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Gleanings From French Gardens - Comprising An Account Of Such Features Of French Horticulture As Are Most Worthy Of Adoption In British Gardens

de William Robinson

37,85€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 In this interesting 1869 work, the innovative gardener and writer William Robinson argues that, though Britain is superior in the quality of its decorative gardens, French market-garden horticulture and produce is superior, and French methods of training fruit such as apples, pears and peaches should be widely adopted in Britain.
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Planting And Ornamental Gardening - A Practical Treatise

de William Marshall

63,54€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 William Marshall, an experienced farmer and land agent, published this work anonymously in 1785. It begins with instructions on propagation and planting out, followed by an alphabetical plant list (by Latin names) and advice on use of plants in the landscape, as timber for cutting, hedges, woodlands, and ornamental 'grounds'.
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The Miscellaneous Botanical Works Of Robert Brown

de Robert Brown

64,88€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The botanist and librarian Robert Brown (1773â€"1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth century. This two-volume collection of his 'miscellaneous botanical works', edited by John J. Bennett, Brown's assistant, was published in 1866â€"7.
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The Miscellaneous Botanical Works Of Robert Brown

de Robert Brown

63,54€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The botanist and librarian Robert Brown (1773â€"1858) is regarded as one of the most significant figures in the advancement of plant science in the nineteenth century. This two-volume collection of his 'miscellaneous botanical works', edited by John J. Bennett, Brown's assistant, was published in 1866â€"7.
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The Vegetable Kingdom - Or, The Structure, Classification, And Uses Of Plants Illustrated Upon The Natural System

de John Lindley

81,11€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This 1847 work by John Lindley, intended to acquaint his countrymen with the 'systematic' classification of plants used in Europe, gives an overview of the various taxonomic systems used since that of John Ray, and goes on to define the vegetable kingdom in terms of classes and 'alliances' of plants.
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Sweet'S Hortus Britannicus - Or, A Catalogue Of Plants, Indigenous, Or Cultivated In The Gardens Of Great Britain, Arranged According To Their Natural Orders

de Robert Sweet

59,48€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The first edition of Robert Sweet's work was published in 1826, and this revised second edition in 1830. Using Jussieu's 'natural' system of classification, though conceding some advantages to the Linnaean system, the book provides a comprehensive record of plants then growing and flowering in British gardens.
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The Garden Of Ignorance - The Experiences Of A Woman In A Garden

de Marion Cran

39,20€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This 1913 work by writer Marion Cran combines prescriptive gardening advice with autobiography: 'I knew nothing at all of gardening; never did anyone know less.' In an entertaining narrative, she describes her journey from ignorance of plants themselves, soil types and planting aspects, to hands-on expertise and wild enthusiasm.
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A Treatise On The Theory And Practice Of Landscape Gardening - With A View To The Improvement Of Country Residences, Comprising Historical Notices And General Principles Of The Art

de Andrew Jackson Downing

55,43€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This 1841 work by the American landscape designer and writer Andrew Downing, reissued here in its 1849 fourth edition, was the first such book published in the United States. It aims to provide the prosperous east-coast dweller with a guide to beautifying his surroundings with trees, water and architectural elements.
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General View Of The Agriculture Of The County Of Lancaster - With Observations On The Means Of Its Improvement

de John Holt

35,15€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This 1795 work describes the geography, climate and soils of Lancashire, and its land holdings and land use, noting the manufacturing as well as the agricultural areas. It provides a detailed examination of the livestock, agrarian and horticultural products of the county, and is a fascinating resource for social and agricultural historians.
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Catalogues Of Plants In The Dublin Society'S Botanic Garden, At Glasnevin

de Walter Wade

32,45€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The Botanic Gardens at Glasnevin, near Dublin, were inaugurated in 1795, and these two catalogues, organised according to the Linnaean system and published in 1801 and 1802 respectively by physician and botanist Walter Wade, form the earliest evidence of their considerable holdings of native and exotic plants.
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The American Gardener - A Treatise On The Laying-Out Of Gardens, On The Making And Managing Of Hot-Beds And Green-Houses, And On The Propagation And Cultivation Of The Severa

de William Cobbett

35,15€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This 1821 book is written in William Cobbett's characteristically robust style: he starts by explaining how to establish a garden, discusses soil improvement and the building of hot-beds and greenhouses, and gives instruction on the propagation and cultivation of vegetables, fruit trees, and ornamental plants.
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Journal Of A Tour In Marocco And The Great Atlas - With An Appendix Including A Sketch Of The Geology Of Marocco

