Systema horti-culturæ, or, The art of gardening in three books ... / by J. Woolridge, gent.

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Title
Systema horti-culturæ, or, The art of gardening in three books ... / by J. Woolridge, gent.
Author
Worlidge, John, fl. 1660-1698.
Publication
London :: Printed for Tho. Dring ...,
1688.
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Subject terms
Gardening -- England -- Early works to 1800.
Gardens -- Design -- Early works to 1800.
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Page 268

A CATALOGUE Of such Housed-Greens, Winter-Greens, Flowering-Shrubs, Flowering-Trees, Flowers, and other curious Plants, as well Exotick as English, that are to be Sold by Mr. George Rickets, Garde∣ner, at the Hand in Hogsden without Bishopsgate, London, the great Collector and Improver of the Beauties of a Garden.

  • Greens that are housed in the Winter.
    • ORanges and Le∣mons.
    • Myrtles of va∣rious sorts.
    • The White and Red Oleander.
    • The Yellow Indian Jasmine.
    • The Spanish Jasmine.
    • The Indian Jucca.
    • Colutea Odorata.
    • Tree Housleek.
    • Cytisus lunatus.
    • Jacobea Marina, or Sea-Ragwort.
    • Gilded or strip'd Phil∣lyrea.
    • Lentiscus.
    • Indian Fig.
    • Marum Syriacum.
    • Amomum Plinii.
  • Flower-bearing-Trees.
    • Castanea Equina, or the Horse-Chestnut.

Page 269

  • ...
    • Oleaster.
    • Pardus (or Pardalian∣ches) Theophrasti.
    • Laburnum major.
    • Laburnum minor.
    • Sena-Tree.
    • Sumach.
    • Cassia.
    • Lilac, Blew, White, and Purple.
    • Pomegranat-flowers, dou∣ble and single.
    • Jasmines, White, and Virginian.
    • Periploca.
    • Double Virgins-bower.
    • Virginian Climer.
    • Tree Passion-flower.
    • Paliurus, or Christs-thorn.
    • Hungarian Clematis.
    • Orobus Venetus.
    • Gelder-Rose.
    • Double blossom'd Cher∣ry.
    • Mezerions, Red, Purple, White.
    • Dwarf-Almond.
    • Hypericum frutex.
    • Spirea frutex.
    • Cytisus Secundus Clusii.
    • Althea frutex, Red, White.
    • Syringa, White, Purple,
    • Persian Jasmine.
    • Woodbine, or Honysuckle, White, Italian, Red, Scarlet.
    • Scorpion Sena.
    • Amegdala flore Africano.
  • Winter-Greens.
    • Alaternus.
    • Pyracantha.
    • Ilex.
    • Laurus tinus major.
    • Laurus tinus minor.
    • Spanish Broom.
    • Upright Savin.
    • Laurels.
    • Phillyrea augustifolia.
    • Bay-tree.
    • Cypress.
    • Norway Firr.
    • Scotch Firr.
    • Silver, or flat Firr.
    • Mountain Pine.
    • Pinaster.
    • Cedar of Libanus.
    • Winter Jasmine.
  • Other Ornamental Trees.
    • Cornelian Cherry.
    • Oriental and Occidental Platanus.
    • Abele.

Page 270

  • ...
    • Lime-Tree.
    • Flowers and choice Plants.
    • Cardinal's Flower, Scar∣let, Blew.
    • Steeple Bellflower.
    • Scarlet Gnaphalion.
    • Double Scarlet Lychins.
    • White Rocket.
    • Purple Rocket.
    • Auricula's double of se∣veral sorts.
    • Auricula's strip'd, great varieties.
    • Auricula's plain Colours.
    • Hepatica's double, Blew, and Peach-colour.
    • Fraxinella, White, Red.
    • Peonies, double, White, Blush, and Purple.
    • Asphodil, Yellow, Red.
    • Geranium nocte Olens.
    • Martagons of several kinds.
    • Lillies of several kinds.
    • Iris bulbous, Great va∣rieties.
    • Iris tuberous. Great va∣rieties.
    • Hyacinthus Tuberosus.
    • Jacinths, many sorts.
    • Tulips, great varieties.
    • Double and single Ane∣mones, many sorts.
    • Ranuncula's, great va∣rieties.
    • Carnations and Gillyflow∣ers, very many sorts.
    • Double Colchicums.
    • Fritillaries.
    • Ornithogalons.
    • Leucoiums.
    • Narcissus, great varieties double and single.
    • Globe-Flower.
    • Crocus's, many varieties.
    • Primroses, many colours and sorts.
    • Oxslips, several colours and sorts.
    • Polyanthos.
    • Gentienella.
    • Junquils.
    • Campanula's, or Bell∣flower with many o∣thers.

The same Mr. Rickets can furnish you with all the best sorts of Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plumbs, Apricocks, Peaches, Nectarines, Vines, Currans, Goose∣berries, and all other Fruits, Standards, or for the Wall; Of all which he hath great variety.

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