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