The French gardiner
Subtitle: instructing how to cultivate all sorts of fruit-trees, and herbs for the garden. Together with directions to dry, and conserve them in their natural. An accomplished piece, written originally in French, and now translated into English. By John Evelyn Esquire, Fellow of the Royal Society. The third edition illustrated with sculptures. Whereunto is annexed, the English vineyard vindicated by J. Rose, now gardiner to his Majesty: with a tract of the making and ordering of wines in France
Publisher: printed by T.R. & N.T. for B. Tooke, and are to be sold at the Ship in St. Pauls Church-yard
Published: 1675
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Viticulture; Early works to 1800; Gardening; Gardens; Fruit-culture
Work titles: Jardinier françois
Notes: A translation of: Bonnefons, Nicholas de. Le jardinier françois.

Three of the plates are signed or initialed by A. Hertocks.

"The English vineyard vindicated" (Wing R1938), originally published separately in 1666, has separate dated title page, pagination and register. The preface is signed "Philocepos", i.e. John Evelyn, who compiled the text based on "matter" provided by Rose.

"The vintage", part 2 p. 39-48, is by John Evelyn.

With eight final index and contents leaves.

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B3602

Wing (2nd ed.), R1938

ESTC (RLIN), R012570

Gift; Francis Skinner; Dedham; 1909 April.

Bookplate of George Rose.