Find Any Book

8 public-domain matches

Melons

Cover of The flower-garden display’d, in above four hundred curious representations of the most beautiful flowers; regularly dispos’d in the respective months of their blossom, curiously engrav’d on copper-plates from the designs of mr. furber, and others, and coloured to the life. with the description and history of each plant, and the method of their culture; whether in stoves, green-houses, hot beds, glass-cases, open borders, or against walls. very useful, not only for the curious in gardening, but the prints likewise for painters, carvers, japaners, &c. also for the ladies, as patterns for working, and painting in water-colours; or furniture for the closet. the second edition. to which is added, a flower-garden for gentlemen and ladies; being the art of raising flowers without any trouble, to blow in full perfection in the depth of winter, in a bed-chamber, closet, or dining-room. also, the method of raising salleting, cucumbers, melons, &c. at any time in the year. as it is now practised by Sir Thomas More, Bart.

The flower-garden display’d, in above four hundred curious representations of the most beautiful flowers; regularly dispos’d in the respective months of their blossom, curiously engrav’d on copper-plates from the designs of mr. furber, and others, and coloured to the life. with the description and history of each plant, and the method of their culture; whether in stoves, green-houses, hot beds, glass-cases, open borders, or against walls. very useful, not only for the curious in gardening, but the prints likewise for painters, carvers, japaners, &c. also for the ladies, as patterns for working, and painting in water-colours; or furniture for the closet. the second edition. to which is added, a flower-garden for gentlemen and ladies; being the art of raising flowers without any trouble, to blow in full perfection in the depth of winter, in a bed-chamber, closet, or dining-room. also, the method of raising salleting, cucumbers, melons, &c. at any time in the year. as it is now practised by Sir Thomas More, Bart.

Robert (circa 1674-1756) Furber