List of items exhibited

1

Philip Miller, The gardeners dictionary : containing the methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit and flower garden. London: Printed for the author, 1731.
DeBeer Ee/1731/M

2

Philip Miller, The gardeners dictionary. Containing, the methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, flower, fruit, and pleasure garden. 6th edition. London: Printed for the author, 1752.
DeBeer Ee/1752/M

3

Dictionary of gardening. v.2. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956.
Sci:Reference SB/ 45/ DJ21/ 1956

4

John Claudius Loudon, An encyclopaedia of gardening : comprising the theory and practice of horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture and landscape-gardening. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822.
DeBeer Eb/1822/L

5

Humphry Repton, Designs for the pavillon at Brighton. London: Printed for J.C. Stadler… the letter press by T. Bensley, 1808.
DeBeer Ee/1808/R

6

Humphry Repton, Observations on the theory and practice of landscape gardening. London: Printed by T. Bensley for J. Taylor, 1803.
DeBeer Ee/1803/R

7

Maria Elizabeth Jacson, The florist's manual, or hints for the construction of a gay flower garden. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1816.
DeBeer Eb/1816/J

8

Thomas Tusser, Five hundred pointes of good husbandrie. London: The English Dialect Society by Trübner & Co, 1878.
Sto. Jnl PE 1701/P82

9

John Gerard, The herball: or, generall historie of plantes. London: Printed by Adam Islip, Joice Norton and Richard Whitakers, 1633.
DeBeer Ec/1633/G

10

Nicolas de Bonnefons, The French gardiner: instructing how to cultivate all sorts of fruit-trees, and herbs for the garden. London: Printed by J.M. for John Crooke, 1669.
DeBeer Eb/1669/B

11

Jean de La Quintinie, The compleat gard'ner; or, directions for cultivating and right ordering of fruit-gardens and kitchen-gardens. London: Printed for Matthew Gillyflower, …and James Partridge, [1693]
DeBeer Ec/1693/L

12

Nicolas de Bonnefons, The French gardiner: instructing how to cultivate all sorts of fruit-trees, and herbs for the garden. London: Printed by T.R. & N.T. for B. Tooke, 1675.
DeBeer Eb/1675/B

13

[Rene Rapin], Rapin of gardens. a Latin poem. English'd by Mr. Gardiner. London: Printed by W. Bowyer for Bernard Lintott, [1706]
DeBeer Eb/1706/R

14

[Rene Rapin], Rapin of gardens. a Latin poem. English'd by Mr. Gardiner. 2nd edition, revised and finish'd. London: Printed by W. Bowyer for Bernard Lintot, [1718].
DeBeer Eb/1718/R

15

John Parkinson, A garden of pleasant flowers (Paradisi in sole: Paradisus terrestris). New York: Dover Publications, 1976.
Sci:Books + SB/97/P733/1976

16

John Rea, Flora, seu, de florum cultura, or, a complete florilege furnished with all the requisites belonging to a florist. London: Printed by J.G. for Richard Marriott, 1665.
DeBeer Ec/1665/R

17

Kalendarium Hortense, in John Evelyn, Sylva, or a discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions. London: Printed for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, 1679.
DeBeer Ec/1679/E

18

John Evelyn, Silva, or a discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions. London: Printed for Robert Scott; Richard Chiswell; George Sawbridge; and Benj. Tooke, 1706.
DeBeer Ec/1706/E

19

John Evelyn, Elysium Britannicum, or the Royal gardens. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001.
Stk SB 470/ E9/EX6

20

John Evelyn, engraving by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1689?), from the Diary and correspondence of John Evelyn, v.1 (London: H.G. Bohn, 1859).
Stk DA/ 447/ E9/ A22/ 1859.

