Eden: or, A compleat body of gardening. : Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage; from the practice of the most successful gardeners, and the result of a long experience. : Together with the culture of all kinds of flowers, according to the methods of the English, French, and Dutch florists. And the knowledge of curious plants, after the system of Linnaeus. ... / Compiled and digested from the papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the authors of the Compleat body of husbandry. ...

Accession number

PML 151819

Creator

Hill, John, 1714?-1775.

Published

London : Printed for T. Osborne, ... ; T. Trye, ... ; S. Crowder and Co. ... ; and H. Woodgate, ... , MDCCLVII. [1757]

Credit line

Bequest of Miss Julia P. Wightman.

Notes

"The work was published in sixty numbers ... Number 1 on 28 August 1756 Number 60 on 8 November 1757 ..."--Henrey, B. British botanical lit.
Includes index.
Dedication signed: John Hill. Hill was the probable author of this work; in fact, the 1773 ed. was published under Hill's name. Cf. Henrey, B. British botanical lit., v. 2, p. 95-98; Nissen, C. Die botanische Buchillustration, 880.
Running title: A compleat body of gardening.

Description

[2], iv, ii, 712 p., [61] leaves of plates : 61 ill. ; 43 cm

Provenance

From the library of Miss Julia P. Wightman.

Binding

Full brown calf.

Classification

Book

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Printed Books