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The lady's recreation: or, The third and last part of the art of gardening improv'd. Containing, I. The flower-garden shewing the best ways of propagating all sorts of flowers, flower-trees, and shrubs with exact directions for their preservation and culture in all particulars. II. The most commodius methods of erecting conservatories, green-houses, and orangeries with the culture and management of exoticks, fine-greens, ever-greens, &c. III. The nature of plantations in avenues, walks, wildernesses, &c. with directions for the raising, pruning, and disposing of all lofty vegetables. IV. Mr. John Evelyn's Kalendarium hortense, methodically reduc'd: interspers'd with many useful additions. By Charles Evelyn, esq to which are added, some curious observations concerning variegated greens, by Reverend Mr. Laurence.