The American gardener: or, A treatise on the situation, soil, fencing and laying-out of gardens, on the making and managing of hot-beds and green-houses, and on the propagation and cultivation of the several sorts of vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers

The political writer William Cobbett (1763–1835) was also a farmer 'bred at the plough's tail', who took a keen and observant interest in agriculture and gardening throughout his life. (His Cottage Economy and Rural Rides, among other works, are also reissued in the Cambridge Library...

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Main Author: Cobbett, William 1763-1835 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2015
Series:Cambridge library collection. Botany and horticulture
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Summary:The political writer William Cobbett (1763–1835) was also a farmer 'bred at the plough's tail', who took a keen and observant interest in agriculture and gardening throughout his life. (His Cottage Economy and Rural Rides, among other works, are also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.) In 1792 he left England, where his views made him very unpopular, for France and then America, where he lived until 1800; in 1817 he fled to America again, leasing a farm on Long Island for two years. This 1821 book is written in Cobbett's characteristically robust style: his purpose is 'to cause the art of gardening to be better understood and practised than it now is in America'. Cobbett starts by explaining how to establish a garden, discusses soil improvement and the building of hot-beds and greenhouses, and gives instruction on the propagation and cultivation of vegetables, fruit trees, and ornamental plants
Item Description:Originally published in London by C. Clement in 1821. - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016)
Physical Description:1 online resource ([268] pages)
ISBN:9781139923590
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781139923590

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