The history of the propagation & improvement of vegetables by the concurrence of art and nature: : shewing the several ways for the propagation of plants usually cultivated in England, as they are increased by seed, off-sets, suckers, truncheons, cuttings, slips, laying, circumposition, the several ways of graftings and inoculations; as likewise the methods for improvement and best culture of field, orchard, and garden plants, the means used for remedy of annoyances incident to them; with the effect of nature, and her manner of working upon the several endeavors and operations of the artist. Written according to observations made from experience and practice / by Robert Sharrock, Fellow of New Colledge.
| Author/creator | Sharrock, Robert |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Printed by A. Lichfield, printer to the University, for Tho: Robinson., 1660 [i.e. 1659] |
| Description | [18], 59, [4], 60-150, [2] p. : fold. plate |
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| Series | Early English books online. ^A888680 |
| General note | [2] pages at end = advertisements. |
| General note | [4] pages in middle of text = two leaves with metal plate of operations on vegetable stem and description; in some copies these are bound before advertisements, in others they are bound before page 60, and in yet others they are bound before page 70. Cf. Madan. |
| General note | Thomason received his copy in December 1659. |
| General note | Annotation on Thomason copy: "xber [i.e. December] 1659"; imprint date crossed through. |
| General note | Reproduction of the original in the British Library. |
| References | Wing (2nd ed.) S3010. |
| References | Thomason E.1731[2]. |
| Citation/References note | Madan, III, 2528. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Thomason Tracts ; 215:E1731[2]) |
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