item: #1 of 11 id: A05195 author: Harward, Simon, fl. 1572-1614. Most profitable newe treatise from approued experience of the art of propagating plants. title: A nevv orchard and garden, or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good for a rich orchard particularly in the nor[th] and generally for the whole kingdome of England, as in nature, reason, situation and all probabilitie, may and doth appeare : with the country housewifes garden for hearbes of common vse, their vertues, seasons, profits, ornaments, varietie of knots, models for trees, and plots for the best ordering of grounds and walkes : as also the husbandry of bees, with their seuerall vses and annoyances, being the experience of 48 yeares labour ... / by William Lawson ; whereunto is newly added the art of propagating plants, with the tree ordering manner of fruits in their gathering, carring home & preseruation. date: 1631 words: 38025 flesch: 82 summary: 11 These require whose plots : Artichokes , Cabbages , Turneps , Parsneps , Onyons , Car●e●s , and ( if you will ) Saffron and Scerrits . 12 Gather all your seeds , dead , ripe● and dry . 13 Lay no dung to the roots of your hearbs , as vsually they doe : for dung not melted is too hot , euen for trees . ●●hting●le . keywords: age; away; barke; bees; boughes; chap; cut; doe; earth; end; euery; euill; flowers; forme; foure; fruit; garden; good; graft; ground; growth; haue; leaue; man; neere; orchard; plant; remedy; ripe; roots; sap; set; sets; stocke; summer; time; trees; vnder; vpon; vse; want; water; winter; wood; yeeres; ● e; ● l; ● s; ● ● cache: A05195.xml plain text: A05195.txt item: #2 of 11 id: A13396 author: Taverner, John. title: Certaine experiments concerning fish and fruite: practised by Iohn Tauerner Gentleman, and by him published for the benefit of others date: 1600 words: 11671 flesch: 65 summary: Certaine experiments concerning fish and fruite: practised by Iohn Tauerner Gentleman, and by him published for the benefit of others Taverner, John. 1600 Approx. Certaine experiments concerning fish and fruite: practised by Iohn Tauerner Gentleman, and by him published for the benefit of others Taverner, John. keywords: carpe; feede; fish; foote; frie; fruite; good; ground; haue; head; kind; pond; sommer; time; vnto; water; yeare cache: A13396.xml plain text: A13396.txt item: #3 of 11 id: A26232 author: Austen, Ralph, d. 1676. title: Observations upon some part of Sr Francis Bacon's Naturall history as it concernes fruit-trees, fruits, and flowers especially the fifth, sixth, and seaventh centuries, improving the experiments mentioned, to the best advantage / by R.A. Austen, practiser in the art of planting. date: 1658 words: 24279 flesch: 73 summary: Terebration ( or boring holes into the bodies , ●nd great Roots ) of fruit●trees with a wimble , or Awger , is most ne●dfull , as I judge , for great trees which grow upon fat land , and have too ranke nourishment , and may be unfruitfull , and beare over wat●ish fruit for that cause ; that may help to let out some of the raw , supers●●ous sap● and juice as an ●ssue in a mans body : but scoring , or cutting the barke of yo●●ger trees under Twenty yeares may be better for them , and this to be done chiefly in the spring time . I have tryed severall waies , to graft Vines : by cleving , or insition , ( as the Author calls it ) and also by pari●g two Vines , the stock , and Graft , on two sides , which is my usuall , and best way of grafting other Fruit-trees , but neither took effect : so that I am perswaded those Fruit-trees that are so easily propagated by other meanes , as by laying downe the Branches , into the earth , and by cuttings , that these will not take with Grafting , or Inoculating as Vines , Mulberries &c. I have tryed many Experiments about Mu●berries , both for grafting , and Inoculating , ●pon severall kinds of stock● , and yet none succeeded : but Mulberries are increased by laying downe the Branches , and by cutting , as Vines are : so that I conceive this grafting , mentioned by some Ancient Authors , is but a conceit of theirs , ( a grafting in the braine ) insteed of a reall Exp●riment , like multitudes of other things recorded by some who ( its probable by what they say ) had no Experimentall knowledge , in the things they spake . keywords: b ●; beare; branches; cause; earth; experiment; f ●; flowers; fruits; g ●; good; graft; kinds; l ●; m ●; o ●; observation; roots; sap; set; th ●; trees; ● d; ● e; ● h; ● ll; ● n; ● r; ● s; ● st; ● t; ● y; ● ● cache: A26232.xml plain text: A26232.txt item: #4 of 11 id: A27154 author: Beale, John, 1603-1683? title: Herefordshire orchards, a pattern for all England written in an epistolary address to Samuel Hartlib, Esq. / by I.B. date: 1657 words: 10304 flesch: 72 summary: A small parcell of ground will furnish store for all his grounds , and for all his neighbourhood , to play away upon graffings and novell experiments . And to encourage this nursery , I now summ up all with my last paradox , That for these four last yeares , whereof two were very dry Summers , I laid the fruitfull sprayes of naturall apple-plants in the ground , some very small , not two foot above ground , all thereabout ; and from the first Summer to this present Spring , they never failed to bear as thick as traces of onyons . keywords: apples; cider; countrey; crab; english; fruit; good; ground; hath; kind; land; orchards; plant; stock; text; tree; way; yeares cache: A27154.xml plain text: A27154.txt item: #5 of 11 id: A28676 author: Bonnefons, Nicolas de. title: The French gardiner 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 / first written by R.D.C.D.W.B.D.N. ; and now transplanted into English by Phiocepos. date: 1658 words: 46995 flesch: 81 summary: C●●ting . Situation . 265 ●●elving . 266 Season of gathering fruit . 267 Medl●rs . B●●kets . keywords: bed; beds; branches; cover; cut; dung; earth; fingers; foot; frosts; fruit; garden; good; graffe; green; ground; leaves; little; manner; mould; new; pear; place; plant; preserve; red; ripe; roots; sap; season; second; seed; set; shoot; sorts; sowe; sowing; spring; stock; time; trees; trench; use; water; white; winter; wood; year; ● ● cache: A28676.xml plain text: A28676.txt item: #6 of 11 id: A36561 author: Drope, Francis, 1629?-1671. title: A short and sure guid[e] in the practice of raising and ordering of fruit-trees being the many years recreation and experience of Francis Drope ... date: 1672 words: 17193 flesch: 55 summary: These are the cheif seeds to make stocks : but now to tell you , what stocks serve , for what kinds of fruit ; for there must not be a mixture of grafts and stocks of diverse Natures , as many ( who treat of Miracles not truth ) do deliver . And whereas the best of stocks are produced from the seed ; I will not pervert Natures method , but keeping in her Tract all the way treat of such in this first following Chapter . keywords: bark; bud; cut; fruit; good; graft; grafting; hath; little; place; roots; sap; stock; time; tree; way; wood; year cache: A36561.xml plain text: A36561.txt item: #7 of 11 id: A40990 author: Fatio de Duillier, Nicolas, 1664-1753. title: Fruit-walls improved, by inclining them to the horizon, or, A way to build walls for fruit-trees whereby they may receive more sun shine, and heat, than ordinary / by a member of the Royal Society. date: 1699 words: 37824 flesch: 77 summary: Fruit-walls improved, by inclining them to the horizon, or, A way to build walls for fruit-trees whereby they may receive more sun shine, and heat, than ordinary / by a member of the Royal Society. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 492:1) Fruit-walls improved, by inclining them to the horizon, or, A way to build walls for fruit-trees whereby they may receive more sun shine, and heat, than ordinary / by a member of the Royal Society. keywords: air; degrees; earth; east; elevation; foot; fruits; garden; ground; heat; ibid; north; perpendicular; plane; slope; sloping; sloping walls; south; sun; table; terrasses; trees; walls cache: A40990.xml plain text: A40990.txt item: #8 of 11 id: A43774 author: Haines, Richard, 1633-1685. title: Aphorisms upon the new way of improving cyder, or making cyder-royal lately discovered for the good of those kingdoms and nations that are beholden to others, and pay dear for wine ... : to which are added, certain expedients concerning raising and planting of apple-trees, gooseberry-trees, &c. with respect to cheapness, expedition, certain growing, and fruitfulness, beyond what hath hitherto been yet made known / by Richard Haines. date: 1684 words: 12905 flesch: 59 summary: Aphorisms upon the new way of improving cyder, or making cyder-royal lately discovered for the good of those kingdoms and nations that are beholden to others, and pay dear for wine ... : to which are added, certain expedients concerning raising and planting of apple-trees, gooseberry-trees, &c. with respect to cheapness, expedition, certain growing, and fruitfulness, beyond what hath hitherto been yet made known / by Richard Haines. