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020 _a9781107109957 (ebook)
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050 4 _aSB45
_b.M55 1771
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100 1 _aMiller, Philip,
_d1691-1771,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Abridgement of the Gardener's Dictionary :
_bContaining the Best and Newest Methods of Cultivating and Improving the Kitchen, Fruit, Flower Garden, and Nursery /
_cPhilip Miller.
264 1 _aPlace of publication not identified :
_bpublisher not identified,
_c1771.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press
300 _a1 online resource (xvi, 934 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge library collection. Botany and horticulture
520 _aTrained by his father, a market gardener, Philip Miller (1691-1771) rose to become Britain's most eminent horticulturalist in the eighteenth century. Following a period as a nurseryman in Southwark, he was appointed the head gardener of the Chelsea Physic Garden by the Society of Apothecaries in 1722, upon the recommendation of Sir Hans Sloane. Under Miller's supervision, the diversity of plants at Chelsea outstripped that of all other European botanic gardens. His talent was equally reflected in his writings. Miller's most famous work, The Gardener's Dictionary, ran to eight editions during his lifetime, as did his celebrated abridgement, reissued here in its 1771 sixth edition. Ranging widely in coverage from agriculture to winemaking, as well as incorporating traditional gardening topics, the work reflects the progress of contemporary plant science and the breadth of knowledge acquired by one of its foremost practitioners.
650 0 _aGardening
_vDictionaries.
650 0 _aBotany
_vDictionaries.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108068512
830 0 _aCambridge library collection.
_pBotany and horticulture.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107109957
999 _c514696
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