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Sylva; Or, A Discourse of Forest Trees. Vol. 1 (of 2)

VOLUME I.

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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

ΕΙΣ ΤΗΝ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΙΑΝ „ 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

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