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Meager, Leonard (l624?-1704?) 
The English gardener; or, A sure guide to young plant¬ 
ers and gardeners, in three parts. London, I 670 . (Brit. 
Mus.) 
All editions from the loth, 1704* are called; 
"The compleat English gardner", while the work 
appears to have the original title thru the 9th 
ed., 1699 • But Wheldon & Wesley advertised in 
1918 (cat. n.s., 84:23, no.534) a copy of "The 
compleat English gardner" dated I 688 , referring 
to it as the "Original ed.", probably meaning 
the first under this title. The earliest previ¬ 
ously recorded, that of 1704* is supposed to be 
edited by Samuel Gilbert. But Gilbert must have 
died about I 692 , so that his editorship of "The 
compleat English gardner" would have been some 
years prior to 1704* date of the loth ed.', 
and the issue of I 688 might very well have been 
the one originally edited by him. As there are 
copies of this date at Arnold Arboretum and at 
Rothamsted, they should be examined for verifi¬ 
cation of the title, and for evidence of Gil¬ 
bert’s editorship. (MFW) 
-- London, Peter Parker, l679« (Seguier, p.379- 
380 ; Miltitz, col. 291 ) 
--- London, Printed for T. Peirrepoint, l682. 144 P» 
(Dept. Agr.; Mass. Hort. Soc.) 
London, 1683 * (Brit. Mus.; Arn. Arb.) 
- London, I 688 , 144 P» (Arn. Arb.; Rothamsted) 
-- 9th ed., with large additions. London, Printed 
by J. Dawks, for M. Wotton, l699» 144 P« (Lib. Cong.; 
N. Y. Pub. Lib.; Brit. Mus.) 
-- The compleat English gardner: or, A sure guide 
to young planters and gardners ... The loth ed. ... Now en¬ 
larged by way of supplement, by a lover of this princely 
diversion, and profitable recreation. London, printed 
for M. Wotton and G. Conyers, 1704» 150 P* (Mass. 
Hort. Soc.; Brit. Mus.) 
Note to reader on verso of title is signed; 
"S. G.", i.e. Samuel Gilbert. 
