”Der Sorgfaltige haushalter” 
There are several works of this or similar ti¬ 
tle, possibly related, possibly not. The earli¬ 
est seems to be one published at Osnabriick, 1674, 
by J, G, Schwander, with a preface by him, whence 
it appears that he is also its author. According 
to Giintz, Handb. Landw. Litt. 1:127, an apparent¬ 
ly new edition was published at Osnabriick, 1677, 
by Schwander, who stated therein that it had al¬ 
ready been published three years earlier (i.e., 
in 1674), but had been pirated by Fried. Schultes, 
who brought it out at Nordlingen in 1677 as the 
"Schauplatz" of Johann Jakob Agricola. Inasmuch 
as the latter consists of four parts (See Giintz, 
I. C., 1:126), only two of which are on gardening, 
it looks as if it could not have been entirely 
derived from Schwander*s slender volume. There 
is also a "Sorgfaltige haushalter, bestehend in 
einera baum-, kiichen- und blumengarten, recorded 
by Burchardt, Der Teutsche obstgartner, 15:391, 
with the date 1687, which may be an edition of 
Schwander’s work. But "J. P. L. Sorgfaltiger 
hausvater". of Haller, Bib. Bot. 1:628, and the 
■-'Yc ’*Sorgfaljl)tger hausvater und geschafftige lidartha'* 
(Magdeburg, 1684), are more probably editions of 
J. J. Becher’s "Der kleine sorgfaltige haushalter 
nebst der geschaftige Marta," which, according to 
Giintz, 1:137, was also published by Schwander at 
Osnabriick, 1677. Inasmuch as Giintz had actually 
seen all three works, published in the same year, 
1677, it is not likely that he has confused them. 
The work by Becher seems to begin a new series. 
"Der kleine sorgfaltige haushalter nebst der ge¬ 
schaftige Marta" was issued in 1677, 1710, and 
possibly 1684; while in 1710 there was a "Kluger 
hauss-vater, verstandige hauss-mutter" that is 
also credited to Becher, and which was reissued 
in 1738, 1747, 1755, and possibly other years. 
(MF'/M*Iar.28,1935) 
