The lady's recreation: or, The third and last part of the art of gardening improv'd : Containing I. The Flower-Garden; shewing the best ways of propagating all sorts of flowers, flower-trees, and shrubs; with exact directions for their preservation and culture in all particulars. II. The most commodions methods of erecting conservations, green-houses, and orangeries; with the culture and management of exoticks, fine-greens, ever-greens, &c. III. The nature of plantations in avenues, walks, wildernesses, &c. with directions for the raising, pruning, and disposing of all lofty vegetables. IV. Mr. John Evelyn's Kalendarium hortense, methodically reduc'd: interspers'd with many useful additions. By Charles Evelyn, Esq; to which are added, some curious observations concerning variegated greens, by the Reverend Mr. Laurence.
| Author/creator | Evelyn, Charles |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Robers, near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane, 1717. |
| Description | 4 unnumbered pages, iv, 8 unnumbered pages, 200 pages, plate ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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| General note | Also issued as part of: 'Gardening improv'd: containing I. The clergyman's recreation; ..', London, 1718. |
| General note | Running title: 'The pleasure and profit of gardening, improv'd'. |
| General note | Price on title page: Price 2s. stitch'd. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library. |
| References | Henrey, 699 |
| References | Goldsmiths' Lib. cat., 5343 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, N60667. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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