in three parts ... to which is added that scarce and valuable tract intitled Herefordshire-orchards Bradley, Richard 1688-1732 creator Jerry and Gene Jones Jefferson Collection (Library of Congress) text enk London Printed for W. Mears, and sold by J. Knapton, G. Strahan, R. Gosling, J. Osborn and T. Longman, J. Hooke, J. Batley, C. Rivington, and D. Browne MDCCXXVI [1726] 1726 The fifth edition, monographic eng

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[16], 296, 305-608, [24] p., [13] leaves of plates (9 folded) : ill., plans (engravings) ; 20 cm (8vo) (from title page) I. Containing a new system of vegetation. Explaining the motion of the sap and the generation of plants. Of soils and the improvement of forest-trees. With a new invention, whereby more designs of garden-plats may be made in an hour than all the books of gardening yet extant. -- II. The best manner of improving flower-gardens, or parterres : of raising and propagating all sorts of flowers; and of the adorning of gardens. -- III. Of improving fruit-trees, kitchen-gardens, and green-house plants. With the gentleman and gardener's kalendar. by Richard Bradley ... Title page transposed; author statement appears after edition statement. Signatures: A-T⁸ U⁴ X-2R⁸ 2S⁴. Title page printed in red and black. Parts II and III, Herefordshire orchards (by I.B.), and An appendix each have special title pages, dated MDCCXXV, MDCCXXVI, MDCCXXVI, and MDCCXXVI respectively. Includes index. Bookseller's advertisements: p. [24] at end. LC copy forms part of the Jefferson Exhibit Collection. DLC Gardening Early works to 1800 Fruit-culture Early works to 1800 England London SB97 .B8 1726 635 Sowerby, E.M. Cat. of the lib. of Thomas Jefferson, 799 ESTC T9344 Beale, John, 1603-1683? agr17000043 Lib. U.S. Dept. of Agr. 820511 20260227110939.0 agr17000043 eng