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, grains, pulse, new-hays, cattle, fowl, beasts, bees, silk-worms, fish &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 practise. The fourth edition carefully corrected and amended, with one whole section added, and many large and useful additions throughout the whole work. By J.W., Gent.
Worlidge, John,active 1669-1698.
Hove, Frederick Hendrick van,1628?-1698,engraver.
London : Printed and are to be sold by Nath. Rolls in Petty-Cannons Hall, near the north side of St. Paul's Church,
1697.
J.W. = John Worlidge.
The words "gardens, orchards," and corn-lands, ... coppices." are bracketed together and the words "meadows, pastures," are enclosed in brackets on title page.
With additional title page (pi2r) engraved, "Systema agriculturae being the mystery of husbandry discovered and laid open by J W", dated 1687, and signed: F H Van Hove scul.
The first leaf bears "An explanation of the frontispiece".
"Kaledarium rusticum" and "Dictionarium rusticum" each have separate title page dated 1687; pagination and register are continuous.
Gathered in 4's.
Includes index.
A second part was published in 1689 (Wing W3597A).
A reissue, with cancel title page, of the 1687 edition (Wing W3601).
Wing (2nd ed.)
Goldsmiths' Lib. cat.,
ESTC
Microfilm.
Microfilm.
Agriculture
England London.