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1357. Abercrombie, John. The Garden Vade Mecum, or, Compendium of General Gardening, etc. First ed. 12 mo, calf, 585 pp., frontis. London, 1789.$3.00

1358. Abercrombie, John. The Complete Kitchen Gardener, and Hot-Bed Forcer, etc. 12mo, sheep, 509 pp. London, 1799.$3.00

1359. Adlum. On Making Wine. 12mo, stitched, uncut, unopened, 36 pp. Very rare first ed. of this pioneer American Wine Pamphlet. Georgetown, D. C., 1826.$3.00

1360. Agricola, G. A. The Experimental Husbandman and Gardener. Containing a New Method of Improving Estates and Gardens, etc. Trans. from the Original. Second ed., with Appendix by R. Bradley, Prof. of Botany, at Cambridge. 4to, calf, 314 pp., folding plates. London, 1726.$7.50

1361. Allen, R. L. The American Farm Book, or, Compend. of American Agriculture. Illus. Also, The Hasty Pudding. Poem in 3 Cantos by Joel Barlow, 11 pp. and Memoir on Maize by D. J. Browne. 48 pp. New York, 1850.$2.00

1362. American Gardener, Containing Directions for a Kitchen Garden, and for the Cultivation of Flower Gardens, Vineyards, Nurseries, Hop-Yards, Greenhouses, and Hot Houses. By John Gardiner and David Hepburn, late Gardeners to Gov. Mercer and General Mason. City of Washington: Pr. by Samuel H. Smith, for the Authors, 1804. 12mo, 208 pp., old calf, fine copy. Extremely rare.$8.00

1363. Anderson, James. A Practical Treatise on Peat Moss, Considered as Affording Fuel, or as Susceptible of Being Converted into Mold, etc. Tree calf, 150 pp. Edinburgh, 1794.$2.75

1364. Appleby, Thos. The Orchid Manual, for Cultivation of Stove, Greenhouse and Hardy Orchids, etc. 12mo, 92 pp., illus. London, n. d.$1.00

1365. Archer, Thos. C. Profitable Plants. Description of Articles of Vegetable Origin Used for Food, Clothing, Tanning, Dyeing, Medicine, etc. 12mo, uncut, 359 pp., 20 colored plates. London, 1853.$2.00

1366. Asa Gray Bulletin. Pub. Agric. College, Mich. and Wash., D. C. Incomplete. Vols. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 27 numbers in all. Vol. 8, complete. 1897 to 1900. Orig. paper covers, as a lot,$2.75

1367. Barton, B. S. Epitome of Mr. Forsyth’s Treatise on Culture and Management of Fruit Trees, etc. Also, Economical Principles in Building Farmers’ Habitations. Calf, loose, 192 pp., plates, rare. Phila., 1804.$2.00

1368. Beecher, Henry Ward. The Western Farmer and Gardner. Vol. 2. Unbound, uncut, contains Beecher’s Almanac for 1847. This is the continuation of vol. 1 of Beecher’s Journal which was called Indiana Farmer and Gardener. Rare. Indianapolis, 1846.$2.00

1369. Birkbeck, Morris. Notes on a Journey Through France in 1814. Describing Habits of People and Agriculture of Country. Fifth ed., with Appendix. Boards, uncut, 138 pp. London, 1815.$1.25

1370. Black, John J., M. D. The Cultivation of the Peach and the Pear, on the Delaware and Chesapeake Peninsula. With a Chapter on Quince Culture and the Culture of Some of the Nut Bearing Trees. 397 pp., 8 plates. Wilmington, 1886.$2.50

1371. Blake, Rev. J. L. Conversations on Vegetable Physiology, comprehending Elements of Botany with their Application to Agriculture. 12mo, calf, 372 pp., colored and plain plates. Boston, 1830.$1.50

1372. Board of Agriculture for Promoting the Internal Improvement of Great Britain. Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Pres. Founded 1793. A series of 6, 4to vols., including a large number of titles, chiefly devoted to separately paged monographs on the agriculture of the various Counties of Great Britain and Ireland, by local experts, many of them illus. by engravings and maps. The first vol. has a “Plan of Agreement Among the Powers in Europe and United States of America for the Rewarding Discoveries of General Benefit to Society.” By Sir J. Sinclair. Printed both in French and English. 6 vols., half calf and marbled boards, in fine condition, large paper copy, originally the property of John Horncastle whose book label is in each vol. London, various dates from 1794-1795.$18.00

1373. Bordley, J. B. Essays and Notes on Husbandry and Rural Affairs. Second ed., with many additions and 2 extra copper plates by Bordley, of Md. Nearly 600 pp., new cloth, uncut. Phila., 1801.$1.75

1374. Bourne, H. Flores Poetici. The Florist’s Manual. Designed as an Introduction to Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany, for Cultivators of Flowers, with 80 beautifully colored engravings of Poetic Flowers. Orig. ed., 288 pp. Boston, 1833.$2.75

1374A. Bradley, Mrs. Martha. The British Housewife, or, the Cook, Housekeeper’s, Gardiner’s Companion. Containing a General Account of Fresh Provisions of all Kinds, Nature of all Kinds of Foods, Bill of Fare for each Month, Recipes, etc., etc. 2 vols., calf, 752 + 469 pp., 8 plates, frontis. to 1st vol. Old MS. notes throughout of much interest, curious and rare. London, circa. 1780?.$6.00

1375. Brewing. Complete Family Brewer, or, Best Method of Brewing or Making Strong Ale and Small Beer, For Use of Private Families, etc. 12mo, uncut, orig. covers, 24+12 pp. Phila., 1805.$1.75

1376. Bright, Wm. Bright’s Single Stem, Dwarf and Renewal System of Grape Culture, etc. 12mo, 123 pp. Phila., 1860.$1.25

1377. California. Biennial Report of State Board of Horticulture. Second for 1885-86. Colored plates, $1.25. Third for 38th and 39th years, $1.00. Fourth for 1893-4, 75c. Eighth for 1901-2,75c.

