Systema horti-culturae: or, The art of gardeningDT In three books. The I. treateth of the excellency, scituation, soil, form, walks, arbours, springs, fountains, water-works, grotto's, statues, and other ornaments of gardens, with many rules, and directions, concerning the same. The II. treateth of all sorts of trees planted for ornament of shade, winter-greens, flower-trees, and flowers, that are propagated or preserv'd in the gardens of the best florists, and the best ways and methods of raising, planting, and improving them. The III. treateth of the kitchin-garden, and of the variety of plants propagated for food, or for any culinary uses: with many general and particular rules, and instructions, for the making hot-beds, altering and enriching any sort of garden-ground, watering, cleansing, and adapting all sorts of earth to the various plant that are usually planted therein. To the great improvement of every sort of land, as well for use and profit, as for ornament and delight. Illu

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  • Systema horti-culturae: or, The art of gardeningDT In three books. The I. treateth of the excellency, scituation, soil, form, walks, arbours, springs, fountains, water-works, grotto's, statues, and other ornaments of gardens, with many rules, and directions, concerning the same. The II. treateth of all sorts of trees planted for ornament of shade, winter-greens, flower-trees, and flowers, that are propagated or preserv'd in the gardens of the best florists, and the best ways and methods of raising, planting, and improving them. The III. treateth of the kitchin-garden, and of the variety of plants propagated for food, or for any culinary uses: with many general and particular rules, and instructions, for the making hot-beds, altering and enriching any sort of garden-ground, watering, cleansing, and adapting all sorts of earth to the various plant that are usually planted therein. To the great improvement of every sort of land, as well for use and profit, as for ornament and delight. Illu
  • Systema horti-culturae; Art of gardening
  • Gardener's monthly directions.
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Imprint
London : printed for Will. Freeman, at the Bible over against the Middle-Temple-Gate in Fleetstreet, 1700.
Added name
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.
Publication year
1700
ESTC No.
R33686
Grub Street ID
116269
Description
[4], viii, [4], 278, [18] p., [3] leaves of plates ; 8°.
Note
With an added engraved title page: Systema horti:culturae or The art of gardening by J.W. gent. Printed for W: Freeman in Fleetstreet

Engraved title page signed: F.H. Van. Hove. scul. Plates signed: F.H Van Houe fec

'The gardener's monthly directons' has a separate dated title page on R2r

Includes index

With marginal notes

With a final advertisement leaf

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This is not a reissue of the third edition. London, 1688 (Wing W3606)

Signatures: A-T]8] V]4

EEBO record wrongly gives imprint: London, Printed for Tho. Dring ... , 1688. This is in fact the imprint of the third edition (Wing W3606).
Uncontrolled note
Catalogued from a copy at the British Library