Silva, or A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions : As it was deliver'd in the Royal Society the XVth of October, MDCLXII upon occasion of certain qu©Œries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honourable the principal officers and commissioners of the navy. In two books. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves terra, a philosophical essay of earth, being a lecture in course. To which is annexed pomona: or, an appendix concerning fruit-trees, in relation to cyder; the making, and several ways of ordering it. Published by express order of the Royal Society, also acetaria: or, a discourse of sallets. With kalendarium hortense; or the gard'ners almanack; directing what he is to do monthly throughout the tear. All which several treatises are in this fourth edition much inlarg'd and improv'd, By the author John Evelyn, Esq; fellow of the Royal Society.

Author/creator Evelyn, John
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Publication InfoLondon : Printed for Robert Scott in Little-Britain; Richard Chiswell in St. Paul's Church-yard; George Sawbridge in Little-Britain; and Benj. Tooke in Fleetstreet, MDCCVI. [1706]
Description36 unnumbered pages, 344, 337-384;4 unnumbered pages, 275, 5 unnumbered pages, plate : illustrations,portrait ; 2⁰.
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Uniform titleSylva
General noteTitlepage in red and black.
General noteIn two parts. The second contains 'Terra', 'Pomona', 'Acetaria' and 'Kalendarium hortense' all have separate dated titlepages, but continuous pagination and register, and are of the 3rd, 4th, 2nd and 10th editions respectively.
General noteVariant 1: "author" on the titlepage is spelt correctly and there is a comma after "Evelyn"; variant 2: "author" is spelt correctly and there is no comma after "Evelyn".
General noteReproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.
References Henrey, 135
References Goldsmiths', 4287
References English Short Title Catalog, T107635.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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