1378. California. Ann. Reports of State Board of Horticulture. First, 3rd and 4th, for 1889, 1891-2. The third in paper. 3 vols.$2.00

1379. California. First and Second Ann. Report of the Chief Executive Viticultural Officer. Paper, 2 vols. Sacramento, 1882-84.$1.50

1380. Carroll, B. R., Editor. The Southern Agriculturist and Register of Rural Affairs Adapted to Southern Section of U. S. Vol. 12, No. 7. Paper covers, pp. 337 to 402, inclus. Rare R. R. and Canal Maps. Charleston, S. C., July, 1839.$1.25

1381. Cobbett, Wm. The English Gardener. Treatise on Situation, Soil, etc., of Kitchen Gardens, Cultivation of Fruit Trees, Shrubs and Flowers, etc. Orig. boards, uncut, paper label, 338 pp., plates and cuts. London, 1833.$2.75

1382. Cobbett, Wm. A Treatise on Cobbett’s Corn. Instructions for Propagating and Cultivating, Harvesting, Preserving Crop, etc. 12mo, half calf, much relative to America. London, 1828.$2.50

1383. Complete Farmer. A General Dictionary of Husbandry, with a Great Variety of New Discoveries and Improvements, The Gardener’s Kalendar, etc. By a Society of Gentlemen. Third ed., corrected and improved. 4to, calf, fully illus., folding copper plates, fine copy. London, 1777.$5.00

1384. Cooling, Edwin. The Domestic Gardener’s Assistant, etc. 12mo, 60 pp. Derby, 1837.$1.25

1385. Copeland, Robt. Morris. Country Life. Hand-Book of Agriculture, Horticulture, etc. Fifth ed., revised. 804 pp. + Supplement of nearly 100 pp., illus. Boston, 1866.$3.00

1386. Cottage Gardener. Country Gentlemen’s Companion and Poultry Chronicle. A Journal of Horticulture, Rural and Domestic Economy, Botany and Natural History. Conducted by George W. Johnson and Robert Hogg. Vols. 24-27, inclus.; 38, 39, 43-48, inclus. Bound in 12 4to vols., half calf, marbled paper sides, very fully illus., by finely executed woodcuts. London, 1860-72. The lot,$18.00

1387. Country Gentleman’s Pocket Companion and Builder’s Assistant for Rural Decorative Architecture, Designs for Summer Houses, Grotto’s etc., in the Augustine, Gothick and Chinese Taste. Engraved on 25 Copper Plates from Designs by Wm. and John Halfpenny. Calf. London, 1753.$2.50

1388. Coventry, Dr. Notes on the Cultivation and Cropping of Arable Land. Paper covers, 48+32+8 pp. Edinburgh, 1812.$2.00

1389. Curtis, Wm. Practical Observations on the British Grasses, Especially such as are Adapted to the Laying Down or Improving of Meadows and Pastures. Additions by John Lawrence and Short Account of Diseases of Corn, etc. By Sir Joseph Banks. Boards, uncut, colored plates, 116 pp. Fifth ed. London, 1812.$2.00

1390. Cyder. A Poem in 2 Books. Fine old paneled calf, gilt, extra wide margins, 89 pp., frontis. London, 1708.$4.50

1391. Darwin, E. Phytologia, or, The Philosophy of Agriculture and Gardening. With Theory of Draining Morasses. Calf, binding broken, plates (one of insects and another of the embryo-chick). Chapters on the arteries, veins, glands, muscles, brain and organs of reproduction of vegetables. Dublin, 1800.$2.00

1392. Delaware, Peninsula Horticultural Society. Transactions of 15th, 17th to 21st Annual Sessions, inclus. Printed paper covers, illus. Dover, Del., 1902, 1904-08, inclus. 6 pieces.$2.00

1393. Dicks, John. A New Gardener’s Dictionary. Containing the Most Approved Methods of Cultivating Trees, Plants and Flowers. The Shrubbery, Kitchen Garden, etc. Folio, old calf, plates, engr. frontis. London, 1769.$4.00

1394. Dictionarium, Rusticum and Urbanicum. A Dictionary of all Sorts of Country Affairs, Handicraft, Trading and Merchandizing. Illus. with cuts of all sorts of Nets, Traps, Engines, etc. Paneled calf, illus. London, 1704.$4.00

1395. Dictionarium, Rusticum, Urbanicum and Botanicum or, Dictionary of Husbandry, Gardening, Trade, Commerce, etc. 2 vols. Third ed., revised, corrected, etc. Calf, illus. London, 1726.$6.00

1396. Dictionarium, Rusticum, Etc. Same. Fourth Ed., Revised, etc. 2 vols. in 1, 12mo, half mor., illus. London, 1765.$5.00

1397. Donn, Jas. Hortus Cantabrigiensis, or, An Accented Catalogue of Indigenous and Exotic Plants cultivated in the Cambridge Botanic Garden. Improved by Pursh. Additions by Lindley. 415 pp., boards, uncut, broken. London, 1826.$1.50

1398. Du Monceau, Duhamel. The Elements of Agriculture. Trans. from French and Revised by Philip Miller. 2 vols. Calf, folding plates, rare. London, 1764.$3.50

1399. Early Agriculture of New York. Memoirs of the Board of Agriculture of the State of New York. Vol. 1. xlviii + 16 + 364 + 109 pp., first ed., printed boards, uncut. Contains Report of Geological Survey of County of Albany, by T. Romeyn Beck. Also orig. letters from Geo. Washington to Sinclair and James Madison’s Address to the Va. Agric. Soc, in 1818. Albany, N. Y., 1821.$3.50

1400. Edwards, Rev. J. Glenny’s Catechism of Gardening. Instructions for Culture of Vegetables and Fruit Trees, etc. Second ed. 12mo, pr. covers, 72 pp. London (1849).$1.00

1401. Fairfield Orchids, Descriptive Catalogue of Species Grown by James Brooke & Co., Manchester, etc. 128 pp., uncut. London, 1872.$2.00

1402. Flagg, W. J. Three Seasons in European Vineyards, Treating of Vine Culture, Vine Disease, Wine Making, etc. 12mo, first ed., illus. New York, 1869.$1.00

1403. Flint, James. Letters from America. Observations on Climate and Agriculture of Western States, Manners of People, Prospects of Emigrants, etc. Half calf, cracked, 330 pp. Contains many notices of trees and shrubs. Edinburgh, 1822.$3.50

1404. Floricultural Cabinet, The, and Florist’s Magazine. Conducted by Jos. Harrison. 6 vols., half calf, numerous colored plates. London, 1833-1838.$7.50

1405. Florist’s Journal and Gardener’s Record. With a Dictionary of Hardy Trees and Shrubs. 3 vols. (all published). Half calf, colored plates and title-page. Contains 3 Dictionaries. 1, Fruit and Vegetables; 2, Trees and Shrubs; 3, Flowers. Rare. London, Pr. by C. and J. Aplard, for R. Groombridge & Sons, circa. 1830.$5.00

1406. Florist’s Manual, The. Hints for Construction of a Gay Flower Garden, etc. 12mo, boards, uncut, 74 pp., illus. London, 1816.$1.25

1407. Forbes, James. Hortus Woburnensis. A Descriptive Catalogue of Upwards of 6000 Ornamental Plants Cultivated at Woburn Abbey, etc. Half calf, uncut, 440 pp., folding plates. London, 1833.$5.00

1408. Force, Peter. Summary of the Principal Chinese Treatises upon the Culture of the Mulberry and the Rearing of Silk Worms. Translated from the Chinese. 198 pp., 10 plates (Chinese). Wash., 1838.$1.50

1409. Gardener’s Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement. Conducted by J. C. Loudon, F. L. S. Vols. 1 to 7, inclus., illus., half calf, marbled boards, fine set. 7 vols. London, 1826-1631.$14.00

