Early Nurserymen

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Deals with the growth and development of the nursery business - seeds, plants, bulbs and trees - from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. Contains much about individual nursery businesses, especially London based, and on catalogue publishing. Chapters include: 'The basis of nurseries - plantsmanship'; 'Gardener to nurseryman'; 'The London nursery trade before 1700'; 'The founding of provincial nurseries'; 'A century of expansion'; 'Nurseries galore'; 'Culmination and conclusion'. Extensive appendices include transcriptions of documents including: 1786 list of London nursery gardeners and seedsmen, just giving addresses [pp160-6]; Wills of nurserymen - Henry Russell of Westminster, Roger Looker of St Martin's in the Fields, George Rogers of Chester [pp167-70]; 'Bills and letters of Henry Woodman, 1729-33' relating to planting at Gateshead Park for Henry Ellison, merchant [pp171-85]