Systema agriculturae; 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, grain, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, &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 practice. The second edition carefully corrected and amended, with many larg and useful additions throughout the whole work: by the author. Published for the common good: by J.W. gent

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  • Systema agriculturae; 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, grain, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, &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 practice. The second edition carefully corrected and amended, with many larg and useful additions throughout the whole work: by the author. Published for the common good: by J.W. gent
  • Systema agriculturae. Part 1
  • Systema agriculturae being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open; Of husbandry and improvements in general; plainly discovering the nature, reasons, and causes of improvements; and the growth of vegetables, &c; Kalendarium rusticum: or, Monethly directions for the husbandman; Monethly directions for the husbandman; Dictionarium rusticum; or, The interpretations and significations of several rustick terms used in several places of England; Interpretations and significations of several rustick terms used in several places of England
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : printed by J[ames].C[ottrell]. for Thomas Dring, at the Harrow at the corner of Chancery-Lane in Fleetstreet, 1675.
Added name
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.
Publication year
1675
ESTC No.
R225414
Grub Street ID
98598
Description
[36], 324, [4] p. : ill., tables ; 2°.
Note
J.W. = John Worlidge; With additional title page (plate), engraved "Systema agriculturae being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open by J W" and signed: F H Van Hove Scul

With "An explanation of the frontispiece" bound before engraved title page

Caption title on p. 1: Of husbandry and improvements in general; plainly discovering the nature, reasons, and causes of improvements; and the growth of vegetables, &c

"Kalendarium rusticum: or, Monethly directions for the husbandman" and "Dictionarium rusticum; or, The interpretations and significations of several rustick terms used in several places of England" have separate title pages dated 1675; register and pagination are continuous

With marginal notes

Gathered in 4's

A second part was published in 1689 (Wing W3597A).