1410. Gardener’s Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser. Edited by Thomas Meehan. The first 5 vols. of this estimable work profusely illus. by woodcuts and plain and colored plates. All the Advertisements bound in 3 bound vols. Vol. 1, folio, half mor. Vols. 2 to 5, inclus., in 2 vols. 4to, full mor. These early vols. are hard to find. Phila., 1859-63.$6.00

1411. Gardens. De Re Hortensi Libellus Vulgaria, Herbarum, Florum, ac fruticum, qui in hortis conseri solent nemina Latinis vocibus efferre docens ex probatis authoribus. 12mo, vellum, 112 pp. Roberti Stephani. Printed by a celebrated typographer. Parisiis, 1535.$4.50

1412. Gardiner, J. and Hepburn, D. The American Gardener Containing ample directions for working a Kitchen Garden every month in the Year and copious instructions for the cultivation of Flower Gardens, Vineyards, Nurseries, etc. 208 pp., 12mo, calf. City of Washington, Pr. by S. H. Smith for the Author, 1804.$8.00

1413. Gentil, Francis. Le Jardinier Solitaire, The Solitary or Carthusian Gard’ner, Dialogues between a Gentleman and a Gard’ner, containing Methods to Make and Cultivate all Sorts of Gardens, Reflections on the Culture of Trees, etc. (Also) The Compleat Florist, etc., by the Sieur Louis Liger D’Auxerre. Newly Done into English. Old calf, broken, 488 pp., many quaint plates and cuts, part of one plate torn away, title soiled, very rare. London, 1706.$7.00

1414. Gilpin, Wm. S. Practical Hints upon Landscape Gardening, with Remarks on Domestic Architecture, etc. Second ed., 235 pp., uncut, 16 plates. London, 1835.$3.50

1415. Gooseberry Growers’ Register. Account of Different Gooseberry Shows Held in Lancashire and Cheshire, etc. For 1843, 1846, 1859, 1869, 1878. 5 vols. 12mo, cloth and paper covers, 5 pieces. Manchester and Macclesfield.$3.75

1416. Grainger, James, M. D. The Sugar Cane. A Poem in Four Books. With Notes. 4to, boards, uncut, 167 pp., frontis., fine copy, rare. London, 1764.$3.00.

1417. Grass Culture. (1) The Advantages and Methods of Watering Meadows by Art. With 2 plates. By Rev. T. Wright. Cirencester, 1790. (2) Treatise on Alabaster or Gypsum; a Cheap Manure, Particularly for Grass Lands. By Rich’d Weston. London, 1791. (3) Practical Observations on the British Grasses Adapted to Improving Meadows, etc. With Enumeration of the British Grasses. Second ed., with Additions. By Wm. Curtis. London, 1790. 3 works bound together. Boards, 48 + 48 + 67 pp. plates.$3.50

1418. Great American Aloe. Cowell, John. The Curious and Profitable Gardener, Containing Experiments for Improving Land by Grain and Seeds. Exact Description of American Aloe, etc. In 2 parts. Sheep, 126 + 67 pp., folding plate, very scarce. London, 1730.$6.00

1419. Grew, Nehemiah. An Idea of a Phytological History Propounded, With a Continuation of the Anatomy of Vegetables, Particularly Prosecuted Upon Roots, etc. 12mo, old calf, 144 pp. + Explication of plates, folding plates. London, 1673.$5.00

1420. Grundy, Cuthbert C. Notes on the Food of Plants. 12mo, 142 pp. London, 1871.$1.50

1421. Guide to Gentlemen and Farmers for Brewing the Finest Malt Liquors, etc. Fourth ed., with Receipts for Physical Ales, etc. 12mo, 40 pp. London, 1724.$1.25

1422. Hale, Thos. A Compleat Body of Husbandry. To Which is Annexed, The Whole Management of the Orchard, the Brewhouse and the Dairy. Compiled from Original Papers of Thomas Hale, and Enlarged from Collections of Col. Stevenson, Mr. Randolph, Mr. Hawkins, etc. Illus. with a great number of cuts, some of which, particularly the Plans of small Farm Houses are not contained in the English Edition. 4 vols., calf, folding plates, name on title-page. Dublin, 1757.$6.00

1423. Hale, Thos. A Compleat Body of Husbandry, etc. Same. Folio, old calf, cracked, 719 pp., illus. Relates to Forestry, etc. London, 1756.$6.00

1424. Hales, Steph. Vegetable Staticks. Account of Some Statical Experiments on the Sap in Vegetables, etc. Calf, 376 pp., illus. London, 1727.$3.00

1425. Hanson, H. C., Editor. Florist, The, and Horticultural Journal, Horticulture, Botany, Entomology, etc. Vols. 2 and 3. 2 vols., half mor., fine colored plates, scarce. Phila., 1853-54.$1.75

1426. Harrison, Charles. Treatise on the Culture and Management of Fruit Trees. Second ed., boards, uncut, paper label, 356 pp., woodcuts. London, 1825.$3.00

1427. Harrison, J. The Floricultural Cabinet and Florists’ Magazine. Vols. 5 and 6 in 1 vol., half calf, col. plates. London, 1837-38.$2.25

1428. Haynes, Thos. An Essay on Soils and Composts Necessary in Propagation and Culture of Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Plants and Flowers, etc. Boards, uncut, 95 pp., very scarce. London, 1821.$2.50

1429. Hewitt, Robert, Jr. Coffee, its History, Cultivation and Uses. Illus. with Original Designs by Eminent American Artists and a Map of the World Showing Where Coffee is Produced and Used. 8vo, original figured cloth, uncut, 102 pp., illus., colored frontis. Autograph pres. copy from the Author to John Ashcroft. New York, 1872.$2.50

1430. Hughes, John A. Garden Architecture and Landscape Gardening. 179 pp., uncut, illus. London, 1866.$2.75

1431. Hoffy, A., Editor and Proprietor. The Orchardists’ Companion. A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Fruits of the United States. Embellished with Richly Colored Designs of the Natural Size. Painted from the Fruits when in their Finest Conditions. Vols. 1 and 2, or rather. Vol. 1 as issued in 2 parts, simultaneously, constituting the first Year’s publication of this Work between the months of April, 1841, and March, 1842. Part 1 of text relating to history and gardening operations. Part 2 of plates and their descriptions. There are 68 numbered pages of the former, and 48 colored plates, with their accompanying text unnumbered in the latter part. Bound together in 1 vol., 4to, half roan, in good condition. Very rare. Phila., 1841.$7.00

1432. Hoffy’s N. Amer. Pomologist, Containing Numerous Finely Colored Drawings, Descriptions, etc., of Fruits of American Origin. Ed. by W. D Brinckle. Book No. 1, all pub’d, 4to, somewhat foxed, portrait. Phila., 1860.$3.00

1433. Hogg, Robert. The Apple and Its Varieties. History and Description of the Varieties of Apples Cultivated in Great Britain. 306 pp., illus. London, 1859.$2.00

