Systema agriculturae; : 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, grain, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, &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 practice. /
Worlidge, John,active 1669-1698.
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van,1628?-1698,engraver.
Carnwath, George Lockhart,former owner.StEdNL
London : Printed, and are to be sold by John Taylor, at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-Yard,,
MDCXCVIII [1698]..
J. W. = John Worlidge
The words "gardens, orchards," and corn-lands, ... coppices." are each bracketed together and the words "meadows, pastures," are enclosed in brackets on title page.
With additional title page (plate), engraved and signed: "Systema agriculturae being the mystery of husbandry discovered and layd open by J W". "F H Van Hove Scul".
Caption title on p. 1: Of husbandry and improvements in general; plainly discovering the nature, reasons, and causes of improvements; and the growth of vegetables, &c.
"Kalendarium rusticum; or, monethly directions for the husbandman" and "Dictionarium rusticum; or, the interpretations and significations of several rustick terms, used in several places of England" each have a separate dated title page. Register and pagination are continuous.
Gathered in 4's.
A second part was published in 1689 (Wing W3597A).
ESTC
Armorial bookplate of George Lockhart Carnwath on the verso of the t.p..
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