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Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.
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Every man his own gardener. : Being a new and much more complete gardener's kalendar, and general director, then any one hitherto published. : Containing, not only an account of what work is necessary to be done in the kitchen and fruit garden, pleasure ground, flower garden and shrubbery nursery, green-house, and hot-house, for every month in the year, but also ample practical directions for performing the said work, according to the newest and most approved methods now in practice among the best gardeners ... / By Thomas Mawe ... John Abercrombie ... and other gardeners. (3.20035)
Date:
1791
Creator:
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.
Type:
Book
Extent:
[4], 616, [20] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. 19 cm. (12mo)
The complete wall-tree pruner or, Principles of pruning and training all sorts of wall fruit trees, and espaliers, in the most improved degree of perfection and fruitfulness systematically explained by a new scientific plan, never before attempted ... Also, a complete register of all the different species of respected varieties of the best fruits, with their times of ripening, &c. By John Abercrombie. (3.20036)
Date:
1783
Creator:
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.
Type:
Book
Extent:
v, [1-3], [1]-244 p. 17 cm.
The garden vade mecum, or compendium of general gardening and descriptive display of the plants, flowers, shrubs, trees and fruits and general culture: comprising a systematic display and description of the several districts of gardening and plantations under separate heads ... consisting of the flower garden, pleasure ground, shrubbery and plantations, fruit-garden and kitchen-garden, green-house and hot-house, by John Abercrombie ... (3.20037)
Date:
1789
Creator:
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.
Type:
Book
Extent:
vi, [5], 585 p. front. 15 cm.
The universal gardener and botanist or, A general dictionary of gardening and botany. Exhibiting in botanical arrangement, according to the Linnæan system, every tree, shrub, and herbaceous plant, that merit culture, either for use, ornament, or curiosity in every department of gardening ... Describing the proper situations, exposures, soils, manures, and every material and utensil requisite in the different garden departments together with practical directions for performing the various mechanical operations of gardening in general. By Thomas Mawe ... and John Abercrombie ... (3.20038)
Date:
1778
Creator:
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806.
Type:
Book
Extent:
[1214] p. 27 cm.
Every man his own gardener : being a new and much more complete gardener's calendar and general directory than any one hitherto published... (3.62081)
Date:
1803
Creator:
Abercrombie, John, 1726-1806., Mawe, Thomas.
Type:
Book
Extent:
vii, 758, [96] pages : portrait ; 18 cm
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