1434. Hogg, Thos. A Concise and Practical Treatise on the Growth and Culture of the Carnation, Pink, Rose and other Flowers, Including Dissertation on Soils and Manures, etc. Fifth ed., with Additions. 12mo, 275 pp., colored plates, uncut. London (1832).$2.00

1435. Hogg, Robt. The Fruit Manual. Descriptions and Synonyms of Fruits and Fruit Trees commonly met with in the Gardens and Orchards of Great Britain, etc. 12mo, 280 pp. London, 1860.$1.75

1436. Hole, Rev. S. Reynolds. The Six of Spades. A Book About the Garden and the Gardener. Small 4to, 236 pp., unopened, as new, rare. Edinburgh and London, 1872.$2.50

1437. Hooper, E. J. Hooper’s Western Fruit Book. Collection of Facts from Notes and Experience of Successful Fruit Culturists for Use in Orchard and Garden. 333 pp., frontis., portrait of Pomologists, colored plates. Cincinnati, 1857.$2.50

1438. Horticulurist and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste. Devoted to Horticulture, Landscape Gardening, Rural Architecture, Botany, Pomology, Entomology, Rural Economy, etc. Edited by Downing, Barry and Smith. 13 vols., half mor., plain and colored plates. Albany, 1847-58.$15.00

1439. Hortus Anglicus, or, The Modern English Garden. Arranged According to the System of LinnÆus, etc. By Author of The British Botanist. 2 vols., boards, 12mo, uncut, 511+589 pp., include Amer. spp. London, 1822.$3.75

1440. Hudson, John. The Florist’s Companion. Containing Culture and Properties of Plants Adapted to Northern Parts of this Kingdom, etc. 12mo, boards, cracked, 83 pp., uncut, Bewick cuts. Newcastle Upon-Tyne, (1794).$1.50

1441. Iowa. Bulletin From the Botanical Dept of the State Agric. College, Ames, Iowa, by Byron D. Halsted. Pr. paper covers, 3 plates, cuts, 118 pp., rare, fine copy. Ames, 1888.$1.25

1442. Irrigation. United States Geol. Survey. Water Supply and Irrigation Papers. Nos. 65 to 118, inclus.; also Nos. 123, 137 to 140, 142, 147, 151, 152, 159, 160, 162, 164, 172, 174, 175, 177, 179, 180. Pr. paper covers, illus. Wash., 1902 to 1906. The lot.$4.00

1443. Johnson and Hogg (Editors). The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentleman. Vols. 4 to 8, inclus., new series, finely illus. 5 vols., 4to, half mor., gilt tops, fine set. London, 1863-5.$1.75

1444. Johnson, Louisa. Every Lady Her Own Flower Gardener. 16mo, full gilt, 136 pp., illus., colored frontis. London, 1850.$1.00

1445. Jones, Wm. The Gardener’s Receipt Book. Interesting Facts and Practical Information Useful in Horticulture. Fourth ed., enlarged. 16mo, full gilt, 83 pp. London, 1858.$1.25

1446. Kansas State Agric. College. Second Ann. Rept. Exper. Station Manhattan. Pr. covers, 370 pp., 11 plates. Topeka, 1890.$1.25

1447. Kenrick, Wm. New American Orchardist, etc., With Description of Ornamental Forest Trees, Shrubs, etc. Rare 1st ed. 12mo, half mor., 424 pp. Boston, 1833.$2.25

1448. Kenrick, Wm. Same. And the Culture of Silk, Appendix on Vegetables, etc. Second ed., 12mo, 419 pp. Boston, 1835.$1.75

1448A. Kenrick, Wm. Same. Seventh Ed., Enlarged and Improved, with Supplement. 449 pp. Boston, 1844.$1.00

1449. Killebrew, J. B. The Grasses of Tennessee, including Cereals and Forage Plants. 8vo, half roan, 511 pp., illus. Nashville, 1878.$3.50

1450. Knight, T. A. Treatise on Culture of the Apple and Pear, and Manufacture of Cider and Perry. Third ed., enlarged. 12mo, boards, uncut, 156 pp., fine copy. Ludlow, 1809.$2.50

1451. Knight, T. A. Same. Fifth Edition. 12mo, half calf, 177 pp. London, 1818.$2.25

1452. Knoop, J. H. (1) Pomologia Dat is Beschryvingen en Afbeelhingen van de Bests Appels en Peeren, etc. (2) Fructologia of Beschryving der Vrugtbomen en Vrugten, etc. (3) Dendrologia, of Beschryving der Plantagie-Gewassen, etc. 3 works bound in 1 folio vol., boards, uncut, 86 + 132 + 168 pp., 3 title-pages. Fine colored plates of Fruits. Dutch works of great merit. Leeuwarden, 1758, 1763, 1763.$22.50

1453. Lance, E. J. The Hop Farmer. Complete Account of Hop Culture. First ed., 212 pp., colored map, extra illus. London, 1838.$2.50

1454. Langley, Batty. Pomona, or, The Fruit Garden, Illus., Containing Sure Methods for Improving all the best kinds of Fruits now extant in England. Calculated from great variety of Experiments made in all kind of Soils and Aspects (etc.). Likewise several Practical Observations on the Imbibing Power and Perspirations of Fruit Trees (etc.). To which is added a curious account of the most valuable Cyder-Fruits of Devonshire. Illus. with above 300 drawings of the several fruits curiously engraven on 79 large folio plates. Old panel calf, folio, title rubricated. London, 1729.$14.50

1455. Lawrence, John. The Clergy-Man’s Recreation, Shewing the Pleasure and Profit of the Art of Gardening. Fifth ed. (Also) The Fruit-Garden Kalendar. Summary of the Art of Managing the Fruit Garden, with Appendix. Boards, 115 pp. + 149 pp. 2 title-pages, folding plates. Very rare. London, 1717 and 1718.$6.00

1456. Lawrence, John. Same. In 2 Parts. Third Ed. calf, folding plates, 2 title pages, 2 frontis., fine copy. London, 1715, 1716.$3.50

1457. Lawrence, John. Same. Old calf, cracked, lacks portrait frontis. The Fruit-Garden Kalendar bears date London, 1718.$4.50

1458. Lawrence, John. The Clergyman’s Recreation, Shewing the Pleasure of the Art of Gardening, etc. Sixth ed. London, 1726. (Also) The Gentleman’s Recreation; or, The Second Part of the Art of Gardening Improved, etc. Third ed. London, 1723. (Also) The Fruit Garden Kalendar, etc. With Appendix. Second ed. London, 1736. 3 works in 1 vol., paneled calf, folding plates, portrait by Vertue, very scarce.$6.00

1459. Libby’s Farmers’ Cabinet, Aug., 1837, to April, 1848. Vols. 2 to 12. 11 vols., half sheep. Phila.$3.00

1460. Lindley, George. A Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden. Account of the Most Valuable Fruit and Vegetables Cultivated in Great Britain, etc. Ed. by John Lindley. Half calf, 602 pp. London, 1831.$4.00

