The epitome of the art of husbandry. Comprizing all necessary directions for the improvement of it. Viz. plowing, sowing, grafting, gardening, ordering of flowers, herbs; directions for the use of the angle; ordering of bees: together with the gentlemans heroick exercise discoursing of horses, their nature, and use, with their diseases and remedies: of oxen, cows, calves, sheep, hogs, with the manner of ordering them, their diseases and remedies. Of the nature of marle, the best way of planting clover-grass, hops, saffron, liquorish, hemp, &c. To which is annexed by way of appendix, a new method of planting fruit-trees, and improving of an orchard; with several other new additions. By J.B. Gent.

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  • The epitome of the art of husbandry. Comprizing all necessary directions for the improvement of it. Viz. plowing, sowing, grafting, gardening, ordering of flowers, herbs; directions for the use of the angle; ordering of bees: together with the gentlemans heroick exercise discoursing of horses, their nature, and use, with their diseases and remedies: of oxen, cows, calves, sheep, hogs, with the manner of ordering them, their diseases and remedies. Of the nature of marle, the best way of planting clover-grass, hops, saffron, liquorish, hemp, &c. To which is annexed by way of appendix, a new method of planting fruit-trees, and improving of an orchard; with several other new additions. By J.B. Gent.
  • New additions to the art of husbandry.
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Imprint
London: printed for Benjamin Billingsley, at the entrance into Gresham-Colledge, over against the church in Broad-street: at the Sign of the Printing-Press, formerly in Corn-Hill, 1670.
Publication year
1670-1670
ESTC No.
R33215
Grub Street ID
115857
Description
[4], 306, [14]; [2], 59, [11] p. ; 8⁰
Note
J.B. = Joseph Blagrave.

Preliminary p. [3] refers to "this second edition".

'New additions to the art of husbandry' has a separate dated title page with imprint: London, printed for Benjamin Billingsley, and are to be sold at the sign of the Printing-Presse in Broad-street, 1670; separate pagination and register. Formerly Wing B3119A.

Includes indexes.
Uncontrolled note
Catalogued from the original at the British Library