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SPEECHLY, William. A treatise on the culture of the pine apple and the management of the hot-house. Together with a description of every species of insect that infest hot-houses, with effectual methods of destroying them.

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SPEECHLY, William. A treatise on the culture of the pine apple and the management of the hot-house. Together with a description of every species of insect that infest hot-houses, with effectual methods of destroying them.SPEECHLY, William. A treatise on the culture of the pine apple and the management of the hot house. Together with a description of every species of insect that infest hot houses, with effectual methods of destroying them. York: A Ward. 1779. 8vo. Contemporary full tree calf, flat spine gilt in compartments with red morocco lettering piece, marbled endpapers; pp. v, [7 (list of subscribers)], vii xvii, [1], 100, [3], 102 186, [2], with 2 engraved

SPEECHLY, William. A treatise on the culture of the pine apple and the management of the hot-house. Together with a description of every species of insect that infest hot-houses, with effectual methods of destroying them. York: A Ward. 1779.

8vo. Contemporary full tree calf, flat spine gilt in compartments with red morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers; pp. v, [7 (list of subscribers)], vii-xvii, [1], 100, [3], 102-186, [2], with 2 engraved plates (1 folding); early ownership signature “L Bright” in ink to title-page; hinges cracked, joints split but holding firm, spine worn, lettering-piece and endcaps chipped, slight wear to corner; light offset from plates and to title; overall a very good, clean copy.

First edition of this innovative treatise on pineapple cultivation, published at the height of “pineapple mania” in Britain.

Native to tropical and subtropical America, the pineapple was first successfully cultivated in Britain by the Dutch gardener Henry Telende, in the service of the Dutch-born merchant and politician Sir Matthew Decker, at his seat in Richmond between 1714 and 1716. The fruit soon became a symbol of wealth and refinement: by the late eighteenth century, its cultivation had become a craze among the wealthy and a fashionable test of horticultural skill. Richard Bradley, Cambridge’s first Professor of Botany, estimated that it cost around £80 to raise a single pineapple from planting to harvest – equivalent to over £9,000 today. Those unable to afford the expense might instead hire one for display at a dinner party, though at a cost of one guinea, or two if it was actually consumed.

William Speechly (1735–1819), an English horticulturist and gardener to William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, was a pioneer of hot-house cultivation. His treatise on the pineapple, together with his A Treatise on the Culture of the Vine (1790), ranks among the most significant horticultural works published in Britain in the eighteenth century; in it, Speechly set out one of the first effective systems for pineapple cultivation in England, contributing to the eventual dramatic fall in their cost. He advocated careful temperature control – especially the avoidance of excessive heat during the winter months – the use of heated beds of oak leaves as a more economical alternative to tanner’s bark, and the systematic elimination of pests.

A Richard Bright, Esq. is listed as a subscriber, perhaps a relative of the L. Bright whose early ownership inscription appears on the title.

ESTC T63785. See Almeroth-Williams, “A feast for the senses”, University of Cambridge, online.

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