1461. Loudon, J. A Short Treatise on Several Improvements Recently Made in Hot-Houses, etc. Illus. by 9 large copper-plates, half calf, 271 pp., illus. Edinburgh, 1805.$3.75

1463. Loudon, J. C. (F. L. S.) The Suburban Gardener, and Villa Companion; Choice of a Suburban Villa Residence, etc.; also laying out, planting, etc., of Garden and Grounds, etc., etc. 752 pp., half mor., illus., first ed., fine copy. London, 1838.$3.00

1464. Loudon, Mrs. The Amateur Gardener’s Calendar. A Monthly Guide. First ed. 12mo, uncut, 372 pp., illus. London, 1847.$2.00

1465. Loudon, Mrs. The Ladies’ Companion to the Flower Garden, etc. Fourth ed., with Considerable Additions and Corrections. 12mo, full gilt, colored frontis., illus., 351 pp. London, 1846.$1.75

1466. Loudon, Mrs. The Ladies’ Magazine of Gardening. Half calf, gilt, marbled edges, 379 pp., colored plates, cuts, very fine copy. London, 1842.$3.75

1467. MacPhail, James. The Gardener’s Remembrancer, Containing Practicable Methods of Gardening, Management of Timber Trees, etc. Second ed. 12mo, uncut, 428 pp. London, 1819.$1.75

1468. MacPhail, James. A Treatise on the Culture of the Cucumber. New Method of Cultivating that Plant, etc. (Also) A Meteorological Journal of the Weather and Temperature, etc. Second ed. Calf, 314 pp., folding plate, very fine copy. London, 1795.$2.75

1469. Maize. Cobbett, Wm. A Treatise on Cobbett’s Corn, Instructions for Propagating and Cultivating the Plant, and Harvesting and Preserving the Crop, etc. 12mo, boards, uncut, paper label, the first 2 leaves of this work are printed on maize or corn stalk paper. Much on U. S., rare. London, 1828.$3.00

1470. Malton, James. Collection of Designs for Rural Retreats, as Villas, Principally in Gothic and Castle Styles of Architecture, etc. 4to, boards, 43 pp., 34 plates aquatint, treats of landscape gardening, etc. London, circa. 1802.$3.00

1471. March, T. C. Flower and Fruit Decorations, Remarks on Treatment of Town Gardens, etc. Boards, uncut, 112 pp., colored illus. London, 1862.$1.75

1472. Marshall, Charles. Plain and Easy Introduction to the Knowledge and Practice of Gardening, with Hints on Fish-Ponds. Third ed., enlarged. 12mo, half calf, 408 pp., London, 1800.$3.50

1473. Martyn, Thos. Flora Rustica. Exhibiting Accurate Figures of Plants, Useful or Injurious to Husbandry. Drawn and engraved by Fred’k Nodder. 4 vols. in 2, boards, colored plates. London, 1792.$9.00

1474. Maryland Agric. Exper. Station Bulletins, Both Regular and Circular. 19 pieces, from No. 57, 1898, to No. 138, 1909 of the former, and 13 of the latter; Nos. 37 to 60, 1902-04. Paper, sold as a lot. College Park.$1.50

1475. Maryland State Horticultural Society Reports, Vols 4 to 11, Inclus., Illus. Vols. 4, 5 and 6, orig. pr. paper covers; vols. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 in cloth. Baltimore, 1901-1909, inclus.$2.75

1476. Mason, Wm. The English Garden. A Poem in Four Books, With Sketch of His Life. 12mo, boards, paper label, uncut, 130 pp., portrait. London, 1803.$1.75

1477. Mawe, Thos. Every Man His Own Gardener. Being a New and Much More Complete Gardener’s Kalendar Than Any One Hitherto Published, etc. Fourth ed., corrected, etc. 12mo, calf, 489 pp., frontis. London, 1769.$2.75

1478. Mawe, Thos., and Abercrombie, John. Every Man His Own Gardener. Being New and Much More Complete Gardener’s Calendar and General Director than any one Hitherto Published, etc. Fifteenth ed. 12mo, calf, 702 pp., + Index, frontis. Old and curious. London, 1797.$4.00

1479. McCalman, Godfrey. Natural, Commercial and Medicinal Treatise on Tea. With Account of East India Co. 12mo, unbound, 126 pp. Glasgow, 1787.$1.50

1480. McDonald, Alex., and Edwards, Syd. A Complete Dictionary of Practical Gardening; comprehending all Modern Improvements, etc., With Correct Engravings after Drawings by Sydenham Edwards. 12 plain plates of Buildings and Machinery and 60 superbly hand-colored plates of rare and curious Flowering Plants, engraved by Sansom, representing about 150 Species. 2 vols., 4to, calf. London, 1807.$4.50

1481. McIntosh, Charles. The Orchard and Fruit Garden, including Management of Wall and Standard Fruit Trees, etc. 12mo, full gilt, 420 pp., colored plates. London 1839.$2.50

1482. M’Mahon, Benjamin. Description of Jamaica Planters, With Interesting Anecdotes. Compiled During 18 Years Residence, etc. 12mo, 304 pp., uncut, rare. London, 1839.$2.75

1483. McWilliam, Robt. An Essay on the Origin and Operation of Dry Rot, with View to Prevention or Cure; Suggestions on Cultivation of Forest Trees, Abstract of Forest Laws, etc. 4to, boards, uncut, 420 pp., plates, valuable historic Appendix. London, 1818.$4.00

1484. Meehan, Thos. The Gardener’s Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser, Devoted to Horticulture, Arboric, Botany and Rural Affairs. Vol. 1, folio. Vols. 2 to 14, inclus., 4to, uniform half roan and boards, portrait, cuts, colored and plain plates. 15 vols. (L.) Phila., 1859-72.$10.50

1485. Meredith, Joseph. Treatise on the Grape Vine. 4to, full gilt, 96 pp., illus. London, 1876.$2.00

1486. Miller, Philip. The Gardener’s Dictionary, Containing Methods of Cultivating Kitchen, Fruit and Physick Garden, Vineyard, etc., etc. 2 vols., folio, calf, illus., frontis. Vol. 1, Fourth ed., corrected. Vol. 2, Second Ed,. London, 1740, 1743.$7.50

1487. Miller, Philip. The Abridgement of the The Gardeners’ Dictionary. Fifth ed., corrected and enlarged. 4to, calf, folding plates, engr. frontis., fine copy. London, 1763.$4.00

1488. Mordant, John. The Complete Steward. Also a New System of Agriculture and Husbandry, General Rules for Management of Farms, Tables for Measurement of Timber, etc. 2 vols., calf, 496 + 432 pp. London, 1761.$4.00

