Sylva, or a discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions. As it was deliver'd in the Royal society the XVth of October, MDCLXII ... Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves, Terra, a philosophical essay of earth ... To which is annexed Pomona: or, an appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider ... Also Acetaria: or, a discourse of sallets. With Kalendarivm hortense. Or, The gard'ners almanack ... / [John Evelyn].

  • John Evelyn
Date:
1706
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Credit: Sylva, or a discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions. As it was deliver'd in the Royal society the XVth of October, MDCLXII ... Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves, Terra, a philosophical essay of earth ... To which is annexed Pomona: or, an appendix concerning fruit-trees in relation to cider ... Also Acetaria: or, a discourse of sallets. With Kalendarivm hortense. Or, The gard'ners almanack ... / [John Evelyn]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    more impetuous Winch than we were ufually acquainted with, he never flakes- any of his Trees ; but upon all Diladers of this kind, caufes only his Servants to redrefs, and let them up again as often as they happen to be overthrown ,* which he has affirm’d to me, thrives better with them, than with thofe which he has flaked; and that at lad they ftrike root fo fall, as nothing but the Axe is able to prodrate them. And there is goodreafon for it in my Opinion , whilfl thefe Concisions of the Roots loolhing the Mould, not only make room for their more eafie Infinuations, but likewife open and prepare it to receive and impart the better Nou- riihment. It is in another Place I fugged that Tranfpl anted and Firrs, for want of their penetrating Tap-roots, are hardly con¬ fident againd thefe Gufts after they are grown high ,* efpecially, where they are fet clofe, and in Tufts, which betrays them to the greater Diiadvantage : And therefore fuch Trees do bed in Walksy and at competent diftances where they efcape tolerably well t Such therefore as we defign for Woods of them, fhould be fow’d, and never remov’d. In the mean time, many Trees are alfo pro¬ pagated by Cuttings and Layers ; the Ever-greens about Bartholo- mewtide • other Trees within two or three Months after, when they will have all the Sap to affid them ,♦ every body knows the way to do it is by Hitting the branch a little way, when it is a lit¬ tle cut dire Illy in, and then to plunge it half a Foot under good Mould, and leaving as much of its Extremity above it, and if it comply not well, to peg it down With an Hook or two* and fo when you find it competently rooted\ to cut it off beneath, and plant it forth : Other Expedients there are by tmfting the part, or baring it of the Rind; and if it be out of reach of the Ground’* to faden a tub or basket of Earth near the branch, fill’d With a fuc- culent Mould, and kept as frefli as may be. For Cuttingsy about the fame Seafon, take fuch as are about the bigrtefsof your Thumb, Petting them a foot in the Earthand near- as mueli out; If it be of foft Wood, as Willows, Poplar1, Alders, &c. you may take1 much larger Trunchions, and fo tall as Cat tel may not reach' thelri',* if harder, thofe which are young,, fmall and more tender ; and if died as produce a knur, or burry fu elling, fet that part into the Ground^ and be fure to make the hole fo-wide, and'point the end of yoiir Cutting fo ffnooth, as that in fetting, it violate and drip nbiloof the Bark ; the other Extream may be danted, and fo; treading the Earth clofe, and keeping it mot-fl, you will feldom fail of Shccefs x By the Roots alfo of a thriving, ludy and fappy Tree, more rhay be propagated ,* to efted: which, earl}' in Spring, dig about its foot, and finding fuch as you may with a little cutting bend Up¬ wards, raife them above Ground three or four Inches] arid they will in a diort time make jhoots, and be fit for Ttanfplantatiert ; ot in this Work you may quite feparate them from the Mother-Roots, and cut them off : By baring likew ife the bigger Roots difcreetly, and hacking them a little, and then covering with frelh Mould Matres, and Mother-Roots ,• JSlepotes, Succors ,* Traduces, and rooted Setts, mav be railed in abundance ; which drawing com¬ petent