@article{585575,
      recid = {585575},
      author = {Abercrombie, John, and Mawe, Thomas.},
      title = {The universal gardener and botanist or, a general  dictionary of gardening and botany. Exhibiting in Botanical  Arrangement, according to the Linnaean System, The various  Genera and Species of Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Flowers, and  Fruits, that merit Culture for Use, Ornament and Variety,  in the different Departments of Gardening, Plantations,  Shrubberies, Nursery, Green-House, Hot-House or Stove,  Forcing-House, Hot-Walls, and Hot-Beds: describing the  Botanic Classes, Orders, and Characters of the Genera, with  General and Specific Descriptions of the Species of each  Genus; their respective and general Uses, different Methods  of Propagation, and General Culture, in their several  Departments. Comprising accurate Directions, according to  real Practice, for the Management of the Kitchen-Garden,  Fruit-Garden, Pleasure-Ground, Flower-Garden, Nursery,  Plantations, Green-House, Hot-House, or Stove, Hot-Beds,  Forcing-Frames, Hot-Walls, and Forcing in general.  Describing the General Plans and Formation of the several  Gardening Districts and Departments, as above; with  distinct Arrangements, and general Descriptions of the  various tribes of Plants, Trees, Flowers, and Fruits,  adapted to each different Department; and Explanations of  the proper Situations, Exposures, Soils, Manures, Composts,  various Garden Materials, and principal Utensils; together  with full Directions for performing all the Practical  Operations of Gardening in general, both in the various  Methods of Propagation and Culture of the numerous Plants,  and in the Management of every Garden District, and the  various relative Plantations. By Thomas Mawe and John  Abercrombie. [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {printed for G. G. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster Row; and  T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, Strand,},
      address = {London :},
      pages = {[1276]p.,11 plates ;},
      year = {1797},
      note = {In fact by John Abercrombie alone.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/585575},
}