1489. Mosley, Oswald. Gleanings on Horticulture. Tall 8vo, 67 pp., illus., chiefly on grapes. London, 1851.$2.00

1490. Moubray, on Breeding, Rearing, etc., of Poultry, Cows, Swine, etc. Adapted to Soil, Climate and Culture of the U. S. Second Amer. from Sixth London Ed. By Thos. G. Fessenden, of Boston. 12mo, 278 pp., illus. Boston, 1837.$2.00

1491. Muller, K., und Courtix, A. Illustrirte Garten-Zeitung. Eine Monatliche Zeitschrift fÜr Gartenbau und Blumenzucht, etc. Vols. 2nd and 4th, fully illus., in colors, royal 8vo, gilt figured cloth, 192 pp. each. Stuttgart, 1858, ’60.$2.50

1492. Newly, D. M. The Gardener’s Labyrinth, or, A New Art of Gardening, Wherein is Laid Down New and Rare Inventions and Secrets of Gardening Not Heretofore Known, etc. Collected from the Best Authors, etc. Corrected and Enlarged. Small 4to, calf, in 2 parts. Lacks all after Chapter 19, page 78 of 2nd part. Very scarce. First Pub’d in 1571. London, 1651-52. As is,$3.00

1493. New York State Agricultural Society, Transactions. Vol. 1. Revised second ed. Nearly all the Contributions to this 418-page vol. were men of historic prominence, Livingston, Dr. Mitchell, De Witt, Muhlenberg, Noah Webster, etc. Old calf. Albany, 1801.$1.75

1494. Nicol, Walter. The Scotch Forcing Gardener. Instructions on Management of Green Houses, etc. Calf, 201 pp., 5 folding copper-plates. Edinburgh, 1797.$1.50

1495. Niederlein, G. Ressources Vegetales des Colonies Francaises. Folio, 16 + 160 pp., pr. paper covers, map. Paris, 1902.$1.00

1496. N. Carolina Bulletin N. Carolina State Board of Agriculture. Odd Nos., 1900 to 1909, inclus. 32 Nos. in all. Raleigh, v. d. As a lot,$1.75

1497. N. Carolina. Proposals for Establishing a Number of Farms, Like Those of N. England, N. Jersey, Penna., and Delaware, on South side of Western Districts of N. Carolina, for Mutual Benefit of the Settlers, and of the Trade of Charleston, Wilmington (N. C.), Fayetteville, Georgetown, (S. C.), Augusta, and Savannah; and of The Planters on the Sea-Coast of the Two Carolinas, Who Raise Sugar, Rice, Indigo, Cotton and Tobacco, make Lumber and Naval Stores, and May Not Raise Grain or Cattle. Paper, 16 pp., uncut, unopened. N. p., 1816.$3.50

1498. Nourse, Timothy. Discourse of Benefits and Improvements of Husbandry, Considerations upon Justices of the Peace, Servants and Laborers, the Fuel of London, etc. Paneled mottled calf, 354 pp., frontis. London, 1700.$3.00

1499. Pabor, Wm. E. Colorado as an Agricultural State, Its Farms and Garden Lands. First ed. 12mo, 213 pp., illus. N. York, 1883.$1.25.

1500. Parks. 1st and 2nd Annual Reports of Commissioners of Fairmount Park, Phila. 8vo, orig. paper covers, fine copies, illus. by large maps, views, woodcuts. 2 vols. Phila., 1869-70. The two,$2.00

1501. Pascalis, Felix, of New York. His Translation of T. de Berneaud’s Vine Dressers’ Theoretical and Practical Manual of the Vine, etc. Interesting autogr. pres. copy from Dr. Pascalis “to Mr. J. Adlum, Propr. of the Vineyard of Georgetown by his friend.” Adlum was author of the famous little Memoir of the Vine. Half calf. N. Y., 1829.$2.75

1502. Peters, Rich. Agricultural Inquiries on Plaister of Paris When Applied as Manure. Collected Chiefly from the Practice of Penna. Farmers. Second ed., with Additional Notes and More Recent Facts, etc., by the Author. Sheep, loose, 129 pp. This work was first published in 1797. Phila., Re-Printed by Jane Aitken, 1810.$2.00

1503. Pennsylvania Department. Agricultural Reports for 1879 to 1899, inclus. Several years in 2 vols. each. About 25 vols. Colored plates of birds, animals, fruits. Article on Injurious Insects and Reports on Forestry.$7.50

1504. Petit, Victor. Parcs et Jardins des Environs de Paris. Fifty col. plates, 4 pp., of Text. 4to, boards. Paris, n. d. (circa. 1840).$5.00

1505. Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture. Address from, with Laws, etc. 12mo, paper. 3 pieces. (Phila.), 1785. The same for 1788-89.$1.75

1506. Philips, Henry. Flora Historica, or, Three Seasons of the British Parterre (Flower Gardening). Second revised ed. 2 vols., 12mo, half mor. London, 1829.$2.00

1507. Phillips, H. Pomarium Britannicum, an Historical and Botanical Account of Fruits Known in Great Britain. 378 pp., boards, uncut, broken, 3 colored plates. London, 1820.$2.00

1508. Phytologist, The. First and Second Annual Parts. 2 vols. (All pub.?). 208 + 592 pp., illus. Published Monthly. Dates run from June 1841, to May, 1843.$4.00

1509. Plates. More Than 50 Original Water Color Drawings of Fruit and Flowers and about a dozen printed plates colored by hand. 4to, unbound. Evidently the Originals for the Illus. of some Horticultural Work. The names are written under each figure. Lot,$2.25

1510. Preston, Ralph. The Modern English Fruit Gardener and Practical Wall-Tree Pruner, etc. 12mo, calf, 216 pp., plate, name on title-page. London, 1785.$2.75

1511. Priestly’s Autograph Copy. Twamley, J. A Treatise on Watering Meadows. 5 copper plates. Dairying Exemplified. 2 plates. Calf. London, 1792.$1.25

1512. Pratt, Anne. The Green Fields and Their Grasses. 12mo, pr. covers. 96 pp., illus. London, 1852.$1.00

1513. Prince, W. R. A Treatise on the Vine, Embracing its History from the Earliest Ages to the Present Day, etc., etc. Boards, paper label, uncut, 355 pp., illus., rare, autogr. pres. copy by Author. N. York, 1830.$3.00

1514. Rand, Edward S. The Rhododendron and American Plants. Treatise on Culture, and Species of the Rhododendron, with Notes upon Other Plants Requiring Similar Culture. 12mo, 176 pp. Boston, 1871.$1.40

1515. Rand, Edward S. Flowers for the Parlor and Garden. Illustration by John Andrew and A. C. Warren. 8vo, original cloth, uncut, gilt top, 411 pp., illus., designed half-title in 2 colors, good copy. Boston, 1864.$1.50

1516. Richardson, H. D. Pests of the Farm. Account of Noxious Animals, Birds and Insects, With Directions for their Destruction. Illus., 12mo, paper, 135 pp. N. York, [1852].$1.00

