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 ...

Title

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 ...

Author

Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.

Publication

London :: Printed by Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry ...,

1670.

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Subject terms

Forests and forestry.

Trees.

Gardening -- Early works to 1800.

Cider.

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Contents

• By the Council of the ROYAL SOCIE∣TY of London for Improving of Natural Knowledge.
• title page
• TO THE KING.
• TO THE READER.
• BOOKS Publish'd by the Author of this Discourse.
• Amico charissimo Johanni Evelyno Armigero, è Societate Regali Londini. J. Beale, S.P.D. In Sylvam.
• Nobilissimo Viro Johanni Evelyno Regalis Soc. Socio dignissimo.
• .
• A TABLE Of the CHAPTERS.
• The TABLE to SYLVA.
• The TABLE to POMONA.
• The Table to the Kalender.
• The Introduction.
• CHAP. I. Of the Soile, and of Seed.
• CHAP. II. Of the Seminary.
• CHAP. III. Of the Oak.
• CHAP. IV. Of the Elm.
• CHAP. V. Of the Beech.
• CHAP. VI. Of the Ash.
• CHAP. VII. Of the Chesnut.
• CHAP. VIII. Of the Wall-nut.
• CHAP. IX. Of the Mulberry.
• CHAP. X. Of the Service.
• CHAP. XI. Of the Maple.
• CHAP. XII. Of the Sycomor.
• CHAP. XIII. Of the Horn-beam.
• CHAP. XIV. Of the Lime-Tree.
• CHAP. XV. Of the Quick-Beam.
• CHAP. XVI. Of the Birch.
• CHAP. XVII. Of the Hasel.
• CHAP. XVIII. Of the Poplar, Aspen, and Abele.
• CHAP. XIX. Of the Alder.
• CHAP. XX. Of the Withy, Sally, Ozier, and Willow.
• CHAP. XXI. Of Fences, Quick-sets, &c.
• CHAP. XXII. Of the Fir, Pine, Pinaster, Pitch-tree, &c.
• CHAP. XXIII. Of the Larch, Platanus, Lotus, Cornus, &c.
• CHAP. XXIV. Of the Cypress-tree and Cedar.
• CHAP. XXV. Of the Cork, Ilex, Alaternus, Phyllyrea, Granad, Lentisc, Myrtle, Jasmine, &c.
• CHAP. XXVI. Of the Acacia, Arbutus, Bays, Box, Yew, Holly, Juniper, and Laurel-trees.
• CHAP. XXVII. Of the Infirmities of Trees.
• CHAP. XXVIII. Of Copses.
• CHAP. XXIX. Of Pruning.
• CHAP. XXX. Of the Age, Stature, and Felling of Trees.
• CHAP. XXXI. Of Timber the Seasoning and Uses, and of Fuel.
• CHAP. XXXII. Aphorisms, or certain general Precepts of use to the foregoing Chapters.
• CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Laws and Statutes for the Preservation, and Improvement of Woods, &c.
• CHAP. XXXIV. The Paraenesis and Conclusion, containing some En∣couragements and Proposals, for the Planting, and Improvement of his Majesties Forests.
• CHAP. XXXV. An Historical Account of the Sacrednesse, and Ʋse of standing Groves, &c.
• title page
• To the Right Honourable THOMAS Earl of SOƲTHAMPTON, Lord HIGH TREASURER OF ENGLAND, &c.
• POMONA, Or An APPENDIX Concerning FRUIT-TREES, In relation to CIDER: The Making, and several ways of Ordering it.
  • THE PREFACE.
  • POMONA.
  • CHAP. II. Of Stocks.
  • CHAP. III. Of Graffs and Insitions.
  • CHAP. IV. Of Variety and Improvements.
  • CHAP. V. Of the Place and Order.
  • CHAP. VI. Of Transplanting, and Distance.
  • CHAP. VII. Of the Fencing.
  • CHAP. VIII. Of Pruning and Use of the Fruit-Trees.
• treatises
  • ANIMADVERSION.
  • GENERAL ADVERTISEMENTS CONCERNING CIDER: By Dr BEALE.
  • Sir PAƲL NEIL's DISCOURSE OF CIDER.
  • Sir PAƲL NEILE'S second Paper.
  • OBSERVATIONS Concerning the Making, and Preserving OF CIDER: BY JOHN NEWBƲRGH Esq
    • 1.
    • 2.
    • 3.
    • 4.
    • 5.
    • 6.
    • 7.
    • 8.
    • 9.
    • 10.
    • 11.
    • 12.
  • CONCERNING CIDER,
  • OF CIDER.
  • An ACCOUNT of Perry and Cider Out of GLOCESTER-SHIRE, Imparted by DANIEL COLLWALL Esq
    • The usual Names of Glocester-shire Cider-Fruit.
    • The Pears for Perry are,
  • Another Account of CIDER from a Person of great Experience.
    • The Summer-Ciders are,
    • To Conclude this Treatise,
    • Explication of the Figures.