Publications of William Thompson

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  • Thompson, William. The new gardener's calendar; or, every man a complete gardener. Comprehending a regular and full account of the particular work and business necessary to be performed during every month in the year, in the Kitchen Garden, Flower Garden, Shrubbery, Fruit Garden, Orchard, Green-House, Hot-House, &c. &c. With a general Catalogue of the Produce of each respective Month; And valuable Directions respecting the Cultivation of Soil and Situation, and concerning the raising, grafting, and transplanting of Trees, Quick for Hedges, &c. &c. agreeable to The Newest and Approved Methods, As practised by the most eminent Gardeners in this Kingdom. To which are Added, Proper Directions for killing all Sorts of Vermin that infest Gardens, Houses, Barns, Fields, &c. Useful Rules for judging of the Weather, Founded on Experience; and Likewise A New Essay on the Mystery and Management of Bees; In which the best Instructions are given with Regard to their Breeding, Gathering, Swarming, Hiving, &c. By William. London: printed for Alex. Hogg, No. 16, Pater-Noster-Row, [1779]. ESTC No. T97594. Grub Street ID 316999.
  • Thompson, William. The new gardener's calendar; or, every man a complete gardener. Comprehending a regular and full account of the particular work and business necessary to be performed during every month in the year, in the Kitchen Garden, Flower Garden, Shrubbery, Fruit Garden, Orchard, Green-House, Hot-House, &c. &c. With a general Catalogue of the Produce of each respective Month; And valuable Directions respecting the Cultivation of Soil and Situation, and concerning the raising, grafting, and transplanting of Trees, Quick for Hedges, &c. &c. agreeable to The Newest and Approved Methods, As practised by the most eminent Gardeners in this Kingdom. To which are added, Proper Directions for killing all Sorts of Vermin that infest Gardens, Houses, Barns, Fields, &c. Useful Rules for judging of the Weather, Founded on Experience; and likewise A New Essay on the Mystery and Management of Bees; In which the best Instructions are given with Regard to their Breeding, Gathering, Swarming, Hiving, &c. By William. London: printed for Alex. Hogg, No. 16, Pater-Noster-Row, [1779?]. ESTC No. N24387. Grub Street ID 13749.
  • Thompson, William. The new and complete bird-fancyer; or bird-fancyer's recreation and delight. Containing the newest and very best instructions for catching, taking, feeding, rearing, &c. all the various sorts of song-birds, Particularly, Nightingales, Larks, Goldfinches, Bullfinches, Robins, Canary-Birds, Black-Birds, Thrushes, Sterlings, Linnets, &c. &c. Including, among other Particulars, A full Account of all their several Distempers, and the best Methods of curing them. Likewise the surest Means of distinguishing the Cock from the Hen, and of learning them to sing to the greatest Perfection. Together with Many other useful Particulars relative to Singing Birds, too numerous to mention in a Title-Page. The whole revised, corrected, and improved, by Mr. William Thompson, Late Gardener to the Duke of Ancaster, and Author of New Gardeners Calendar; who has made the Management of Birds his favourite Study upwards of Twenty Years. Assisted by the most eminent Fancyers. Embellished with a beautiful frontispi. London: printed for Alex. Hogg, at the Original King's-Arms, No. 16, Pater-Noster-Row, [1783?]. ESTC No. T107826. Grub Street ID 160834.
  • Thompson, William. The new and complete bird-fancier, or, Bird fancier's recreation and delight. Containing the newest and very best instructions for catching, taking, feeding, rearing, &c. All the various sorts of song birds, particularly canary-birds, nightingales, larks, goldfinches, bullfinches, robins, black-birds, thrushes, starlings, linnets, &c. &c. Including, among other particulars, full accounts of all their several distempers, and the best methods of curing them. Likewise, the surest means of distinguishing the cock from the hen, and of learning them to sing to the greatest perfection. Together with many other useful particulars relative to singing birds, too numerous to mention in this title-page. The whole revised, corrected, and improved, by Mr. William Thompson, late gardener to the Duke of Ancaster, and author of the New gardener's calendar; who has made the management of birds his favourite study upwards of twenty years. Assisted by Mr. G. Wright, and the most eminent bird fanciers. Embell. London: Printed by S. Couchman, Throgmorton-Street; for Alex. Hogg, at the King's-Arms, No. 16. Paternoster-Row, [1800?]. ESTC No. T225551. Grub Street ID 247400.