1517. Robinson, W. Gleanings from French Gardens. Small 4to, 291 pp., illus. London, 1868.$2.00

1518. Roland, Arthur. Farming for Pleasure and Profit. Third Section. Tree Planting for Ornamentation or Profit, etc. Edited by Wm. H. Ablett. 12mo, 157 pp. London, 1879.$1.75

1519. Rowlands, Rev. H. Essay on Theory and Practice of Agriculture and Husbandry, Considering Nature and Quality of Marle, Lime and Shells. 12mo, sheep, 288 pp., Supp. on Trees, etc. Dublin, 1783.$1.75

1520. Rural Recreations, or, The Gardener’s Instructor, etc., With a Treatise on Management of Bees, Catalogue of Useful and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Plants, for Medicinal and Culinary Purposes. By a Society of Practical Gardeners. Calf, broken, 427 pp., folding plates. London, 1802.$3.75

1521. Rural Recreations, or, Modern Farmer’s Calendar and Monthly Instructor, etc. By a Farmer. Paper, 128 pp., illus. London, 1802.$1.75

1522. Russell, Robt. North America, Its Climate and Agriculture. Observations on Agriculture, etc., of Canada, U. S. and Cuba. 390 pp., map and cuts. Edinburgh, 1857.$2.50

1523. Sanders, John. The Kitchen Garden Directory. Treatise on Cultivation of Vegetables Grown in the Open Air, etc. 12mo, uncut, 154 pp., folding plate. London, 1827.$1.25

1524. Scheuchzero, Johanne. Agrostographia Sive Graminum Juncorum. Cyperorum, Cyperoidum, iisque affinum Historia. 4to, calf, cracked, 18 folding and other copper plates, 512 pp. + Index. One of the earliest works on Agrostology. Very scarce. Tiguri, 1719.$8.00

1525. Sharrock, Robt. History of Propagation and Improvement of Vegetables by the Concurrence of Art and Nature, etc. 12mo, calf, plate, scarce. Oxford, 1660.$6.00

1526. Sherer, John. Rural Life Described and Illustrated, Management and Treatment of Horses, Dogs, Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Poultry, etc., etc. Information Relating to Modern Farming, Gardening, Shooting, Angling, etc., etc. Also Complete System of Modern Veterinary Practice. 2 vols., 4to., half calf, 1016 pp., over 100 steel engravings, frontis. London, n. d.$4.75

1527. Sinclair, Sir John. Account of the Systems of Husbandry adopted in the Improved Districts of Scotland. 2 vols., calf, copper plates, portrait of Sinclair. He corresponded with Washington on Agricultural Subjects. Edinburgh, 1814.$1.50

1528. Sinclair, George. Hortus Gramineus Woburnensis. Account of Results of Experiments of Grasses and Other Plants, Used as Food for Domestic Animals, etc. Second ed. Boards, uncut, 438 pp., paper label, Hullmandel plates. London, 1825.$3.50

1529. Sinclair, Sir John. The Code of Agriculture. First Amer. ed. Boards, uncut, loose, plain and colored plates by Amer. engravers, rare. Hartford, 1818.$2.25

1530. Sinclair, Sir John. Hints Regarding the Agricultural State of the Netherlands Compared with that of Great Britain. Plates. London, 1815.$1.00

1531. Speechly, Wm. Treatise on Culture of the Pineapple and Management of the Hot-House, with Description of every Species of Insects that Infest Hot-Houses, etc. Boards, uncut, 186 pp., folding plan, plate, name on title-page. First ed. York, 1779.$3.00

1532. Speechly, Wm. Same. Second ed., with additions. 197 pp., 6 plates, somewhat stained, boards, uncut. York, 1796.$2.75

1533. Speechly, Wm. A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine, and on the Culture of the Pine-Apple and Management of the Hot-House, etc., Third ed. Boards uncut, paper label, folding plates. London, 1821.$2.75

1534. Statistics, Division of U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. New Series Miscel. Repts. 1 to 7, inclus., with Additional lot of 6 Special Reports. 13 pieces, paper covers, illus. Wash., 1890 to 1893. The lot,$1.50

1535. Steinmetz, Andrew. Tobacco, History, Cultivation, Manufacture and Adulterations. First ed. Pr. paper covers, 174 pp., frontis., rare. London, 1857.$2.00

1536. Steuart, Henry Bart. The Planter’s Guide. A Practical Essay on Best Method of Giving Immediate Effect to Wood by Removal of Large Trees and Underwood. Observations on General Planting, Improvement of Landscapes, etc. Second ed., greatly improved and enlarged. Boards, uncut, 527 pp., 6 plates, 5 of them by W. Turner, very scarce. Edinburgh and London, 1828.$6.00

1537. Stevenson, Rev. H. The Gentleman Gardener. (Also) The Gard’ner’s Kalendar, Management of Bees, etc. Fourth ed., enlarged. 12mo, calf, 312 pp. London, 1750.$2.75

1538. Strickland, H. E. A General View of the Agriculture of the East-Riding of Yorkshire. Half calf, 332 pp., colored map, 8 plates, 2 colored. Chapter on Woodlands. York, 1812.$2.75

1539. Sweet, Robert. The Hot-House and Green-House Manual, etc. Fifth ed. 714 pp. London, 1831.$2.50

1540. Sweet, R., and Don, D. The Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery. 152 finely colored plates. Vol. 1. Half roan. London, 1851.$1.50

1541. Switzer, Stephen. The Practical Fruit-Gardener. Revised and Recommended by the Rev. Mr. Laurence, and Mr. Bradley. Calf, 333 pp., illus. London, 1724.$3.50

1542. Taylor, Jefferys. The Farm. A New Account of Rural Toils and Produce. Square 12mo, 175 pp., illus., lacks 1 leaf. London, 1832.$1.50

1543. Thacher, James, M. D. The American Orchardist. Treatise on Culture and Management of Apple Trees, etc., for Use of Amer. Farmers. Second ed., improved. 12mo, boards, 236 pp. Plymouth, Mass., 1825.$2.00

1543A. Thompson, Robt. The Gardiner’s Assistant. Guide to Formation and Management of Kitchen, Fruit and Flower Garden, etc., etc. Royal 8vo, 774 pp., 12 fine col. plates and many cuts. Glasgow, (1859).$3.00

1544. Thompson, Wm. The New Gardener’s Calendar. Containing Directions for Transplanting of Trees, Quick for Hedges, New Essay on Management of Bees, etc. 12mo, uncut, 107 pp., frontis., very scarce. London, (1790?).$3.50

1545. Thomson, David. Handy Book of the Flower Garden. 12mo, uncut, 364 pp., folding plates, good copy. Edinburgh and London, 1868.$2.00

1546. Thomson, Wm. A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of the Grape Vine. Third ed. 74 pp., illus. Edinburgh and London, 1863.$1.75

