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Laurence, John (cont.) 
Gardening improv'd: containing; i. The clergyman's 
recreation* ii* The gentleman's recreation* iii* The 
lady's recreation, or The art of gardening farther im¬ 
proved ••• by C. Evelyn* [Also: J. Evelyn's Kalenda- 
rium hortense]. London, 1718* (Brit* Mus*) 
"The leuiy's recreation", by Charles Evelyn, 
has often been attributed to Laurence because 
of its inclusion in this volume, wAiich, accord¬ 
ing to Brotherston, Gard* Chron* (3) 45sll3» 
and same, 52 : 42 , was nothing but a swindle* 
The gentleman's recreation: or The second part of the 
art of gardening improved ••• By John Laurence ••• To 
which is added by way of appendix, a new and familiar 
way to find a most exact meridian line by the pole-star 
••* by Edward Laurence, London, Printed.for B. Lintott, 
1716 * 115 P* (Dept* Agr.; Arn. Arb*; Mass* Hort* 
Soc.; Brit* Mus*; Lindley Lib*^ x ^ t-e > 0 = 
This work in its different editions is usual¬ 
ly bound with the author's "Clergy-man's recrea¬ 
tion" • 
—— 2d ed* London, Printed for B* Lintott, 1717* 
115 p* (Am* Arb*; Lib, Cong*; Mass* Hort* Soc.; 
Brit* Mus*; Lindley Lib*; Rothamsted-) M 
V\a i)V| U 
—— (in his: Gardening improv'd* London, 1718* 
Part ll) (Brit* Mus.) 
—— 3 d ed* London, Printed for B. Lintot, 1723* 
115 p« (Mo* Bot. Gard*^) / ’ 
A new system of agriculture* Being a complete body of 
husbandry and gardening* London, T. Woodward, I 726 * 
456 p* (Am* Arb*; Lib* Cong*; Mass* Hort* Soc*; 
Bib* Nat* Paris; Brit* Mus*; Lindley Lib*; Rothamsted) 
—— Dublin, Printed by and for J* Hyde and E* Dob¬ 
son, and for R* Gunne and R* Owen, 1727* 312 p* P®* 
(Dept* Agr*; Rothamsted) 
See also Evelyn, Charles* The lady's recreation* 
London, 1717 seq* 
