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pared by Switzer to another Virgil. In 

 addition to the advantages which he had 

 received by extensive travel throughout 

 Burope, and the royal preferments that 

 were bestowed upon him during the 

 reigns of Charles II. and James II., all of 

 which made him pre-eminent, the tastes 

 of Evelyn led him to scientific research, 

 the results of which were given to his 

 countrymen. At his beautiful estate, 

 Sayes Court, he wrote his Sylva and 

 Terra> treatises which passed through 

 several editions, and firmly established 

 his reputation as an horticultural author, 

 a reputation which continued for more 

 than a century. Several other works, 

 literary, horticultural, and translations 

 from the French, of much merit, issued 

 from his pen, and were published. Among 

 these were : Kalendarium Hortense or 

 the Gardener's Almanack. The French 

 Gardener. Parallel of the Ancient Archi- 

 tecture with the Modern. Acetaria, or a 

 Discourse of Sallets. 



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