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Bacon, Francis, baron Verulam, and viscount St. Albans
(1561 - 1626)

His essay "Of gardens" is quoted by Sieveking, 
"The praise of gardens" (2d ed., 1899,
p. 67 - 73 ).  Johnson, Hist. Eng. Gard., quotes
from the 1612 ed. the plants listed by Bacon
as worthy of a place in the pleasure garden,
arranged according to the months when they
are in prime; with other references to the
work on p. 65, 140, 141.

There is a modern reprint of the essay,
together with that of Cowley, under title:
"On gardens: two essays by Francis Bacon &
Abraham Cowley". Guilford, A. C. Curtis,
1904.  23 p. (Crerar; N. Y. Pub. Lib.)

Brit. Mus. Cat. gives early editions of
the "Essayes" as follows: London, J. Windet
for J. Hooper, 1597;  2d ed., London,
1598; [3d ed.], London, For J. Jaggard,
1606;  London, J. Beale, 1612; London, J.
Haviland for H. Barret, 1625; and others.

Miltitz, Bib. Bot., col.294,  gives two
German eds. with title: "De hortis", 1694
and 1762.

See also Austen, Ralph. Observations upon some
part of Sr Francis Bacon's Naturall history, as it concernes, 
fruit-trees, fruits, and flowers. Oxford,
1658;  1665.
        