Title
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
Title Variants
Alternative:
History of the propagation and improvement of vegetables by the concurrence of art and nature
Alternative:
Propagation and improvement of vegetables
By
Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684
Hall, William, fl 1656-1672
Davis, Richard, fl 1646-1688
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Oxford, Printed by W. Hall, for Ric. Davis, anno Dom. 1672
Edition
The second edition, much enlarged.
Notes
MHS/1234 cop.1 06-1366
The statement "by Robert Sharrock ..." appears on the title page after the edition statement.
Signatures: A-R p8 s.
Plate is double plate with woodcut and its conjugate leaf of descriptive letterpress.
Publisher's advertisements on [8] p. at end.
Wing (2nd ed.) | S3011.
Madan, | 2947.
Pritzel, | 8648
BM (NH), | p. 1910
Henrey, B. British botanical lit., | 341
Mass. Horticultural Society. Dict. cat., | vol. 3, p. 329
Subjects
Early works to 1800 , England , Flower gardening , Fruit-culture , Vegetable gardening , Vegetables
Call Number
SB322.S53 1672
Language
English
Identifiers
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/agr25001105
OCLC:
27449
