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A treatise on the culture of the cucumber shewing a new and advantageous method of cultivating that plant, with full directions for the management thereof, and the Degree of Heat it Requires on Every Day of the Year; and a Meteorological Journal of the Weather and Temperature of the Climate in Lat. 51° 20' North, Long. 0° 1' East of London. By James Mcphail, Gardener to the Right Hon. Lord Hawkesbury.

Title
A treatise on the culture of the cucumber [electronic resource] : shewing a new and advantageous method of cultivating that plant, with full directions for the management thereof, and the Degree of Heat it Requires on Every Day of the Year; and a Meteorological Journal of the Weather and Temperature of the Climate in Lat. 51° 20' North, Long. 0° 1' East of London. By James Mcphail, Gardener to the Right Hon. Lord Hawkesbury.
Author
MacPhail, James, active 1785-1805.
Publication
London : printed for T. Cadell, junior, and W. Davies, (successors to Mr. Cadell) in the Strand; and Bell and Bradfute, at Edinburgh, 1795.

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Gale (Firm)
Description
xv,[1],314p.,plate; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
Cucumbers
Note
  • A reissue of the original edition of 1794, with a cancel titlepage and a revised appendix dated: November 1, 1795; the treatise on husbandry was excised and sold separately so as to reduce the price of the treatise on the cucumber.
  • At bottom of title page in square brackets: entered at Stationer's-Hall.
  • P. 44, sig. C6 verso, second line reads: "... falling of the thermometer ...".
  • Variant: sig. C6 is a cancel, p. 44, second line reading: "... falling of the mercury ...".
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642758506
  • T96397
Author
MacPhail, James, active 1785-1805.
Title
A treatise on the culture of the cucumber [electronic resource] : shewing a new and advantageous method of cultivating that plant, with full directions for the management thereof, and the Degree of Heat it Requires on Every Day of the Year; and a Meteorological Journal of the Weather and Temperature of the Climate in Lat. 51° 20' North, Long. 0° 1' East of London. By James Mcphail, Gardener to the Right Hon. Lord Hawkesbury.
Imprint
London : printed for T. Cadell, junior, and W. Davies, (successors to Mr. Cadell) in the Strand; and Bell and Bradfute, at Edinburgh, 1795.
Edition
Second edition.
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T96397.
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Full text online - available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Gale (Firm)
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