Miller, Philip
(1759-1759):
The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the best and newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit, Flower Garden, and Nursery; As also for Performing the Practical Parts of Agriculture: Including the Management of Vineyards, with the Methods of Making and Preserving the Wine, According to the Present Practice of The most skilful Vignerons in the Several Wine Countries in Europe. Together with Directions for propagating and improving From real Practice and Experience, All sorts of timber trees. The seventh edition, revised and altered according to the latest system of Botany, and embellished with several Copper-Plates, which were not in the former Editions.
1 vol.,
7th ed.,
n.p., [1387 p.],
London.
Frontispiece;
title-page vignette (n.p., fist page of dedication, first page of Dictionary);
Plate 1 (n.p. shows illustrations of flowers);
Plate 2 (n.p. shows illustrations of tree fruits);
Plate 3 (n.p. shows illsturations of flowers);
Plate 4 (n.p. shows illsturations of flowers),
folio,
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| Title: |
The Gardeners Dictionary: Containing the best and newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit, Flower Garden, and Nursery; As also for Performing the Practical Parts of Agriculture: Including the Management of Vineyards, with the Methods of Making and Preserving the Wine, According to the Present Practice of The most skilful Vignerons in the Several Wine Countries in Europe. Together with Directions for propagating and improving From real Practice and Experience, All sorts of timber trees. The seventh edition, revised and altered according to the latest system of Botany, and embellished with several Copper-Plates, which were not in the former Editions. |
| Paramount title: |
Miller The Gardener's Dictionary |
| Authors: |
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| Publisher: |
Rivington |
| Place of Publication: |
London |
| Edition: |
7th ed. |
| Year: |
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| Volumes: |
1 vol. |
| Format: |
folio |
| Number of pages: |
n.p., [1387 p.] |
| illustrations: |
Frontispiece;
title-page vignette (n.p., fist page of dedication, first page of Dictionary);
Plate 1 (n.p. shows illustrations of flowers);
Plate 2 (n.p. shows illustrations of tree fruits);
Plate 3 (n.p. shows illsturations of flowers);
Plate 4 (n.p. shows illsturations of flowers) |
| Language: |
English |
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Barrin, Roland Michel and Miller, Philip
(1778-1778):
Essai sur les arbres d'ornement, les arbrisseaux, et arbustes de pleine terre; extrait du dictionnaire de Miler, septieme édition, publiée en 1759.
1 vol.,
1st ed.,
244 p., [1],
Amsterdam, Paris.
title-page vignette (p. 5, 13),
Elle manière de greffer (n.p., inserted before mainbody),
8°,
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| Prefaces: |
Preface (n.p., 4 p.) |
| Dedications: |
To the Right Honourable Hugh Percy Smithson, Earl of Northumberland, Lord Warkworth of Warkworth Castle, Lord of the Bedchamber of his Majesty, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of the County of Northumberland, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and fellow of the royal society. (n.p., 2 p.) |
| Other paratexts: |
An Explanation of the technical terms of botany mentioned in this work (n.p., 2 p.);
Plate IV. Contains the Figures which explain the System of Dr. Linnæus, who classes the Plants by the Number of Stamina in their Flowers (n.p., 1 p.);
An Explanation of the Authours Names and Works Referred to by the Abbreviations in this Work (n.p., 3 p.);
Addenda (n.p., 8 p. at the end);
Index latinus (n.p., 6 p. at the end);
The English names of Plants mentioned in this Work, Refering to the Latin Names (n.p., 11 p. at the end);
A Catalogue of such hardy deciduous Trees and Shrubs as will thrive in the open Air in England without Shelter (n.p., 3 p. at the end);
A Catalogue of Plants, which will not thrive in this Country without artificial Heat in Winter; those which are marked with A are such as are most tender, so should be placed in the Bark Stove, and those marked with B are such as will succeed in a moderate Warmth. (n.p., 2 p. at the end);
A Catalogue of such Medicinal Plants, as may be cultivated in the English Gardens, being hardy enough to bear the Cold in the open Air. Such of them as grow in the Fields, and are generally termed Weeds, are also distinguished with their Places of Growth, so that any Person, who is inclinable to cultivate them, may know where to obtain them. The Titles of these Plants are such as has been adapted in the Dispenseries, and the Figures, which are added to them, denote the Species in the Body of this Work. (n.p. 7p. at the end);
A Catalogue of the large Trees which are admited in the London Dispensary, as medicinal Plants, but generally grow too large to be admited into small Gardens. (n.p.); Now Publishing by Subcription [advertisement] (n.p., 1 p. at the end);
Now Publishing by Subscription a sett of the Figures of Plants Adapted to the Gardeners Dictionary (n.p. 1 p. at the end) |
| Digitized copies: |
Gallica |
| URL: |
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k96668j |
| URI: |
http://encyclopaedias.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/410 |
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