trees Whether raised in Forests Plantations Or Nurseries As Well As A General System of the present Practice Of the Flower Fruit and Kitchen Gardens Bound in full leather which is worn with some loss to the extremities Both front and rear boards are loosely attached The first few pages are creased with some browning throughout consistent with age Overall though the contents are generally clean Illustrated with seven full page plates pp 832 Index Latinus English Index A remarkable book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Complete Body Of Planting and Gardening, Volume II Only Containing The Natural History, Culture, and Management of Deciduous and Evergreen Forest Trees
• Publisher: printed for the Author And fold by Edward and Charles Dilly, London
• Publication Date: 1771
• Binding: Hardback
• Book Type: book