Cover Image

The florists vade-mecum : Being a choice compendium of whatever worthy notice hath been extant for the propagation, raising, planting, encreasing, and preserving the rarest flowers and plants that our climate and skill (in mixing, making and meliorating apted soils to each species) will perswade to live with us. With several new experiments, for raising new varieties, for their most advantageous management. In a more particular method than ever yet publish'd. Together with directions what to do each month throughout the year, in both orchard and flower-garden / by Samuel Gilbert, Phileremus.

Show other versions (1)

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gilbert, Samuel, d. 1692?
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[L]ondon : Printed for T.S. and B. Cox next door to the Old Dog Tavern in Ludgate Street, 1690.
Edition:	The second edition.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Floriculture > England > Early works to 1800. Gardening > England > Early works to 1800. Horticulture > England > Early works to 1800.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Similar Items

Florist's vade mecum : being a choice collection of whatever worthy notice hath been extant, for the propagation, raising, planting, increasing and preserving the rarest flowers and plants, that our climate and skill (in mixing, making and meliorating apted soils to each species) will perswade to live with us : with several new experiments, for raising new varieties, for their most advantageous management, in a more particular method, than ever yet published : to which is added, The gardener's almanack, remembring and directing him what to do each month throughout the year, in both orchard and flower-garden /
by: Gilbert, Samuel, -1692?

Florist's vade mecum : being a choice collection of whatever worthy notice hath been extant, for the propagation, raising, planting, increasing and preserving the rarest flowers and plants, that our climate and skill (in mixing, making and meliorating apted soils to each species) will perswade to live with us : with several new experiments, for raising new varieties, for their most advantageous management, in a more particular method, than ever yet published : to which is added, The gardener's almanack, remembring and directing him what to do each month throughout the year, in both orchard and flower-garden /
by: Gilbert, Samuel, d. 1692?
Published: (1683)

Florist's vade-mecum : Being a choice compendium of what-ever worthy notice, hath been extant for the propagating, raising, planting, encreasing, and preserving the rarest flowers and plants that our climate and skill (in mixing, making and meliorating apted soils to each species) will perswade to live with us. With several new experiments, for raising new varieties, for their most advantageous management. In more particular method than ever yet publish'd. Together with directions what to do each month throughout the year, in both orchard and flower-garden. The second edition, corrected. By Samuel Gilbert, phileremus.
by: Gilbert, Samuel, d. 1692?
Published: (1693)

The florists vade-mecum. : Being a choice compendium of whatever worthy notice hath been extant for the propagation, raising, planting, encreasing and preserving the rarest flowers and plants that our climate and skill (in mixing, making and meliorating apted soils to each species,) will perswade to live with us. With several new experiments for raising new varieties, and for their most advantagious management. In a more particular method than ever yet publish'd: together with the gardiners almanck, remembring and directing him what to do, each month throughout the year, in both orchard and flower-garden. /
by: Gilbert, Samuel, d. 1692?
Published: (1682)

The florists vade-mecum : being a choice compendium of whatever worthy notice hath been extant for the propagation, raising, planting, encreasing and preserving the rarest flowers and plants ... together with The gardiners almanack ... /
by: Gilbert, Samuel, d. 1692?
Published: (1682)

De florvm cvltvra libri IV.
by: Ferrari, Giovanni Battista, 1584-1655
Published: (1633)

Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege, furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist /
by: Rea, John, -1681

Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege, furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist /
by: Rea, John, d. 1681
Published: (1665)

Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist /
by: Rea, John, d. 1681
Published: (1676)

Flora, seu, De florum cultura, or, A complete florilege furnished with all requisites belonging to a florist /
by: Rea, John, -1681

