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A28337 The compleat gardeners practice, directing the exact way of gardening in three parts : the garden of pleasure, physical garden, kitchin garden : how they are to be ordered for their best situation and improvement, with variety of artificial knots for the by Stephen Blake, gardener. Blake, Stephen, Gardener. 1664 (1664) Wing B3139; ESTC R18838 125,718 224

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