Eden: or, a compleat body of gardening. . Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage; From the Practice of the most successful Gardeners, and The Result of a Long Experience. Together with The Culture of all Kinds of Flowers, according to the Methods of the English, French, and Dutch Florists. And The Knowledge of Curious Plants, after the System of Linnaeus. With Figures and Descriptions of the Flowers and Plants proper for a Garden, including The Care and Culture of the Pleasure-Garden. The Business of the seminary for every Week in the Year. Catalogues and accurate Descriptions of the fruits as they come into Season; and New and Practical Directions for the Management of fruit-trees. With the best Methods of Culture for The several Articles of the Kitchen-Garden: and the Compleat Management of the Ground for raising them, in the Natural and Artificial Manner. Compiled and digested from the papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the authors of the Compleat body of husbandry. And comprehending The Art of constructing a garden for Use and Pleasure; The best Methods of keeping it in Order: and The most perfect Accounts of its several products.
John Hill (1714-1775)
Category
Books
Date
1757
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3149902
Summary
Bibliographic description
[2,iv,ii,714p., plates . fol.. Previous shelfmark: W.e.8. Provenance: Nineteenth-century small Baronet's badge bookplate, with Harpur & Crewe crests, with inscription: Calke Abbey Library [associated with Sir George Crewe, 8th Baronet (1795-1844)]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full chamois leather binding; spine gilt decorated and spine label gilt lettered.
Makers and roles
John Hill (1714-1775) Thomas Hale