Vade mecum: or, the necessary companion : Containing, 1. Sir Sam. Morland's Perpetual almanack, ... curiously graved in copper; with many useful tables proper thereto. 2. The years of each king's reign from the Norman conquest compar'd with the years of Christ. 3. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchin, and flower-gardens. 4. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins; wherein is a table of the assize of bread. 5. A table wherein any number of farthings, half pence, pence, or shillings, are ready cast up; ... 6. The interest and rebate of money; the forebearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities. 7. The rates of post-letters, both in-land and out-land. 8. An account of the penny-post. 9. The principal roads in England, ... also the market-towns, on each road, with the days of the week the markets are kept on; ... 10. The names of the counties, cities, and borough-towns in England and Wales ... 11. The usual and authorized rates or fares of coach-men, car-men, and water-men.
by: Playford, John, ca. 1655-1685 or 6.
Published: (1696)

Vade mecum, or The necessary companion : containing, 1. Sir S. Morland's Perpetual almanack, ... curiously graved in copper; with many useful tables proper thereto. 2. The years of each king's reign from the Norman conquest compar'd with the years of Christ. 3. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchin, and flower-gardens. 4. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins, wherein is a table of the assize of bread. 5. A table wherein any number of farthings, half-pence, pence, or shillings, are ready cast up; ... 6. The interest and rebate of money; the forebearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities. 7. The rates of post-letters, both inland and outland. 8. The principal roads of England, ... also the market-towns on each road, with the days of the week the markets are kept on; ... 9. The names of the counties, cities, and borough-towns in England and Wales, ... 10. The usual and authorized rates or fares for coachmen, carmen, and watermen.
by: Playford, John, ca. 1655-1685 or 6.
Published: (1683)

Vade mecum: or, The necessary pocket companion : Containing, I. Sir Samuel Morland's Perpetual almanack, ... curiously graved in copper; with many useful tables proper thereto. II. The years of each king's reign from the Norman Conquest, compar'd with the years of Christ. III. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchin, and flower-gardens. IV. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins; wherein is a table of the assize of bread. V. A table wherein any number of farthings, half-pence, pence, or shillings, are ready cast up; ... VI. The interest and rebate of money; the forebearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities. VII. The rates of post-letters, both in-land and out-land. VIII. An account of the penny-post. IX. The principal roads in England. X. The names of the counties, cities, and borough-towns in England and Wales, ... XI. The usual and authorized rates or fairs of coach-men, carmen, and water-men. XII. Tables for casting up nobles, marks, guineas and broad gold.
by: Playford, John, ca. 1655-1685 or 6.
Published: (1699)

Vade mecum: or, The necessary companion : Containing, 1. Sir S. Morland's Perpetual almanack, ... curiously graved in copper; with many useful tables proper thereto. 2. The years of each king's reign from the Norman conquest compar'd with the years of Christ. 3. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchin, and flower-gardens. 4. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins, wherein is a table of the assize of bread. 5. A table wherein any number of farthings, half-pence, pence, or shillings, are ready cast up; ... 6. The interest and rebate of money; the forebearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities. 7. The rates of post-letters, both inland and outland. 8. An account of the penny-post. 9. The principal roads of England, ... also the market-towns, on each road, with the days of the week the markets are kept on; ... 10. The names of the counties, cities, and borough-towns in England and Wales, ... 11. The usual and authorized rates or fares of coachmen, carmen, and watermen.
by: Playford, John, ca. 1655-1685 or 6.
Published: (1687)

The parish clerk's vade mecum : Being a collection of singing Psalms from the old version, suited to every Sunday, festival, and holiday throughout the year. In a method entirely new. By Joseph Fox, parish-clerk of St. Margaret, Westminster.
by: Fox, Joseph, -1789
Published: (1752)

A select collection of one hundred plates; consisting of the most beautiful exotic and British flowers which blow in our English gardens : Accurately drawn and coloured from nature, with their botanic characters, and a short account of their cultivation, their uses in medicine, with their Latin and English names. By John Edwards.
by: Edwards, John, 1742-
Published: (1775)

The flower farmer : an organic grower's guide to raising and selling cut flowers /
by: Byczynski, Lynn, 1954-
Published: (1997)

Beautiful flowers and how to grow them /
by: Wright, Horace John, 1868-1925
Published: (1909)

