New improvements of planting and gardening, both practical and philosophical : In three parts, viz. I. The clergy-man's recreation. II. The gentleman's recreation. III. The lady's recreation. By John Lawrence, A.M. rector of Yelvertost in Northamptonshire, and sometime Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge. With an appendix explaining the motion of the sap and generation of plants: with other discoveries never before made publick, for the improvement of forest-trees; with an invention whereby more designs of garden platts may be made in an hour, than can be found in all the books now extant. Likewise several rare secrets for the improvement of fruit-trees, kitchen-gardens, and green-house plants. Adorn'd with copper plates. By Richard Bradley, Fellow of the Royal Society.
| Author/creator | Laurence, John |
| Other author | Evelyn, Charles. |
| Other author | Bradley, Richard, 1688-1732. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Dublin] : Printed; and reprinted in Dublin, for G. Gr[rer]ion, at the Two Bibles in Essex-street, MDCCXVII. [1717] |
| Description | 22 unnumbered pages, 46;11 unnumbered pages, 16-80;6 unnumbered pages, 111, 1 unnumbered page;9 unnumbered pages, 20-74 pages, plates : illustrations ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Titlepage in red and black. |
| General note | Each part has a separate titlepage, pagination and register. |
| General note | Part I bears the statement: The sixth edition, and is dated: 1717; Part II bears the statement: The third edition, and is dated: 1718; 'The lady's recreation' is by Charles Evelyn and is dated 1717; the 'Appendix' is dated 1717. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from National Library of Ireland. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T211438. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |