The Scots gard'ner : in two parts ... : appendix shewing how to use the fruits of the garden : whereunto is annexed The gard'ners kalendar

Title Variants

Alternative: Scots gardener
Alternative: Scots gardner

By

Reid, John, gardener.
Lindsay, David, fl 1681-1685
Reid, John, gardener.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Edinburgh, Printed by David Lindsay, and his partners, at the foot of Heriot's-Bridge, 1683

Notes

Second work has separate t.p.: The gard'ners kalendar : shewing the most seasonable times for performing his hortulan affairs, monthly throughout the year : and a catalogue of such dishes and drinks as a complete garden can afford in their seasons.

Page 46 misnumbered 35; p. 94-95 misnumbered 90-91; p. 98-99 misnumbered 94-95.

Final p. of first work blank.

Printer's device on t.p., floriated initials.

Errata on p. 125.

Contents: The first of contriving and planting gardens, orchards, avenues, groves : with new and profitable wayes of levelling : and how to measure and divide land -- the second of the propagation & improvement of forrest, and fruit-trees, kitchen-hearbes, roots and fruits : with some physick hearbs, shrubs and flowers.

Wing (2nd ed.), | R764

Harvard. Arnold Arboretum Library cat., | p. 590

Hunt botanical cat., | 368

Henrey, B. British botanical lit., | 328

Mass. Horticultural Society. Dict. cat., | vol. 3, p. 221

Subjects

Calendars , Early works to 1800 , Gardening , Scotland

Call Number

SB97.R45 1683

Classification

498.988

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 18237883