John Evelyn, Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-trees (1664)
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Date
1664
Author
John Evelyn Note: 30/09/2005
Book title
Sylva, Or A Discourse Of Forest-Trees, And The Propagation of Timber In His Majesties Dominions. By J.E. Esq; As it was Deliver'd in the Royal Society the XVth of October, MDCLXII. upon Occasion of certain Quaeries Propounded to that Illustrious Assembly, by the Honorable the Principal Officers, and Commissioners of the Navy . To which is annexed Pomona; Or, An Appendix concerning Fruit-trees in relation to Cider; The Making and several ways of Ordering it. Published by express Order of the Royal Society. Also Kalendarium Hortense; Or, Gard'ners Almanac; Directing what he is to do Monethly throughout the Year
Publication place
London
Publisher
John Martyn and James Allestry
Text type
printed book
Genre
Treatises
Subject area
herbal
Summary
Chapters on English trees, and an appendix on fruit-trees.
Word-group
type: alphabetical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: The Oak is of four kinds; two of which are most common with us; the Quercus urbana, which grows more up-right, and being clean, and ligher is fittest for Timber: And the Robur or Quercus Sylvestris, which is of an hard, black grain, bearing a smaller Acorn, and affecting to spread in branches, and to put forth his Roots more above ground; and therefore in the planting, to be allow'd a greater distance; viz. from twenty five, to forty foot; whereas the other shooting up more erect will be contented with fifteen: This kind is farther to be distinguish'd by his fullness of leaves, which tarnish, and becoming yellow at the fall, do commonly clothe it all the Winter, the Roots growing very deep and stragling .... (p. 8)
sample: The Oak is of four kinds; two of which are most common with us; the Quercus urbana, which grows more up-right, and being clean, and ligher is fittest for Timber: And the Robur or Quercus Sylvestris, which is of an hard, black grain, bearing a smaller Acorn, and affecting to spread in branches, and to put forth his Roots more above ground; and therefore in the planting, to be allow'd a greater distance; viz. from twenty five, to forty foot; whereas the other shooting up more erect will be contented with fifteen: This kind is farther to be distinguish'd by his fullness of leaves, which tarnish, and becoming yellow at the fall, do commonly clothe it all the Winter, the Roots growing very deep and stragling .... (p. 8)
Alston
XVII.I.268
Wing
E3508, E3516
Other editions
1670: Wing E3517 (Alston XVII.I.268b);
1679: Wing E3518 (Alston XVII.I.268c)
1679: Wing E3518 (Alston XVII.I.268c)
