England's Improvement Reviv'd: In a Treatise of all manner of Husbandry & Trade By Land and Sea. Plainly discovering the several ways Improveing all sorts of Waste and Barren Grounds, and Enriching all Earths; with the Natural Quality of all Lands, and the several Seeds and Plants which most naturally thrive therein. Together with the manner of Planting all sorts of Timber-trees, and Under-woods, with two several Chains to Plant Seeds or Sets by; with several Directions to make Walks, Groves, Orchards, Gardens, Planting of Hops and good Fences; with the Vertue of Trees, Plants, and Herbs, and their Physical Use; With an Alphabet of all Herbs growing in the Kitchin, and Physick-gardens; and Physical Directions. Also The way of Ordering Cattel, with several Observations about Sheep, and choice of Cows for the Dairy, all sorts of Dear, Tame Conies, Variety of Fowles, Bees, Silk-worms, Pigeons, Fish-ponds, Decoys: with Directions to make an Aviary. And with accounts of Digging, Delving, and all Charges and Profit

Bookseller

J. A. Lascelles & Sons (US)

Bookseller's Inventory #

46

Title

England's Improvement Reviv'd: In a Treatise of all manner of Husbandry & Trade By Land and Sea. Plainly discovering the several ways Improveing all sorts of Waste and Barren Grounds, and Enriching all Earths; with the Natural Quality of all Lands, and the several Seeds and Plants which most naturally thrive therein. Together with the manner of Planting all sorts of Timber-trees, and Under-woods, with two several Chains to Plant Seeds or Sets by; with several Directions to make Walks, Groves, Orchards, Gardens, Planting of Hops and good Fences; with the Vertue of Trees, Plants, and Herbs, and their Physical Use; With an Alphabet of all Herbs growing in the Kitchin, and Physick-gardens; and Physical Directions. Also The way of Ordering Cattel, with several Observations about Sheep, and choice of Cows for the Dairy, all sorts of Dear, Tame Conies, Variety of Fowles, Bees, Silk-worms, Pigeons, Fish-ponds, Decoys: with Directions to make an Aviary. And with accounts of Digging, Delving, and all Charges and Profit

Author

Smith, John

Format/Binding

Full calf

Book Condition

Used - Fair

Quantity Available

1

Edition

Second Edition

Publisher

Printed By Tho. Newcomb, for Benjamin Southwood, at the Star next to Sergeants-Inn in Chancery-lane; and Israel Harrison near Li

Place of Publication

London

Date Published

1673

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