The Abridgement of the Gardener's Dictionary | threaus dictionary
CambridgeUniversityPress,2014年2月20日-952頁Trainedbyhisfather,amarketgardener,PhilipMiller(1691-1771)rosetobecomeBritainsmosteminenthorticulturalistintheeighteenthcentury.FollowingaperiodasanurserymaninSouthwark,hewasappointedtheheadgardeneroftheChelseaPhysicGardenbytheSocietyofApothecariesin1722,upontherecommendationofSirHansSloane.UnderMillerssupervision,thediversityofplantsatChelseaoutstrippedthatofallotherEuropeanbotanicgardens.Histalentwasequallyreflectedinhiswritings.Millersmostfamous...
Cambridge University Press, 2014年2月20日 - 952 頁
Trained by his father, a market gardener, Philip Miller (1691-1771) rose to become Britains most eminent horticulturalist in the eighteenth century. Following a period as a nurseryman in Southwark, he was appointed the head gardener of the Chelsea Physic Garden by the Society of Apothecaries in 1722, upon the recommendation of Sir Hans Sloane. Under Millers supervision, the diversity of plants at Chelsea outstripped that of all other European botanic gardens. His talent was equally reflected in his writings. Millers most famous work, The Gardeners Dictionary, ran to eight editions during his lifetime, as did his celebrated abridgement, reissued here in its 1771 sixth edition. Ranging widely in coverage from agriculture to winemaking, as well as incorporating traditional gardening topics, the work reflects the progress of contemporary plant science and the breadth of knowledge acquired by one of its foremost practitioners.