Shaw, William, M.D* (fl.1810) The practical gardener. Lon¬ 
don, 1805 et seq. See Miller, Philip, The gardeners 
dictionary, [Extracts] 
Shenstone, William (1714-1763) 
Unconnected thoughts on gardening, (in his Essays on 
men and manners (1764) which was v.2 of his Works in verse 
and prose, London, R. Dodsley, 1764-69, 3 v.) (Bos¬ 
ton Pub, Lib,; Peabody) 
See also Enoyc, Brit,, 11th ed., v,24, p,839; 
Sieveking, p,167-169; Watt 2:851a-851b; Index 
and Epitome, Diet, Uat. Biog., p,1191; Johnson, 
p.219, 267. Johnson says, p,267, that Shenstone 
demonstrated that he could succeed in the prac¬ 
tice as well as in writing of ornamental garden¬ 
ing, The Leasowes when it came into his hands 
was merely a grazing farm, but he left it a 
perfect fairyland. 
The following later editions of Shenstone's 
Works in verse and prose have been noted: Ed, 
2. 1765. (Allibone 2:2072); Ed.3, 1768, 3 v, 
(Allibone 2:2072); 1768, 2 v, (Lowndes 4:2376); 
Ed,4. London, 1773, 3 v, (Brunet 4:210; Lowndes 
4:2376; Allibone 2:2072); Edinburgh, 1773, 2 v, 
(Lowndes 4:2376); Ed,5, London, 1777. 3 v, 
(Lowndes 4:2376; Allibone 2:2072); Edinburgh, 
1784, 2 V, (Allibone 2:2072); Ed, 6, 1791, 3 v. 
(Gothein 2:475; Lowndes 4:2376); Ed,7, 1796, 
3 V, _ (N, Y, Pub. Lib.) 
See also The Complete farmer, London, 1766 [1764?] 
et seq, 
Shiells, James 
A catalogue of evergreen and deciduous trees, flower¬ 
ing shrubs, herbaceous plants, hot-house and green-house 
trees and plants, fruit trees, kitchen-garden, flower, and 
grass seeds, sold at his nursery gardens, [London, 1773] 
74 p, (Arn. Arb.) 
Bradley Bib, 1:521, supplies place of publi¬ 
cation. 