1547. Thomson, Wm. Same. Fourth ed. 77 pp., illus. Edinburgh and London, 1865.$1.75

1548. Tobacco. Anno Regni AnnÆ ReginÆ MagnÆ BrittanniÆ, etc. Duodecimo at the Parliament Held at Westminster, Nov. 12, 1713. (An Act for Encouraging the Tobacco Trade.) Folio, paper, 10 pp., black letter. London, 1714.$2.75

1549. Tobacco. Brailsford, Edwd., of S. Carolina. Experimental Dissertation on the Chemical and Medical Properties of the Nicotiana Tabacum of LinnÆus, commonly known by the Name of Tobacco. With colored folding plate, calf, broken, 78 pp., very rare. Autogr. Pres. copy from Author to William Hamilton of the Woodlands. Phila., 1799.$5.00

1550. Tobacco. Moustier, Eleonore-Francois-Elie de. Observations sur les DiffÉrens Rapports de la LibertÉ ou de la Prohibition de la Culture du Tabac. Paper, 57 pp., rare. Paris, 1790.$2.75

1551. Tobacco. Short, Thos. Discourses on Tea, Sugar, Milk, Made Wines, Spirits, Punch, Tobacco, etc. Calf. Tench Francis’ copy, with his Autograph on title. London, 1750.$2.00

1552. Tobacco. A Colored Engraved Plate of Scotch Highlander Taking Snuff, with an Indian (having Negro features) smoking pipe, and surrounded by leaves of the Tobacco Plant. 4to size. Printed and Published by W. Davidson Alnwick, as an advt. of Scotch Snuff. Circa. 1800.$1.50

1553. Tobacco and Sugar. Short History of the Nature and Consequences of Excise Laws, including some Account of the recent Interruption to the Manufactories of [American] Snuff and Refined Sugar. Rare, paper, 116 pp. Phila., Printed for the Booksellers, Dec. 7, 1795.$2.00

1554. Topography of all the Known Vineyards, Containing Description of the Kind and Quality of their Products and a Classification. 248 pp., small 8vo, boards, uncut. London, 1824.$1.50

1555. Transactions of the Society for the Promotion of Agriculture, Arts and Manufactures, State of N. York. Vol. 1. 418 pp., boards, uncut, articles by Dr. Mitchell, De Witt, Livingston, L’Homedieu, etc. Second ed., revised. Albany, 1801.$2.00

1556. Trimble, Isaac P. Treatise on Insect Enemies of Fruit and Fruit Trees. With numerous illus. 4to, 139 pp., and 11 finely colored plates of infected fruit, insects, etc. N. York, 1865.$2.50

1557. Trowell, Sam. A New Treatise of Husbandry, Gardening and Other Curious Matters Relating to Country Affairs, Hops, Forest and Fruit Trees, etc. Sheep, 164 pp. London, 1739.$2.75

1558. Trusler, John (of Cobham, Surry). Practical Husbandry, or, the Art of Farming With Certainty of Gain, etc. Boards, cracked, 164 pp., chapters on Measuring Timber, Hedging, etc. London, 1780.$1.75

1559. U. S. Dept. Agriculture. Reports of Pomologist, etc. A Collection of about 20 Pomological U. S. Dept. Agric. Bulletins, 1891 to 1898, including Bull. No. 2 on California Vine Disease by Pierce of 222 pp., 25 plates and a chart. 8vo, half mor., many illus. Wash., 1891-1898.$2.50

1560. Van Oosten, Henry. The Dutch Gardener, or, The Compleat Florist. Second ed., with Amendments. Calf, 249 pp., + 12 pp. Index. London, 1711.$2.75

1561. Varley, C. (C. Varlo in Amer. Eds.) A New System of Husbandry, etc. 3 vols. in 1. Old calf, 320 + 319 + 345 pp., folding plans. York, 1770. Very rare.$6.00

1562. Varlo, C. New System of Husbandry, From Many Years Experience, with Tables, showing the Expense and Profit of Each Crop. * * * To which are annexed a few Hints humbly offered for the perusal of the Legislators of America, showing how to put a stop to runaway Servants. 2 vols., boards, uncut, name from title, scarce. Phila., 1785.$3.75

1563. Vasey, Dr. George. Agricultural Grasses and Forage Plants of the U. S., etc. Appendix on Chemical Composition of Grasses by Clifford Richardson. Special Bulletin U. S. Dept. Agric. New, Revised and Enlarged Edition. Pr. paper covers, 148 pp., 114 plates. Wash., 1889.$1.50

1564. Vasey, G. Illustrations of North American Grasses. Vol. 1, Grasses of the Southwest. Vol. 2, Grasses of the Pacific Slope. Royal 8vo, 200 plates, 2 vols., paper covers. Wash., 1891-1893.$2.00

1565. Vasey, G. Grasses of the West. Part II, Paper, 50 Plates.$1.00

1566. (Whateley, Thos.) Observations on Modern Gardening. Fifth ed. Boards, uncut, 263 pp. London, 1793.$2.00

1567. Whitmarsh, S. Eight Years’ Experience and Observation in the Culture of the Mulberry Tree and in the Care of the Silk Worm. 16mo, folded plate, rare. Northampton, 1839.$2.00

1568. Williams, Benj. S. The Orchid-grower’s Manual. Fifth Ed., enlarged. 12mo, 336 pp., fully illus., colored frontis., embossed stamp on title-page. The best ed. London, 1877.$2.50

1569. Wine. The Juice of the Grape, or, Wine Preferable to Water. Wine Shewn to be Great Preserver of Health, etc. With a Word of Advice to the Vintners. 12mo, paper, 56 pp. London, 1724.$1.25

1570. Withers, Wm. A Memoir Addressed to the Society for Encouragement of Arts, etc., on the Planting and Rearing of Fruit Trees. Second ed. Orig. pr. paper covers, uncut, 40 pp. Holt, 1827.$2.00

1571. (Wordsworth.) Flora Domestica, or, the Portable Flower Garden, etc. 396 pp., loose, name cut from title-page. London, 1823.$1.75

1572. Wonders of Vegetation. Various Grasses. 16mo, 90 pp., illus. Phila. [1848.]80c.

1573. (Worlidge, J.) Compleat System of Husbandry and Gardening, or, the Gentleman’s Companion in the Business and Pleasures of a Country Life, etc. Paneled calf, 504 pp., illus., contains articles on gardening, fishing and fowling, etc. The Marquis of Anglesy’s Arms stamped on covers, rare. London, 1716.$4.75

1574. (Worlidge, John) Systema AgriculturÆ, the Mystery of Husbandry Discovered, etc. (with) Kalendarium Rusticum; or, the Husbandman’s Monthly Directions, and Dictionarium Rusticum, etc. Fourth ed., corrected, etc. Folio, old calf, illus., very rare. London, 1687.$8.00

1575. Yorkshire Agricultural Society, Transactions of the. First 8 vols., bound in 2, half calf, map. London, 1837-45.$4.00

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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