The arte of gardening
Subtitle: wherunto is added much necessarie matter, with a number of secrets, and the phisicke helps belonging to each hearb, which are easily prepared : heer-vnto is annexed two proper treatises, the first intituled The meruailous gouerment, propertie, [et] benefite of bees, with the rare secrets of the honie and waxe : the other, The yearly coniectures, verie necessary for husband-men : to these is likewise ioyned a treatise of the arte of graffing and planting of trees
By: gathered by Thomas Hill ...
Contributors: Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.; Allde, Edward, d. 1627, printer.; Ballard, Henry, fl. 1597-1608, printer.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Imprinted by Edward Allde
Published: 1608
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Gardening -- Early works to 1800.; Herbs -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800.; Bee culture -- Early works to 1800.; Weather -- Folklore -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Profitable instruction of the perfect ordering of bees.
Notes: STC (2nd ed.) 13497
Hunt botanical cat. 185
Allde printed gatherings A-R; H. Ballard printed the remainder. Cf. STC (2nd ed.).
"A reprint of the 1593 edition of Hill's Profitable arte of gardening ..., with only minor changes in spelling and setting of text." Cf. Hunt botanical cat.
A profitable instruction of the perfect ordering of bees ... has its own t.p. (Y3) with imprint: Imprinted at London by H.B. 1608.
Signatures: A-Y⁴ 2A-2M⁴.
LC copy imperfect: Y1 replaced with photostat; Y4 wanting.