The different modes of cultivating the pine-apple From its first introduction into Europe to the late improvements of T.A. Knight, esq.
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THE DIFFERENT MODES OF CULTIVATING THE PINE-APPLE, FROM ITS FIRST INTRODUCTION INTO EUROPE TO THE LATE IMPROVEMENTS OF T. A. KNIGHT, ESQ.
INTRODUCTION.
CONTENTS.
CHAP. I. OF THE PINE APPLE.
CHAP. II. OF THE VARIETIES OF THE PINE APPLE.
CHAP. III. FOREIGN MODES OF CULTIVATING THE PINE APPLE.
Sect. I. Culture of the Pine Apple by Mr. Le Cour in the beginning of the 18th century, at Drieoeck, near Leyden.
Sect. II. Culture of the Pine Apple in Germany.
Sect. III. Culture of the Pine Apple in Russia.
Sect. IV. Culture of the Pine Apple in France.
Sect. V. Culture of the Pine Apple in Italy.
Sect. VI. Culture of the Pine Apple in other parts of Europe.
CHAP. IV. OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF CULTIVATING THE PINE APPLE WHICH HAVE BEEN, AND ARE PRACTISED IN BRITAIN BY PRACTICAL GARDENERS.
Sect. I. Mode of cultivating the Pine Apple practised by Mr. Henry Telende, in the Garden of Sir M. Decker, at Richmond, 1719, to 1730, or later.
Sect. II. Of the Culture of the Pine, as given by Phillip Miller in his Gardener’s Dictionary.
Sect. III. Culture of the Pine Apple, by James Justice, Esq. F.R.S. at Crichton, near Edinburgh, in 1732, and for some years afterwards.
Sect. IV. Culture of the Pine Apple, by John Giles, at Lewisham, in Kent, 1767.
Sect. V. Culture of the Pine Apple, by Adam Taylor, Gardener at Devizes, in Wiltshire, 1769.
Sect. VI. Culture of the Pine Apple by William Speechly, gardener to his Grace the Duke of Portland, at Welbeck, in Nottinghamshire, 1779.
Sect. VII. Culture of the Pine Apple by James M’Phail, gardener to the late Earl of Liverpool, at Addiscombe, in Surrey, from 1788 to 1808.
Sect. VIII. Culture of the Pine Apple in Fifeshire, by Mr. Walter Nicol.
Sect. IX. Culture of the Pine Apple, by Mr. William Griffin, Gardener to J. C. Girardot, Esq. at Kelham, in Nottinghamshire, and now to Samuel Smith, Esq. of Woodhall, in Hertfordshire.
Sect. X. Culture of the Pine Apple, by Mr. Thomas Baldwin, Gardener to the Marquis of Hertford, at Ragley, in Warwickshire, from 1805 to the present time.
Sect. XI. Culture of the Pine Apple as given in Abercrombie’s Practical Gardener, edited by Mr. James Mean, head gardener to Sir Abraham Hume, Bart. at Wormleybury, in Hertfordshire.
Sect. XII. Culture of the Pine Apple by Mr. James Andrews, commercial gardener, Vauxhall.
Sect. XIII. Culture of the Pine Apple, as practised by Mr. Gunter, at Earlscourt, near Kensington; Mr. Grange, at Kingsland; and Mr. Wilmot, of Isleworth.
Sect. XIV. Culture of the Pine Apple, by Mr. Isaac Oldacre, gardener to Lady Banks, at Spring-grove, Middlesex.
Sect. XV. Culture of the Pine Apple, by William Townsend Aiton, Esq., gardener to the King, at Kew and Kensington.
CHAP. V. IMPROVEMENTS RECENTLY ATTEMPTED IN THE CULTURE OF THE PINE APPLE.
Sect. I. Of the improvements in the culture of the Pine Apple, proposed by T. A. Knight, Esq. F.R.S. P.H.S., of Downton-Castle, Herefordshire.
Sect. II. Of other Improvements in the Culture of the Pine Apple, by different persons.
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