Sylva, or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions as it was deliver'd in the Royal Society the XVth of October, MDCLXII upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the Honourable the Principal Officers, and Commissioners of the Navy : to which is annexed Pomona, or, An appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider, the making, and severall wayes of ordering it published by expresse order of the Royal Society : also Kalendarivm hortense, or, the Gard'ners almanac, directing what he is to do monthly throughout the year / by John Evelyn ...

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Sylva, or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions as it was deliver'd in the Royal Society the XVth of October, MDCLXII upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the Honourable the Principal Officers, and Commissioners of the Navy : to which is annexed Pomona, or, An appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider, the making, and severall wayes of ordering it published by expresse order of the Royal Society : also Kalendarivm hortense, or, the Gard'ners almanac, directing what he is to do monthly throughout the year / by John Evelyn ...
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Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.
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London :: Printed by Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry ...,
1670.
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Forests and forestry.
Trees.
Gardening -- Early works to 1800.
Cider.
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"Sylva, or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesties dominions as it was deliver'd in the Royal Society the XVth of October, MDCLXII upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the Honourable the Principal Officers, and Commissioners of the Navy : to which is annexed Pomona, or, An appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider, the making, and severall wayes of ordering it published by expresse order of the Royal Society : also Kalendarivm hortense, or, the Gard'ners almanac, directing what he is to do monthly throughout the year / by John Evelyn ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A38811.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 29, 2025.

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The Table to the Kalender.

It might seem impertinent to have ad∣ded a Table to a Book of so small a Volume, and which seems to be of it self but a Ta∣ble: But since it may prove advantage∣ous for the saving of time, at once to learn the whole Culture of any Plant, as the Par∣ticulars are sprinckled the several Pages; the Authour has thought fit to Collect, and annex it.

  • ABlaqueation Page 8, 26.
  • Abricots 18, 20, 26.
  • Acacia 25.
  • Aethiopic Apples 13.
  • African flower 13.
  • Age 26.
  • Agriculture 7.
  • Alaternus 11, 13, 15, 23, 25, 27.
  • Alesanders 12.
  • Aloes 13, 24, 29.
  • Althaea 29.
  • Amaranthus 13, 17, 21.
  • Amomum Plinii 13, 21, 25.
  • Angelica 22,
  • Anemonies 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25.27, 31.
  • Aniseeds 10.
  • Antirrhinum 17.
  • Annuals 15, 25.
  • Apples 18, 24.
  • April 14, 15.
  • Arbutus 23, 25.
  • Artichocks 14, 24, 28.
  • Aspargus 12, 13, 25, 28.
  • ...

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  • August pag. 22, 23.
  • Aviaries 11, 13, 19.
  • Auricula 9, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 29.
  • Autumnals 25.
B
  • BAlsamina 13, 23.
  • Barba Jovis 15, 25, 1.
  • Basil 12, 14, 16.
  • Bayes 13, 31.
  • Beans 10, 14, 16, 28, 30.
  • Bees 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 30. vide Hives
  • Beetes 12, 22.
  • Birds 11, 13.
  • Blanching 13.
  • Box 13, 15, 21.
  • Budding vide Inoculating.
  • Buds 22, 24.
  • Bugloss 12.
  • Bulbs 21, 23, 25, 31.
C
  • CAbbages 10, 12, 16, 20, 22, 24, 28.
  • Camomile 13, 25.
  • Candy-Tufts 15, 25.
  • Canna••••nd. 13, 21.
  • Cankers 10.
  • Capillaries 25
  • Capsicum 13, 21.
  • Carnations 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29.
  • Carpet vide Walks.
  • Carrob 13.
  • Carrots 10, 12, 22, 28.
  • Cases 15, 25, 29.
  • Caterpillars 10.
  • Cats 25.
  • Cauly-flower 8, 10, 22, 24, 28.
  • Chamae Iris 13.
  • Chamaelaea 25.
  • Cherries 8, 18, 19.
  • Chervile 8, 12, 18, 22.
  • Cistus 24.
  • Climate 7.
  • Clipping 15, 21.
  • Cloves vide Carnations.
  • Colchicum 21, 23.
  • Columbines
  • Compost vide Stercoration, Dung, Soil, 28.
  • Conservatory 13, 15, 17, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33.
  • Contemplation 5.
  • Convolvulus 13.
  • Corn-sallet 10, 22.
  • Cressus 12.
  • Crocus 21, 23, 25, 31.
  • Crown Imperial 19, 21, 25.
  • Cucumbers 12, 14.
  • Cutting pag. 6▪
  • Cyanus 15.
  • Cyons 8.
  • Cypresse 13.27.
  • Cyclamen 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25.
  • Cyder 22, 24, 26, 30.
  • Cytisus 19, 25, 29.
D
  • DActyls 13, 25.
  • Daffodils vide Narcissus.
  • Dates vide Dactyle.
  • Datura 13.
  • December 30, 31.
  • Dens Caninus 19, 21, 23.
  • Delphinium 11, 15, 23, 25.
  • Digging 8. vide Trenching.
  • Digitalis 15, 23, 25. vide Fox-glove.
  • Distilling vide Laboratory.
  • Dressing 5.
  • Drones 20
  • Dung vide Compost, Soil, Stercoration
  • Dwarfs 26
E
  • EArthing-up 24.
  • Endive 12, 22.
  • Exotics 13, 15.
  • Experience 5, 6, 7,
F
  • FEbruary 10, 11.
  • Felicity 5.
  • Fennel 12.
  • Fibrous Plants 15, 25, 29,
  • Firr 13, 15, 25.
  • Flos-Cardinalis 15, 25.
  • Flowers 6, 7.
  • Foggs 25.
  • Forest-Trees 29.
  • Fountain Pipes 31.
  • Fox-gloves vide Digitalis.
  • Fraxinella 23.
  • Fritillaria 19, 21; 23.
  • Frost 9, 13, 29, 30, 31,
  • Fruit and Fruit-trees 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 24.26, 30. vide Gathering.
G
  • GAard'ner 5, 6, 7.
  • Gardine 5, 6, 7.
  • Garlick 10, 22.
  • Garnsey-Lilly 15.
  • Gathering 24, 26, 28.
  • Gentianella 13.
  • Geranium 13, 25.
  • Gilly-flowers vide Carnations.
  • Gladiolus 21.
  • Gourds 12.
  • Granads vide Pome-Granade.
  • ...

