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Certaia Miscellany Tracts in Scripture, of Gardens. This 

 was a posthumous publication, forming part of the author's 

 " Miscellany Tracts" edited by Dr. Tcnison. London. 8vo, 

 1684. 



The above were tho works of Sir THOMAS BROWNE, the 

 celebrated Physician and Antiquary; born in London 1605, 

 and died at Norwich 1602. He is best known as an author by 

 his "Religio Medici" and "Enquiries into vulgar and commoa 

 Errors.*' 



1659. Proceedings concerning the improvement of all man- 



ner of land, &c. By THOMAS DUCKETT. 



1660. Tho right manner of ordering Fruit Trees, By—' 



GENDRE. 8vo. 



1 S64. ENGLAND'S happiness increased, or a remedy against 

 all succeeding dear years, by a plantation of Pota- 

 toes. 4to. Without the author's name. 



JOHN EVELYN, "like another Virgil, says Switzer, was 

 appointed for the retrieving the calamities of England, and 

 re-animating the spirit of bis countrymen for their planting and 

 sowing of Woods, — to him it is owing that Gardening can 

 speak proper English." This distinguished individual was 

 born at Wotton in Surry, the mansion of Richard Evelyn Esq. 

 his father, on the 31st of October, 1620. He commenced his 

 education at Lewes, in Sussex, and completed it at Baliol Col- 

 lege, Oxford. In 1640 he entered as a student of the middle 

 Temple, but proceeded in 1644 on the grand four of Europe, to 

 Italy. In 1647 he was imited to the daughter of Sir Richard 

 Browne, and thence became possessed of Saye's court in 

 Kent. Having exerted himself in promoting the restoration of 

 Charles thelL he was appointed a commissioner for the sirk 

 and wounded during the Dutch War. He was one of the first 



