The clergy-man's recreation: shewing the pleasure and profit of the art of gardening ... / By John Lawrence.

  • Laurence, John, 1668-1732.
Date:
1717
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Credit: The clergy-man's recreation: shewing the pleasure and profit of the art of gardening ... / By John Lawrence. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ThiH: Bi PONHE Introduction, pag. © _ The Defigu of this Treatife being to procure Plenty in the eafieft and moft expeditious way, the Caufes of fome common Defects are affigned and proper Remedies offered, _ i Pp. ? The firfi general Caufe of Barrenneft, is a lying toomuch opento blafting Winds, p.8 The firft Remedy for this is to plant Trees for Shelters, Pp. 9 The fecond Remedy isto change the Place and Sztuation of the Fruit-Garden, ..p.i0 A third. Remedy is not tobuildthe Walls toohigh, - | P..13 A fecond general Caufe of Barrenne[s,p. 15 Is the having too much Walling and too ma- ny Trees, which, tho feemtugly a Para- dox, 7s proved to be areal Caufe, p.16 But two ways of curing this: Hither to al- low a proportionable Help; or to reduce the Fruit-Garden to a lefs Compafs. The latter preferred for two Reafons, p.2% Zo confirm which, Plans are given of only 40 Lards fquare, fufficient to furnifp any