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[Gibson, John]

The fruit-gardener. Containing the method of raising
stocks, for multiplying of fruit-trees, by budding, grafting, 
&c. As also, directions for laying out and managing
fruit-gardens. To which is added, the art of training
fruit-trees to a wall ... With a description of some of
the best kinds of fruit; and the characters of the trees.
London, Printed for J. Nourse, 1768. 411 p. (Mass.
Hort. Soc.; Brit. Mus.; Arn. Arb.)
Brit. Mus. Cat. enters under title, without
attribution. The work was reviewed in Göttingische 
Gel. Anz. 1770, Zugabe, p.clxv-xlxviii, as
"By an unknown author, a Scottish amateur. For
many years it had been credited to Gibson, but
in 1900 Brotherston, Gard. Chron. (3) 28:201-
302, definitely established his authorship by
tracing it through Gibson's other works, notably 
his "Theory of agriculture", also called
"The survey of nature", which was published before 
1772. All Gibson’s works show him to have
been possessed of a philosophical turn of mind.

Gilbert, Samuel (d.1692?)

The florists vade-mecum. Being a choice compendium
of whatever worthy notice hath been extant for the propagation, 
raising, planting, encreasing and preserving
the rarest flowers and plants that our climate and skill
(in mixing, making and meliorating apted soils to each
species,) will perswade to live with us ... Together with
the gardiners almanack. London, Printed for T. Simmons,
1682. 252 p. (Dept. Agr.; Arn. Arb. )
Discussed by Joseph Jacob, Garden, 76:643,
652 (Dec.1912); 77:5-6 (Jan.1913)

----- The 2d ed., to which is added the gardeners
almanack. London, Printed for Thomas Simmons, 1683.
(Brit. Mus.)

----- The 2d ed. London, 1690. (Brit. Mus.)
"Though called second edition, this is a
different book from the second edition printed 
in 1683".

----- 1693. (Thorp Cat. 182:171)

----- The 3d ed., enl. London, Printed for J. Taylor 
[etc.] 1702. 149 p. (Mass. Hort. Soc.; N. Y.
Bot. Gard.; Brit. Mus.)
        