Catalogue of Messrs Blackwood and Sons' Publications: Published in 1868 as a Part of The Handy Horse-Book by Maurice Hartland MahonWilliam Blackwood and Sons
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Catalogue of Messrs Blackwood and Sons' Publications: Published in 1868 as a Part of The Handy Horse-Book by Maurice Hartland Mahon
William Blackwood and Sons
Publishers' catalogs; William Blackwood and Sons -- Catalogs
_THE BOOK OF THE GARDEN._
By CHARLES M'INTOSH. In 2 large vols. royal 8vo, embellished with
1353 Engravings.
_Each Volume may be had separately_--_viz._:
I. ARCHITECTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL.--On the Formation of
Gardens--Construction, Heating, and Ventilation of Fruit and
Plant Houses, Pits, Frames, and other Garden Structures, with
Practical Details. Illustrated by 1073 Engravings, pp. 766. £2,
10s.
II. PRACTICAL GARDENING.--Directions for the Culture of the
Kitchen Garden, the Hardy-fruit Garden, the Forcing Garden, and
Flower Garden, including Fruit and Plant Houses, with Select
Lists of Vegetables, Fruits, and Plants. Pp. 868, with 279
Engravings. £1, 17s. 6d.
"We feel justified in recommending Mr M'Intosh's two excellent volumes
to the notice of the public."--_Gardeners' Chronicle._
_PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF FARM BOOK-KEEPING_:
Being that recommended in the 'Book of the Farm' by H. STEPHENS.
Royal 8vo, 2s. 6d. Also, SEVEN FOLIO ACCOUNT-BOOKS, printed and
ruled in accordance with the System, the whole being specially
adapted for keeping, by an easy and accurate method, an account of
all the transactions of the Farm. A detailed Prospectus may be had
from the Publishers. Price of the complete set of Eight Books, £1,
4s. 6d. Also, A LABOUR ACCOUNT OF THE ESTATE, 2s. 6d.
"We have no hesitation in saying that, of the many systems of keeping
farm accounts which are now in vogue, there is not one which will bear
comparison with this."--_Bell's Messenger._
_AINSLIE'S TREATISE ON LAND-SURVEYING._
A New and Enlarged Edition. Edited by WILLIAM GALBRAITH, M.A.,
F.R.A.S. 1 vol. 8vo, with a Volume of Plates in Quarto, 21s.
"The best book on surveying with which I am acquainted."--W. RUTHERFORD,
LL.D., F.R.A.S., _Royal Military Academy, Woolwich_.
_THE FORESTER_:
A Practical Treatise on the Planting, Rearing, and Management of
Forest Trees. By JAMES BROWN, Wood Manager to the Earl of Seafield.
Third Edition, greatly enlarged, with numerous Engravings on Wood.
Royal 8vo, 30s.
"Beyond all doubt this is the best work on the subject of Forestry
extant."--_Gardeners' Journal._
"The most useful guide to good arboriculture in the English
language."--_Gardeners' Chronicle._
_HANDBOOK OF THE MECHANICAL ARTS_,
Concerned in the Construction and Arrangement of Dwellings and other
Buildings; Including Carpentry, Smith-work, Iron-framing,
Brick-making, Columns, Cements, Well-sinking, Enclosing of Land,
Road-making, &c. By R. SCOTT BURN. Crown 8vo, with 504 Engravings on
Wood, 6s. 6d.
_PROFESSOR JOHNSTON'S WORKS_:--
EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE. Being the Results of Past, and
Suggestions for Future, Experiments in Scientific and Practical
Agriculture. 8s.
ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AND GEOLOGY. Eighth Edition,
6s. 6d.
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