Sylva, Vol. 1 (of 2) Or A Discourse of Forest Trees   By: John Evelyn (1620-1706)

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SYLVA: OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST TREES & THE PROPAGATION OF TIMBER V O L U M E O N E

{Illustration: John Evelyn From the engraving by R. Nanteuil }

S Y L V A

OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST TREES : BY JOHN EVELYN F.R.S. WITH AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THE AUTHOR BY JOHN NISBET D.OEc.

A REPRINT OF THE FOURTH EDITION IN TWO VOLUMES

VOLUME ONE

LONDON: PUBLISHED BY ARTHUR DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY LIMITED AT 8 YORK BUILDINGS ADELPHI

CONTENTS.

VOLUME I.

Introduction page ix Title Page of 4th Edition " lxxiii To the King " lxxv To the Reader " lxxvii Advertisement " xcix Books published by the Author " ci Amico carissimo " cii Nobilissimo Viro " ciii EIS TÊN TOU PATROS DENDROLOGIAN " cvi The Garden. To J. Evelyn, Esq. " cvii

BOOK I.

CHAPTER I. Of the Earth, Soil, Seed, Air, and Water " 1 " II. Of the Seminary and of Transplanting " 12 " III. Of the Oak " 30 " IV. Of the Elm " 62 " V. Of the Beech " 75 " VI. Of the Horn beam " 81 " VII. Of the Ash " 86 " VIII. Of the Chesnut " 94 " IX. Of the Wallnut " 101 " X. Of the Service, and black cherry tree " 111 " XI. Of the Maple " 115 " XII. Of the Sycomor " 121 " XIII. Of the Lime Tree " 122 " XIV. Of the Poplar, Aspen, and Abele " 128 " XV. Of the Quick Beam " 134 " XVI. Of the Hasel " 136 " XVII. Of the Birch " 140 " XVIII. Of the Alder " 155 " XIX. Of the Withy, Sallow, Ozier, and Willow " 159 " XX. Of Fences, Quick sets, &c. " 175

BOOK II.

CHAPTER I. Of the Mulberry " 203 " II. Of the Platanus, Lotus, Cornus, Acacia, &c. " 214 " III. Of the Fir, Pine, Pinaster, Pitch tree, Larsh, and Subterranean trees " 220 " IV. Of the Cedar, Juniper, Cypress, Savine, Thuya, &c. " 253 " V. Of the Cork, Ilex, Alaternus, Celastrus, Ligustrum, Philyrea, Myrtil, Lentiscus, Olive, Granade, Syring, Jasmine and other Exoticks " 282 " VI. Of the Arbutus, Box, Yew, Holly, Pyracanth, Laurel, Bay, &c. " 293 " VII. Of the infirmities of trees, &c. " 314