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Baumgartner, Florianus

Name is possibly Baumgaertner rather than Baumgartner, 
altho the latter spelling appears in the &quot;Garten-
memorial" of 1659, and probably also in the 1662 ed.,
as both Güntz, Handb. Landw. Litt. 1:161, and Haller,
Bib. Bot. 1:514 (Bibl. Trew), give the later ed. and
spell the author’s name without the umlaut.  J.C.Bay,
however, in his index to Haller, supplies the umlaut,
as does Pritzel, 1st ed., no.597.

It may also possibly be a pseudonym.  Miltitz, Bib.
Bot. col.290, gives the entry: "Floriani (Franz Philipp) 
Baumgärtners gedoppelte gartenlust" (Königsberg,
1671), implying either that this book was written by
Florinus, Franciscus Philippus, i.e. Count Philipp of
Sulzbach (1630-1703), whose "Oeconomicus prudens et
legalis" first appeared in 1702, or that it was the
work of the gardener or orchardist of Florinus. The
idea that it was written by Count Philipp is hardly
consistent with the preface of the 1659 book, which
is dated at end: "Geben zu Wien, bey end der Gartenferien, 
den 16. Novembr. Anno 1658". which suggests
that it was written by a gardener. Haller, 1:554, refers 
to the 1671 book as "Floriani (nominis ficti)
doppelte gartenlust", but as it is credited to Baumgartner 
(or Baumgaertner) by both Miltitz, l.c., and
Burchardt, Der Teutsche Obstgärtner, 15:380, it seems
likely this is merely another ed. of the 1659 &quot;Garten-
memorial", the term "gedoppelte" being used in allusion
to the brief directions on floriculture (narcissus,
anemone and hyacinth), appended to the main treatise
on fruit culture in the earlier book.

The 1659 work contains many fanciful and superstitious 
ideas. I cannot say whether or not it was
written by an experienced gardener. (M.F.W.-Jan.1934)

Garten-memorial Oder Kurtze erinnerung, was ein fleissiger
baumgärtner, alle monat das ganze jahr über, bey den bäumen in
acht zunehmen hat. Wobey auch ein kurzer unterricht vom peltzen, 
auch die peltzer-baum, und das kiehlwerck umbzusetzen. Observirt 
und zusammengetragen durch Florianum Baumgartner.
Nürnberg, Gedruckt bey Michael Endter, 1659. [44] p. (Mass.
Hort. Soc.; Müller, Einl. Oekon. u. Phys. Bücherkunde, 1:53)

-----  Nürnberg, 1662. (Güntz, Handb. Landw. Litt.
1:161; Haller, Bib. Bot. 1:514; Müller, Einl. Oekon. u. Phys.
Bücherk. 1:53; Pritzel, Thes. Bot. Litt., 1st ed., no.597)

Floriani Baumgärtners gedoppelte gartenlust. Königsberg, 
1671. (Burchardt, Der Teutsche Obstgärtner, 15:380;
Miltitz, Bib. Bot. col.290;  Haller, Bib. Bot. 1:554)
        