The French gardiner; : instructing how to cultivate all sorts of fruit-trees & 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 Evelin Esq; Fellow of the Royal Society. The fourth 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.

  • Bonnefons, Nicolas de.
Date:
1691
  • Books

About this work

Also known as

Jardinier françois. English

Publication/Creation

London : printed by T.B. for B. Took, and are to be sold by J. Taylor at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1691.

Physical description

6 unnumbered pages, 215 pages, 9 unnumbered pages, 17, 16-24 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 5 unnumbered plates (one folded) ; 12mo (15 cm)

Contributors

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 R1939), originally published separately in 1666, has separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous. The preface is signed "Philocepos", i.e. John Evelyn, who compiled the text based on "matter" provided by Rose.
"The vintage", part 2 p. 20-24 [i.e. 26], is by John Evelyn.
P. 24 misnumbered 26.
With eight final contents and index leaves.
British Library copy contains Ross's work only.
Signatures: A-L¹².

References note

Wing (2nd ed., 1994), B3603
Wing (2nd ed.), R1939
Keynes, G. Evelyn, 11
ESTC (RLIN), R211595

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