The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 517
mite from one who has been gratified for many and many an hourby the perusal of your different valuable works for us country gentlemen. I have called it the Wilton Shrub-lifter, from the name ofthis house; and my first reason for thinking of making it was,when superintending the removal of… … that half the mens time was lost in trying to get the tree out ofthe hole, after it was loose. Now, Sir, with the lifter, I can do as 496 Method of pruning ornamental Trees. much work with two meir, and do it better than I could dobefore with six men; and my mode of operating is this: — I cut a…
