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 30, 2025.
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CHAP. XV. Of the Quick-Beam. (Book 15)
* 1.11. THe Quick-beam [Ornus, or as the Pinax more peculiarly, Fraxinus bubula, others, the Wild Sorb] or (as some term it) the Witchen, is a species of wild-Ash. The berries which it produces in October, may then be sown; or rather the Sets plant∣ed: It rises to a reasonable stature, shoots upright, and slender; and consists of a fine smooth bark. It delights to be both in Moun∣tains and ƲƲoods, and to fix it self in good light ground; Virgil affirms, 'twill unite with the Peare.
2. Besides the use of it for the Husbandmans Tools, the VVheel-wright commends it for being all heart; and our Fletchers for Bowes next to Eugh, which we ought not to passe over, for
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the glory of right English Ancestors: In a Statute of Hen. 8. you have it mention'd: It is excellent Fuel; but I have not yet observed any other use, save that the Blossoms are of an agreeable scent, and the Berries such a tempting Bait for the Thrushes, that as long as they last, you shall be sure of their Company. Some highly commend the Juice of the berries, which (fermenting of it self) if well preserv'd, makes an excellent Drink, against the Spleen and Scorbut: Ale and Beer Brew'd with these Berries, be∣ing ripe, is an incomparable Drink