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 layd open Kalendarium rusticum Dictionarium rusticum
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Imprint
London: printed and are to be sold by Nath. Rolls in Petty-Cannons Hall, near the north side of St. Paul's Church, 1697.
Publication year
1697-1697
ESTC No.
R33683
Grub Street ID
116266
Description
[28], 72, 83-262, [3], 264-326, [6] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 2⁰
Note
J.W. = John Worlidge.

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

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 first leaf bears "An explanation of the frontispiece".