Vade mecum: or, The necessary pocket companion : Containing, I. Sir Samuel Morland's Perpetual almanack, ... curiously graved in copper; with many useful tables proper thereto. II. The years of each king's reign from the Norman conquest, compar'd with the years of Christ. III. Directions for every month in the year, what is to be done in the orchard, kitchin, and flower-gardens. IV. The reduction of weights, measures, and coins; wherein is a table of the assize of bread. V. A table wherein any [number of farthings,] half-pence, pence, or shillings, are ready cast up; ... VI. The interest and rebate of money; the forebearance, discompt, and [purchase] of annuities. VII. The rates of post-letters, both in-land and out-land. VIII. An account of the penny-post. IX. The principal roads in England. X. The names of the counties, cities, and borough-towns in England and Wales, ... XI. The usual and authorized rates or fairs of coach-men, carmen, and water-men. XII. Tables for casting up nobles, marks, guineas and broad gold.
by: Playford, John, ca. 1655-1685 or 6.
Published: (1690)

Vade mecum, or The necessary companion : Containing, 1. Sir S. Morland's Perpetual almanack, in copper plates, with many useful tables proper thereto. 2. Christian and regal years compar'd from the Norman conquest. 3. The reduction of weights, measures. 4. The ready casting up any number of farthings, half-pence, pence, shillings, nobles, marks, and guinneys. 5. The interest, and rebate of money, the forebearance, discompt, and purchase of annuities. 6. The rates of post-letters, both inland and outland, with the post-stages. 7. The usual and authorized rates or fares for coach-men, carr-men, and water-men.
by: Playford, John, ca. 1655-1685 or 6.
Published: (1680)

Vade mecum, or, The necessary companion.
by: Playford, John, 1623-1686?

Vade mecum, or, The necessary companion.
by: Playford, John, 1623-1686?

Introduction to floriculture /
Published: (1980)

Commercial flower growing /
by: Salinger, John P. (John Paiba), 1919-1987
Published: (1985)

Vade mecum, or, The necessary companion. : containing ...
by: Playford, John, 1623-1686?
Published: (1688)

Vade mecum, or, essayes morall, theologicall.
by: D. T. (Daniel Tuvill), d. 1660
Published: (1631)

The sportsman and breeder's vade-mecum: or, An historical account of all the races in Great-Britain : for ... with ... races run at New-Malton from 1750-1786. Compiled by W. Pick, ...

Flowers ; a garden note book, with suggestions for growing the choicest kinds /
by: Maxwell, Herbert Eustace, Sir, bart., 1845-1937
Published: (1923)

The flower arranger's garden.
by: Stevenson, Violet W.
Published: (1960)

A vade mecum or Table containing the substance of such statutes wherein any one or more justices of the peace are inabled to deale in, at the sessions of the peace : Together with an epitome of Master Stamfords plea's of the crowne. By Wa. Young. Esquier.
by: Yonge, Walter, 1581?-1649, et al.
Published: (1643)

The English flower garden and home grounds of hardy trees and flowers only /
by: Robinson, William, F.L.S
Published: (1926)

Scheme for Raising 1500000 L. upon Talleys.
by: Blunt, John, Sir, 1665-1733
Published: (1711)

Some reasons against raising our new coin, answered..
Published: (1696)

Proposals for raising a million..
Published: (1695)

Vade mecum, or, The necessary pocket companion.
by: Playford, John, 1623-1686?

Vade mecum, or, The necessary pocket companion.
by: Playford, John, 1623-1686?

Proposals for raising one million, by a tax upon all plate wrought, : and bullion already imported.
Published: (1696)

The gentleman's recreation : in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.
by: Cox, Nicholas, active 1673-1731

The gentleman's recreation : in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.
by: Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673-1721
Published: (1686)

The best way of disposing of hammer'd money and plate, : as well for the advantage of the owners thereof, as for raising one million of money, in (and for the service of) the year 1697. By way of a lottery.
by: Neale, Thomas, d. 1699?
Published: (1697)