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  • Graffing pag. 8, 10, 12.15, 21, 26.
  • Graffs pag. 8, 10, 12.15, 21, 26.
  • Green house vide Conservatory.
  • Greens 13, 15, 21, 23, 25.29.
  • Groves 29.
H.
  • HEalth 5.
  • Hedysarum 13.
  • Helleborus 13, 15, 25.
  • Hepatica 13, 15, 23, 25.
  • Herbs-dry 18.
  • Hives vide Bees. 8.
  • Holy-hoc 15, 23, 27.
  • Hops 10.
  • Hot-bed 9, 10, 12, 13, 15.
  • Howsing 29.
  • Humble plant 13.
  • Hyacinth vide Jacynth. 13, 23.
  • Hyssop 14.
I.
  • JAcynth vide Hyacinthus. 13, 19, 23.
  • January 8, 9.
  • Jasmine 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 29.
  • Inoculating vide Budding. 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25.
  • Insects 18, 20, 21, 24.
  • July 22, 21.
  • June 18, 19, 23.
  • Iris 19, 21, 25, 27.
K.
  • KEri 13
  • Kernels 9, 10, 12, 26, 30.
  • Kitchin-Garden 26.
  • Knots 21.
L.
  • LAbour 5,
  • Laboratory vide Distilling. 16, 18.
  • Larks-spur vide Delphinium. 11.
  • Lavander 12, 14.
  • Laurel 21.
  • Layers 10, 13, 20.21, 23, 25.
  • Laying 10, 13, 20.21, 23, 25.
  • Leaves 27, 29.
  • Leeks 13.
  • Lemmons 13, 15, 23, 25.
  • Lentiscus 13.
  • Lettuce 8, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26.
  • Leucoium 13, 15, 21.
  • Lilie 23.
  • Lilac 29.
  • Lupines 13, 15.
  • Lychnis 25.
M.
  • MAjoran 12.14, 16.
  • March 12, 13.
  • Marcoc 13, 25.
  • Marum-syriacum pag. 15, 25.
  • Martagon 19, 23.
  • Mary-gold 10, 15, 22.
  • Matricaria 13, 15.
  • May 16, 17.
  • Medica 15.
  • Medicinal Plants 12, 24.
  • Melons 10, 12, 14, 16, 28.
  • Memory 7.
  • Method 6, 7.
  • Mirabile Peru 13, 21.
  • Moon 6.
  • Month 5, 6, 7.
  • Mok 8, 10, 25.
  • Mowing 15.
  • Murals vide Walls.
  • Muscaris 19.
  • Muscipula 15.
  • Myrrhe 13.
  • Myrtil 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25.
N.
  • NAiling vide Pruning. 8, 10, 30.
  • Narcissus vide Tuberose. 15, 19, 23, 25.
  • Nasturtium 13, 21, 20.
  • Nectarine 10, 13.
  • Neglect 6.
  • Nigella 25.
  • Nights 13.
  • November 28, 29.
  • Nursery 8, 9▪ 28, 30.
O.
  • OCcasion 6.
  • October 26, 27.
  • Oleander 13, 15, 23, 25.
  • Onions 10, 12, 22, 24.
  • Oranges 13, 15, 16, 21, 23, 25, 31.
  • Orchard 26.
P
  • PAlisades 10.
  • Paradise 5.
  • Parsley 10, 12.
  • Parterr vide Knots.
  • Parsnips 10, 12, 22, 24, 28.
  • Passion-flower vide Maracoc.
  • Peach 12, 18, 20.
  • Pear 8, 12, 18, 24, 26.
  • Pease 12, 20, 28, 30.
  • Peneroyal 14.
  • Peonies 29.
  • Perennial vide Green.
  • Perry 22, 26.
  • Phaseoli 13.
  • Phillyrea 13, 15, 23, 25, 27.
  • Pinus 13, 15, 25.
  • Pinks 13, 15.
  • ...

