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Commelin (Commelijn, or Commelyn), Jan (1629-1692)

For biography and bibliography see the following:
Hunger, F. W. T.  Jan of Johannes Commelin (Joannes
Commelinus) 1629-1692.  Nederland. Kruidk, Arch.
1924:187-202, port. (1924); Jourdan, Biog. Méd.
3:310 (1821); Michaud, Biog. Univ. 9:357-358 (1813)
None of the above intimate that Commelin had any
connection with Van Aengelen's "Veratandige hovenier".
All three note his Dutch version of Le Gendre, "Oeffening 
van vrugt-boomen", and it seems probable that
it was only after this had been translated into German 
and included with Graeflinger’s version of Van
Aengelen, that Commelin was mistaken for the translator 
of the latter's work. It is most improbable
that he was the "J. C." supposed to have edited Van
Aengelen's book in 1668. (MFW)

Nederlantze hesperides, dat is Oeffening en gebruik van
de limoen- en oranje-boomen; gestelt na den aardt, en climaat
der Nederlanden. Amsterdam, M. Doornik, 1676. 47 p.  F°.
(With: Causé,  Henri. De koninglycke hovenier. Amsterdam,
1676)  (Dept. Agr.; Brit. Mus.; Mo. Bot. Gard.; Arn. Arb.;
Bib. Nat. Paris; Kat. Landb. Bib. København (1898) p. 612)

This first edition by Doornik is a fine piece of
typography, with plates of citrus species by C. Kick,
and other unsigned illustrations of orangeries etc.
The reprint of 1695 is without plates and inferior
in every way.

-----  Amsterdam, Bij Gijsbert da Groot, boek-verkooper,
1684. (Not located)

Hunger, Nederlandsch Kruidk. Arch. 1924, p.196,
says this differs from the original only in having
above imprint at foot of the engraved title, with
addition of "Met privilegie voor viftien jaaren".
But since the 1st is in folio, and this in octavo,
it must be definitely a new ed.

-----  Ghendt, Hendrick Saetreuver, 1695.  66 p. (With:
Reyntkens, J. B. Den sorghvuldighen hovenier. Ghendt, 1695)
(Dept. Agr.; Arn. Arb.)
        