de John Ball e Joseph Dalton Hooker

58,13€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This 1878 account of Morocco and the Atlas mountains was compiled from the journals of Sir Joseph Hooker and the geologist John Ball. The scientific interests of both men take centre stage in an engaging narrative which describes an area little visited by Europeans, even in the late nineteenth century.
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An Introduction To The Natural System Of Botany - Or, A Systematic View Of The Organisation, Natural Affinities, And Geographical Distribution, Of The Whole Vegetable Kingdom

de John Lindley

50,02€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 In this 1830 work, important in the history of taxonomy, John Lindley (1799â€"1865) gives a 'systematic view of the organisation, natural affinities, and geographical distribution of the whole vegetable kingdom', as well as of the uses of plants 'in medicine, the arts, and rural or domestic economy'.
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Elements Of Botany - Structural, Physiological, Systematical, And Medical

de John Lindley

39,20€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 John Lindley published this 1841 work, the fourth edition of his Outline of the First Principles of Botany, under a new title to emphasise not only that it was considerably extended, but also that it was an illustrated textbook for students of 'structural, physiological, systematical, and medical' botany.
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A Synopsis Of The British Flora - Arranged According To The Natural Orders

de John Lindley

41,90€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 John Lindley's 1829 classification of British plants, using the 'natural' system of the French botanist Jussieu, describes genera and species in English, using a uniform, standard vocabulary, and also offers tables showing the components of each genus, and indexes giving both Latin and English common names of the plants discussed.
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Memoirs And Memories

de Maria Theresa Villiers Earle

47,32€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 In these 1911 reminiscences, Maria Theresa Earle, author of three volumes of Pot-Pourri from a Surrey Garden (also reissued in this series), describes her parents' history as well as her own memories of a privileged upbringing among the literary and artistic giants of mid-Victorian England.
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The Gentlewoman'S Book Of Gardening

de Edith L. Chamberlain e Fanny Douglas

32,45€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This 1892 book follows the fashion of late nineteenth-century works (often by women) which combine descriptions of gardens and gardening with historical and literary references. It is unusual in that its final chapter describes ways for educated 'gentlewomen' to enter gardening as a profession - a radical suggestion for the period.
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A Garden Of Pleasure

de Eleanor Vere Boyle

33,80€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Eleanor Vere Boyle (1825â€"1916), a talented artist as well as an author, who illustrated both poetry and books for children, published this work in 1895. It describes the sights, sounds and smells of her garden through the seasons, with frequent digressions on the weather, birds and animals.
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The Natural History Of The Tea-Tree - With Observations On The Medical Qualities Of Tea, And Effects Of Tea-Drinking

de John Coakley Lettsom

33,80€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This treatise on the tea bush and the consumption of tea was published in 1772 by John Coakley Lettsom, physician and philanthropist. He describes the botany, processing and use of the plant; however, he concludes that it should be avoided, because its enervating effects lead to weakness and effeminacy.
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Flora Domestica - Or The Portable Flower-Garden

de Elizabeth Kent

48,67€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Elizabeth Kent's 1823 book on 'portable gardens' combines practical instruction on how to select plants which will thrive in containers and in the polluted air of cities, with quotations on gardening and flowers from ancient as well as modern authors such as Keats and her personal friend Shelley.
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My Garden In The Wilderness

de Kathleen L. Murray

29,74€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Published in 1915, this story of an Indian garden is not a guide, but 'merely a rambling record of some years in a garden' which combined European and native plants. Murray's descriptive powers and enthusiasm for her garden make this book both enjoyable and evocative of imperial India.
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The Annals Of My Village - Being A Calendar Of Nature, For Every Month In The Year

de Mary Roberts

45,96€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 The writer Mary Roberts developed an interest in natural history while growing up in the Gloucestershire countryside. Each chapter of this charming account of the ecology of a rural hamlet, published in 1831, considers a month of the year, and Roberts' observation of nature is enhanced by her considerable knowledge.
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Ladies' Botany: Volume 2 - Or, A Familiar Introduction To The Study Of The Natural System Of Botany

de John Lindley

39,20€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 This two-volume work by botanist and author John Lindley (1799â€"1865) was published between 1834 and 1837. Lindley felt that there was a lack of books for people, especially women and girls, 'who would become acquainted with Botany as an amusement and a relaxation', and attempted to meet this need.
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The Art And Practice Of Landscape Gardening

de H. E. Milner

33,80€ + 10% EM CARTÃO

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 Henry Ernest Milner was the son of Edward Milner, a garden designer, but he did not begin working with his father until after a career as a civil engineer. In this 1890 book, he surveys the whole 'art and practice' of landscape gardening, from aesthetic theory to building and planting.
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