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  • Pipes vide Fountains. pag.
  • Planting 6, 12, 26.
  • Plashing 10, 26.
  • Plums 8, 18, 24.
  • Pomace vide Cider. 30.
  • Pomum-Amoris 13.
  • Pome-Granad. 15, 21, 23.
  • Poppy 25.
  • Potatos 10, 28.
  • Pot-herbs 10.
  • Pots 9, 13, 25.
  • Prime-rose 13, 15, 23, 25.
  • Pruning 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 20, 22, 25, 26, 30.
  • Purslain 12, 14, 16, 22.
Q
  • QUick-sets 8, 10.
R
  • RAin 9, 21, 25, 27, 31.
  • Ranunculus 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31.
  • Raddish 8, 10, 12, 18, 20, 24, 26.
  • Removing vide Transplanting. 23.
  • Rosemary 12, 14.
  • Roses 12, 19, 22, 23, 26.
  • Roots 10.
S.
  • SAffron vide Crocus. 23.
  • Sage 12.14.
  • Salleting 8.
  • Savoury 14.
  • Scabious 15, 19.
  • Scorpoides 15.
  • Scorzonera 12.
  • Scurvy-grass 22, 24.
  • Sellery 12.
  • Seacrests 6.
  • Season 5, 6.
  • Seeds 19, 22, 23, 26.28, 29.
  • Seedlings 19, 22, 23, 26.28, 29.
  • Senses 7.
  • Sedum 25, 29.
  • Sensitive-Plant 13.
  • September 24, 25.
  • Shade 13.
  • Shelter 29, 13.
  • Shrubs 26.
  • Signes 5.
  • Skirrets 12, 24.
  • Slips pag. 21, 23.
  • Smalege 12.
  • Snailes 14, 20.
  • Snow 9, 13, 29.
  • Soil 8.
  • Sorel 12.
  • Sowing 25, 27.
  • Spinach 10, 22, 24.
  • Stalks 17.
  • Standards 26, 28, 30.
  • Stercoration vide Compost. 12, 30.
  • Stock gilly-flowers vide Leucöium.
  • Stocks 8, 13, 22, 26, 28, 30.
  • Stones 9, 29, 30.
  • Stove 29, 31.
  • Strawberries 12, 24.
  • Suckers 22.
  • Sun 13, 22.
  • Swarmes vide Bees. 16.
  • Sweeping 29.
  • Sweet-Williams 13.
  • Syringa 29.
T
  • TObacco 12.
  • Thyme 12, 14, 16.
  • Time 6.
  • Tools 8.
  • Tuberose vide Narcissus. 13, 15, 25, 27.
  • Tulips 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29.
  • Turneps 12, 14, 22, 28.
  • Transplanting vide Removing. 8, 13, 15, 17, 24, 28.
  • Trenching vide Digging. 8, 26, 28, 30.
V
  • VAriegation 27.
  • Vermine 9, 31.
  • Vines 8, 10, 18, 22, 26, 30.7, 20.
  • Vineyard 8, 10, 18, 22, 26, 30.7, 20.
  • Violets 15, 25.
  • Volubilis 13.
W
  • WAlks 21, 27, 29.
  • Walls 8, 10, 22, 26, 28, 30.
  • Water 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 29.
  • Weeding 15, 16, 21, 27.
  • Wither'd Flowers 21.
  • Winds 13, 21, 24, 25, 29.
  • Worms 10, 14, 27.
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