The flower garden : shewing briefly how most flowers are to be ordered, the time of flowering, taking of them up, and of planting them again : and how they are increased by layers, off sets, slips, cuttings, seeds, &c. : with other necessary observations relating to a flower garden : vvhereunto is now added, The gardiners or planters dialling, (viz.) how to draw a horizontal diall, as a knot in a garden, on a grass-plot, or elsewhere, the like before not extant / by William Hughes.
1672
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Title
The flower garden : shewing briefly how most flowers are to be ordered, the time of flowering, taking of them up, and of planting them again : and how they are increased by layers, off sets, slips, cuttings, seeds, &c. : with other necessary observations relating to a flower garden : vvhereunto is now added, The gardiners or planters dialling, (viz.) how to draw a horizontal diall, as a knot in a garden, on a grass-plot, or elsewhere, the like before not extant / by William Hughes.
Uniform title
Flower garden
Created/published
London : Printed for William Crook, at the Green-Dragon without Temple Barr, 1672.
Description
[12], 95, 94-100, [6] p., [4] folded leaves of plates : ill. (woodcuts), plans ; 15 cm (12mo)
Associated name
Hughes, William, active 1665-1683, author.
Crooke, William, bookseller.
Gration-Maxfield, Brent, former owner.
Crooke, William, bookseller.
Gration-Maxfield, Brent, former owner.
Note
Earlier edition (1671) with title: The flower-garden : shewing how all flowers are to be ordered, the time of flowering, the taking up of the plants, and the increasing of them by layers of sets, slips, cuttings, seeds, &c. with other necessary observations / by W.H. ; to which may be added, The compleat vineyard, shewing how to plant and order vines, by the same author.
Signatures: A⁶ B-E¹² F⁶ (F3 missigned 'F5').
Head-pieces, initials.
Bookseller's advertisements: F4v-F6v.
Includes index.
Signatures: A⁶ B-E¹² F⁶ (F3 missigned 'F5').
Head-pieces, initials.
Bookseller's advertisements: F4v-F6v.
Includes index.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2019. First Chefs. Opening: Tp.
Cited/described in
English short title catalogue, R215414
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.) H3337
Henrey, B. British botanical and horticultural literature before 1800, 206
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.) H3337
Henrey, B. British botanical and horticultural literature before 1800, 206
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London, -- publication place.
Item Details
Call number
206- 213q
Folger-specific note
"Ex libris Brent Gration-Maxfield" in pencil; extensive bibliographical notes in same hand. In early leather (sheep?) inboard binding, rebacked; blind filleting, gold-tooled spine; red-speckled edges. Acquired from H.W. Edwards (cat. 122:25), 1971-01-14.
Folger accession
206213