Botanist (1759-1842)
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A treatise upon planting, gardening, and the management of the hot-house . Containing, I. The method of planting forest-trees in gravelly, poor, mountainous, and heath lands; and for raising the plants in the seed-bed, previous to their being planted. II. The method of pruning forest-trees; and how to improve plantations that have been neglected. III. On the soils most proper for the different kinds of forest-trees. IV. The management of vines; their cultivation upon fire-walls and in the hot-house; with a new method of dressing, planting, and preparing the ground. V. A new and easy method to propagate pine plants, so as to gain half a year in their growth; with a sure method of destroying the insect so destructive to pines. VI. The best method to raise mushrooms without spawn, by which the table may be plentifully supplied every day in the year. VII. An improved method of cultivating asparagus. VIII. The best method to cultivate field cabbages, carrots, and turnips for feeding of cattle. IX. a new method of managing all kinds of fruit-trees, viz. of proper soils for planting, of pruning and dressing them; with a receipt to prevent blights, and cure them when blighted. By John Kennedy, gardener to Sir Thomas Gascoigne, Bart. The second edition, corrected and greatly enlarged. In two volumes.
John KennedyDate: M DCCL XXVII. [1777]
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A treatise on planting, pruning, and on management of fruit trees / [John Kennedy].
John KennedyDate: 1777
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A treatise upon planting, gardening, and the management of the hot house / By John Kennedy.
John KennedyDate: 1777