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 419:10) Aphorisms upon the new way of improving cyder, or making cyder-royal lately discovered for the good of those kingdoms and nations that are beholden to others, and pay dear for wine ... : to which are added, certain expedients concerning raising and planting of apple-trees, gooseberry-trees, &c. with respect to cheapness, expedition, certain growing, and fruitfulness, beyond what hath hitherto been yet made known / by Richard Haines. keywords: acre; cyder; good; hogs; quart; royal; spirits; time; trees; use; wine cache: A43774.xml plain text: A43774.txt item: #9 of 11 id: A49755 author: Beale, John, 1603-1683? title: Nurseries, orchards, profitable gardens, and vineyards encouraged the present obstructions removed, and probable expedients for the better progress proposed, for the general benefit of His Majesties dominions, and more particularly of Cambridge and the champain-countries and northern parts of England : in several letters out of the country directed to Henry Oldenburg, Esq. ... / the first letter from Anthony Lawrence, all the rest from John Beale ... date: 1677 words: 8766 flesch: 67 summary: In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. keywords: cambridge; cider; country; england; english; fruit; good; hath; nurseries; nursery; orchards; seeds; tcp; text; trees; vines; wine; years cache: A49755.xml plain text: A49755.txt item: #10 of 11 id: A50005 author: Arnauld d'Andilly, Monsieur (Robert), 1588-1674. title: The manner of ordering fruit-trees by the Sieur Le Gendre ... ; wherein is treated of nurseries, wall-fruits, hedges of fruit-trees, dwarf-trees, high-standers, &c. ; written originally in French and translated faithfully into English at the request of severall persons of honour. date: 1660 words: 37667 flesch: 62 summary: But the affection which is taken unto Trees , grows up every day with them : It strengthens its self in well-govern'd Spirits , as trees put forth stronger roots in a good Soyl. IT would be to no purpose to have examined the nature of Trees with so much care , and to have given so many Instructions for the well ordering of them , if I should not conclude with that advice which I hold to be the principall and most important of all ; should I not shut up all with this truth , that , No man can have fair Plants , unless he love them : For it is neither the goodness of the Soyl , nor the quantity of Dung , nor the advantageous Situation , which make trees to grow well ; but it is the Affection of the Master which animates them , and renders them strong and vigorous . keywords: alwayes; apple; branches; care; cut; dung; earth; end; foot; fruit; good; graff; ground; grow; hath; manner; pear; plant; reason; roots; sap; self; set; sorts; stemm; stocks; sun; time; trees; wall; winter; wood; year cache: A50005.xml plain text: A50005.txt item: #11 of 11 id: A54994 author: Bellingham, Charles. title: The Garden of Eden, or, An accurate description of all flowers and fruits now growing in England with particular rules how to advance their nature and growth, as well in seeds and herbs, as the secret ordering of trees and plants / by that learned and great observer, Sir Hugh Plat. date: 1654 words: 21207 flesch: 83 summary: Pear tree when to plant 101 Pescods early and late 80 , 90 Pineapple when to set 102 Pinks of Carnations , and in carnation time 72 Piony of the seeds 91 Pippen upon what stocks 137 Pyramides of hearbs to grow speedily 76 Plants , when to set 102 Plants rooted , how to remove without harm 88 Plums growing long upon the trees 105 Plum-stocks white , of what bignesse to graft on 110 Plum agreeth not with a Cherry stock 113 Plum-stones when to set 101 Pompions to grow great 38 Pompions to multiplie 63 Poplar to grow 100 Pot-hearbs , what dung they require 35 Pots for Carnations , of a stately fashion 49 , 75 Proining of trees for beauty 108 Proyning of trees for bearing 147 Purslane seed to gather 37 Q. Quinces when to plant 101 Quince grafted upon Medlar 121 Quinces to grow delicate Tree rooted higher See after in 106. Wreathed bodies of trees . keywords: bark; branches; bud; cions; cut; dung; earth; flowers; fruit; garden; graft; ground; hill; leaves; plant; roots; roses; sap; seeds; set; sow; stock; time; trees; water cache: A54994.xml plain text: A54994.txt