PHILLIPS'S COMPANION for the ORCHARD; an Historical and Botanical
Account of Fruits known in Great Britain, with Directions for their
Culture. By HENRY PHILLIPS, F. H. S. New Edition, enlarged with much
additional information, as well as Historical, Etymological, and
Botanical, Anecdotes, and comprising the most approved Methods of
Retarding and Ripening of Fruits, so as to ensure, in all seasons, the
enjoyment of those vegetable delicacies; new and curious Particulars of
the Pine Apple, &c. 8vo. 7s.
"We know of no class of readers which is not much obliged to Mr.
Phillips for this very useful and very entertaining publication.
For extent of information, utility, and most of the other good
qualities which can be desired in a production of its kind, it is
really deserving the warmest eulogy."--LITERARY GAZETTE.
PHILLIPS'S COMPANION for the KITCHEN GARDEN; a History of Vegetables
cultivated in Great Britain; comprising their Botanical, Medicinal,
Edible, and Chemical Qualities, Natural History, and Relation to Art,
Science, and Commerce. By HENRY PHILLIPS, F. H. S., Author of "The
Companion for the Orchard." New Edition. In 2 vols, 8vo. 12s.
"In this work, the object of the author has been to render the
knowledge of Plants entertaining and useful, not only to Botanists,
but to those who have hitherto deemed it a difficult and
uninteresting science. He has endeavoured to ascertain of what
countries the vegetables now cultivated are natives, the earliest
accounts of their cultivation, and how far they have improved by
attention, or degenerated by neglect; also the various uses made of
them by the ancients, as well as the moderns, of different
countries."--INTRODUCTION.
THE FLORIST'S MANUAL; or, Rules for the Construction of a Gay Flower
Garden, with Directions for preventing the Depredations of Insects. To
which are added--1. A. Catalogue of Plants, with their colours, as they
appear in each season.--2. Observations on the Treatment and Growth of
Bulbous Plants; curious Facts respecting their Management; Directions
for the Culture of the Guernsey Lily, &c. &c. By the Authoress of
"Botanical Dialogues," &c. New Edition, revised, and improved: small
8vo. with 6 coloured plates, 5s. 6d.
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