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Rogers, John

The Vegetable Cultivator; Containing A Plain & Accurate Description Of All The Different Species & Varieties Of Culinary Vegetables; . . .Cultivating Them By Natural & Artificial Means & The Best Mode Of Cooking Them. . .description of the Physical Herbs

1839

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Year of publication
1839
Place of printing
London. Longman, Orme, Brown, Green & Longmans
Author
Rogers, John
Keyword
Gardening - General
Languages
English

Description

12mo [16.5 x 10 cm], xv, 343 pp. contemporary half calf with gilt spine decorations, gilt title lettering on leather label, marbled boards, very light shelf-wear, engraved bookplate of Macaulay of Mondawmin on endpaper, interior is clean and unmarked, near fine. A picture of this book is The author, formerly with the Royal Gardens, describes in detail almost 100 vegetables and herbs, their history, culture, and the varieties of each that were available at that time to the kitchen gardener. Loaded with interesting facts, such as 'the dried seeds of coriander have a tolerably grateful smell with a moderately warm and slightly pungent taste, commonly sold by the confectioners encrusted with sugar. Massachusetts Horticultural Society p. 269. The book also has a chapter on the life of noted gardener Philip Miller, formerly gardener to the company of Apothecaries at their Botanical Garden, Chelsea.