An Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening. To which is Added, an Essay on Quick-Lime as a Cement and as a Manure. Volume I. [1]
Boston: Samuel Etheridge, 1799. First American Edition. Full-Leather. Fair / No Jacket. Item #2314233
First American edition. Evans 35770. Binder's copy. Most gatherings and pages loose but included, ink name on title page.
x, 276 pp. Volume I of 2. CONTENTS: Praise of Gardening; Concerning Vegetation; Of the Formation of a Garden; Of the Cultivation of a Garden; Of Propagation; Of a Nursery; Of Graffing; Of Planting; Of Shrubs, Shrubberies, &c.; Of Forest Trees; Of Rural Gardening; Of Pruning; Of Hot-Beds; Of Raising Cucumbers and Melons; Of Esculents; Of Herbs, &c.; Of Fruits.
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