Self-Instruction for Young Gardeners, Foresters, Bailiffs, Land-Stewards, and Farmers
With a Memoir of the Author

Published posthumously in 1845, Loudon's guide covers technical aspects of horticulture and agriculture to help cultivate knowledgeable and skilled practitioners.

John Claudius Loudon (Author)

9781108066396, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 19 September 2013

300 pages, 114 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 1.7 cm, 0.38 kg

Intended for young men with limited formal education, this manual was the final project of the landscape gardener John Claudius Loudon (1783–1843). Completed by friends, the book appeared posthumously in 1845. The son of a farmer, Loudon was well aware that men who began their careers as gardeners often became the stewards of estates, bailiffs, or tenant farmers later in life, and he provides here some of the mathematical and technical instruction necessary to carry out those roles successfully. Including sections on fractions, geometry, trigonometry, architectural drawing, and the calculation of wages and interest rates, the book traces a remarkable picture for the modern reader of the administrative duties expected of horticultural and agricultural workers in the mid-nineteenth century. Also included are conversion tables, a biography of Loudon, and a short preface by his wife Jane, whose Instructions in Gardening for Ladies (1840) is also reissued in this series.

Preface
An account of the life and writings of John Claudius Loudon
Introduction
1. Arithmetic
2. Book-keeping
3. Practical geometry
4. Mensuration
5. Practical trigonometry
6. Mechanics
7. Hydrostatics and hydraulics
8. Land-surveying
9. Levelling
10. Planning and mapping
11. Architectural drawing
12. Projection and perspective
13. Miscellaneous tables
Index.

Subject Areas: Environmental management [RNF]