HILL, JOHN, 17167-1775. 



The practice of gardening explained to all capacities; including the newest im- 

 provements. By which gentlemen, who have small gardens, may make themselves masters 

 of the art, and manage them with little expence, to their satisfaction: and the com- 

 mon gardener be enabled to go through his business with credit. With those secrets 

 which gardeners observe in their practice, though none have taught or published them. 

 Containing the raising and entire culture of tender annuals, hardy perennial plants, 

 curious shrubs, and the choicest flowers from the seed to their perfection. The mak- 

 ing of hot-beds and the whole art of raising cuttings. By Thomas Perfect ... London, 

 Printed for R. Baldwin [etc.] 1759. 



1 p. 1. , 58 p. 20cm. 



R 98 H55P Agr 30-935 



HILL, THOMAS, fl. 1590. 



First garden book; being a faithful reprint of A most brief e and pleasaunt 

 treatyse, teaching howe to dress, sowe, and set a garden, by Thomas Hyll, Londyner, 

 1563; collated and edited by Violet and Hal W. Trovillion ... Herrin, 111., Trovillion 

 private press, 1938. 



[153] p. incl. front., port, fascims. 18cm. 



"A limited edition of two hundred and eighty-seven copies..." 



R 90 H552F 39-2942 



[HILL, THOMAS] fl. 1590, comp. 



The gardeners labyrinth: containing a discourse of the gardeners life, in the 

 yearly trauels to be bestowed on his plot of earth, for the vse of a garden: with 

 instructions for the choise of seedes, apte times for sowing, setting, planting, & 

 watering, and the vessels and instruments seruing to that vse and purpose: wherein 

 are set forth diuers herbers, knottes and mazes, cunningly handled for the beautifying 

 of gardens. Also the physike benefit of eche herbe, plant, and floure, with the ver- 

 tues of the distilled waters of euery of them, as by the sequele may further appeare. 

 Gathered ovt of the best approved writers of gardening, husbandrie, and physicke: by 

 Dydymus Mountaine [pseud.] London, Printed by H. Bynneman, 1577. 



4 p. 1., 80, 180 [12] p. illus., plates. 19-l/2cm. 



R 90 H552 Agr 19-503 



HILL, THOMAS, fl. 1590, comp. 



The gardeners labyrinth. Containing the manifolde trauels, great cares, and 

 diligence, to bee yeerely bestowed in euerie earth, for the vse of a garden: with the 

 later inuentions, and rare secrets thereunto added (as the like) not heretofore pub- 

 lished. London? 1586? 



2 V. in 1. illus. 20cm. 



Title-page wanting in copy belonging to Library. Caption title used. 



R 90 H552 1586 Agr 20-1624 



HILL, THOMAS, fl. 1590. 



The profitable Arte / of Gardeninge, nowe the / thirde time sette forth: to which 

 / is added much necessarye matter, / and a number of secrets with the / Phisicke 

 helpes belonginge to / eche herbe, and that easie / prepared. / To this annexed, two 

 pro- / per treatises, the one entitu / led The maruellous gouerne- / ment, propertie, 

 and bene- / fyte of the Bees, with the / rare secretes of the / hony &. waxe / And the 

 other, the yearly con- / iectures, meete for husbandmen / to knowe: englished by 

 Thomas / Hyll Londiner. / Whereunto is newly added a trea- / tise, of the Arte of 

 graffing and plan- / ting of trees. / Imprinted at London by Tho - / mas Mar she, 

 1572. 



16 p. 1., 198 numb. 1., 1 1., [lO], 80 numb. 1., [32] p. illus., double plan. 

 14-l/2cm. 



Gothic type. 



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