[Vautier, Francois] (1592-1652) 
Instruction pour les arbres fruitiers* Paris, Ant. 
Bertier, 1653. (Bib. Nat. Paris?) 
This edition is marked in Seguier, Bib. Bot., 
p.398, with ”B.R.” for Bibliotheque Royale, i.e. 
Bib. Nat. Paris. It is entered by Seguier under 
Triquel, and said to be signed ”M.R.T,p.D.S.M.," 
i.e. Monsieur Ren6 Triquel, prieur de Saint-Marc. 
Haller, 1:488, gives under Triquet, R. Dupetit- 
Thouars, Bib. Chronol^, p.iij, enters under Tri¬ 
quel, with allusion to Vautier. Four different 
editions that had belonged to J. Decaisne, were 
listed in Cat. Bib. Deoaisne (1883), p.53, under 
the name of Triquel. The work is assigned by M, 
Gibault, Jour. Soo. Nat. Hort. France (4) 6:728 
(1905) to Triquol, tho often incorrectly attrib¬ 
uted to Vautier; and by Buiyard, Card. Chron. (3) 
63:174-175 (1918) directly credited to Vautier, 
tho said to be commonly and erroneously attribu¬ 
ted to Robert Triquet, prieur de Saint-Marc, who 
was merely the editor. Bunyard implies that the 
preface and privilege of the first edition, 1653, 
prove that the work was by rran 9 ois Vautier, phy¬ 
sician to Louis XrV, and that it was found among 
Vautier’s posth\imous papers and by the desire of 
some "curious" persons, edited and published by 
Triquet in 1653. Altho Miltitz, col.288, gives 
an entry for the "Instruction" under date 1652, 
this seems like pure error, as other authorities 
are agreed on 1653 as date of the first edition. 
_—— A la Haye, chez Adrian Vlaoq, 1655. 130 p, 
(Pritzel, 1st ed., no.11652) 
This edition is starred by Pritzel, indicating 
that he had actually seen it. He gives it under 
title, including the initials "M.R.T.P.D.S.M,," 
which are explained as "R. Triquet, prieur de 
Saint-Marc." It is also listed by Haller, 1:489, 
and Miltitz, col.288, both of whom quote the ini¬ 
tials as above, while Miltitz credits to Triquel. 
