Systema agriculturæ; the mystery of husbandry discovered. Treating of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling, planting, sowing, manuring, ordering, improving of all sorts of gardens, orchards, meadows, pastures, corn-lands, woods & coppices. As also of fruits, corn, grains, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, fish, &c. With an account of the several instruments and engines used in this profession. To which is added kalendarium rusticum: or, the husbandmans monthly directions. Also the prognosticks of dearth, scarcity, plenty sickness, heat, cold, frost, snow, winds, rain, hail, thunder, &c. And dictionarium rusticum: or, the interpretation of rustick terms. The whole work being of great use and advantage to all that delight in that most noble practise. The fourth edition carefully corrected and amended, with one whole section added, and many large and useful additions throughout the whole work. By J.W. Gent.

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  • Systema agriculturæ; the mystery of husbandry discovered. Treating of the several new and most advantagious ways of tilling, planting, sowing, manuring, ordering, improving of all sorts of gardens, orchards, meadows, pastures, corn-lands, woods & coppices. As also of fruits, corn, grains, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, fish, &c. With an account of the several instruments and engines used in this profession. To which is added kalendarium rusticum: or, the husbandmans monthly directions. Also the prognosticks of dearth, scarcity, plenty sickness, heat, cold, frost, snow, winds, rain, hail, thunder, &c. And dictionarium rusticum: or, the interpretation of rustick terms. The whole work being of great use and advantage to all that delight in that most noble practise. The fourth edition carefully corrected and amended, with one whole section added, and many large and useful additions throughout the whole work. By J.W. Gent.
  • Systema agriculturæ. Part 1
  • Systema agriculturæ being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open Kalendarium rusticum Dictionarium rusticum
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Imprint
London: printed, and are to be sold by John Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M DC XCVIII. [1698]
Publication year
1698-1698
ESTC No.
R217192
Grub Street ID
92009
Description
[28], 72, 83-262, [3], 264-326, [6] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 2⁰
Note
J.W. = John Worlidge.

With additional title page (pi2r) engraved, "Systema agricultur¾ being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open by J W", dated 1687 and signed: F H Van Hove scul.

The words "gardens, orchards," and corn-lands, ... coppices." are each bracketed together and the words "meadows, pastures," are enclosed in brackets on title page.

The first leaf bears "An explanation of the frontispiece".