21

John Laurence, The gentleman's recreation: or, the second part of the art of gardening improved. 2nd edition. London: Printed for B. Lintott, 1717.
DeBeer Eb/1717/L

22

Richard Bradley, A general treatise of husbandry and gardening. 2 vols. London: Printed for T. Woodward, ... and J. Peele, 1726.
DeBeer Eb/1726/B

23

Uvedale Price, An essay on the picturesque. London: J. Robson, 1796
DeBeer Eb/1796/P

24

R. P. Knight, The landscape: a didactic poem. London: W. Bulmer, 1794.
DeBeer Ec/ 1794/K

25

John Claudius Loudon, A treatise on forming, improving, and managing country residences. 2 vols. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1806.
DeBeer Eb/1806/L

26

Stephen Switzer, The practical kitchen gardiner. London: Printed for Tho. Woodward, 1727.
DeBeer Eb/1727/S

27

James Wheeler, The botanist's and gardener's new dictionary. London: Printed for W. Strahan, [and 8 others], 1763.
DeBeer Eb/1763/W

28

John Abercrombie, Every man his own gardener. Being a much more complete gardener's calendar, and general director, than any hitherto published. 15th ed., corrected and greatly enlarged. London: Printed for B. Law, [and 15 others], 1797.
DeBeer Eb/1797/A

29

Henry Burgess, The amateur gardener's yearbook. Edinburgh: A & C. Black, 1854
Private Collection.

30

Shirely Hibberd, The amateur's garden. London: Groomridge and Son, 1877.
Private Collection.

31

William Robinson, Gleanings from French gardens. London: Frederick Warne, 1869.
Private collection.

32

George Chapman, Hand book to the farm and garden. Auckland: Chapman, [1862]. Hocken Pamphlets, v.64, no.1.

33

Felix Wakefield, The gardener's chronicle for New Zealand. Wellington: Printed by Thomas M'Kenzie, 1870.
Hocken Pamphlets, v.5, no.12.

34

Alfred Ludlam, Essay on the cultivation and acclimatization of trees and plants. Dunedin: printed for the Commissioners, 1865.
Hocken Pamphlets, v.154, no.7a.

35

W. B. Brockie, New Zealand alpines in field and garden. Christchurch: Caxton Press, 1945.
Bra 463/BV16.

36

Muriel E. Fisher, Gardening with New Zealand plants, shrubs and trees. Auckland: Collins, 1970.
Private Collection

37

Lawrence Metcalf, Cultivation of New Zealand trees and shrubs. Wellington: A.H. and A. W. Reed, 1972.
Hocken UAV/M

38

Michael Murphy, Handbook of gardening for New Zealand. 1st ed. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, [1885].
Hocken UAV/M

39

Michael Murphy, Handbook of gardening for New Zealand. 3rd ed. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, [1890?].
Private Collection.

40

Michael Murphy, Gardening in New Zealand. 4th ed. Christchurch: Whitcombe and Tombs, [1907].
Private Collection

41

David Tannock, Manual of gardening in New Zealand. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, [1916].
Private Collection.

42

David Tannock, Practical gardening in New Zealand. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, [1934].
Private Collection.

43

J. A. McPherson, Whitcombe's complete New Zealand gardener. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, [1943].
Private Collection.

44

J. T. Sinclair, Fruit growing in New Zealand. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, n.d. Private Collection.

45

J. T. Sinclair, Vegetable growing in New Zealand. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, n.d. Private Collection.

46

David Tannock, Rock gardening in New Zealand. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, n.d. Private Collection.

47

L. Cockayne, The cultivation of New Zealand plants. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, [1923]. Private Collection.

48

James Young, Rose growing in New Zealand. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, [1919?]. Private Collection.

49

James Young and David A. Hay, Flower gardening in New Zealand. 2nd ed. Auckland: Whitcombe & Tombs, n.d. Private Collection.

50

Brett's Gardening Guide, 1st ed. Auckland: Brett Printing, [1920].
Hocken UAV/Bre

51

Brett's Gardening Guide, Revised ed. Auckland: New Zealand Newspapers, 1951.
Private Collection.

52

Brett's Gardening Guide, Revised ed. Christchurch: New Zealand Newspapers, 1963.
Private Collection.

53

Yates' 1932 Garden Annual. Auckland: Wilson & Horton, [1932]
Private Collection.

54

Yates' garden guide. Auckland: Arthur Yates, 1934.
Private Collection.

55

Yates' garden guide. 3rd ed. Auckland: Arthur Yates, 1953.
Private Collection.

56

Yates' garden guide. 41st ed. Auckland: Arthur Yates, 1961.
Private Collection.