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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    3° Which I conceive to be the more probable, for that the Sap of the Oak is of an unkind TincRure to moftTrees. But for this Improve¬ ment, I would rather advife Inoculation, as the Ordinary Elm upon the Witch-Hazel, for thofe large Leaves we fhall anon mention, and which are lo familiar in France. 6. That the Tranfplanting of young Oaks gains them ten years Advance, fome happy perfons have affirmed : From this Belief, if in a former Imprejfton I have defired to be excufed, and produc’d my Reafons for it, I lliall not perfilt againft any fober Man’s Ex¬ perience^ and therefore leave this Article to jtheir choice • fince (as the Butchers Phrafe is) Change of Pajture makes Fat Calves; and fo Transplantations oi thefe Hard-wood-trees , when young, may pofliblv, by an happy hand, in fit Seafon, and other circum- Rances of Soil, Sun, and Room for growth, be an improvement * But as for thofe who advife us to plant Oaks of too great a flature, they hardly make any conllderable progrefs in an Age; and there¬ fore I cannot encourage it, unlefs the Ground be extraordinarily qualify’d, or that the Oak you would tranfplant, be not above 6 or 7 Foot growth in height: Yet if any be defirous to make tryal of it, let their Stems be of the fmootheR and tendered: Bark; for that is ever an indication of Touth, as well as the paucity of their Circles, which in disbranching and cutting the Head ofli at five or fix Foot height (a thing, by the way, which the French ufu- ally fpare when they tranfplant this Tree) may (before you Rir their Roots') ferve for the more certain Guide; and then plant them immediately, with as much Earth as will adhere to them, in the * which yet place deflin’d for their flat ion ; abating only the * Tap-root, which ^ETerime/vfa ls ^lat down-right, and ftubby part of the Roots (which all Trees net allow In rais’d of Seeds do univerfally produce) and quickning fome of the Tr*nfpl£”£»g refl with a Sharp Knife (but fparing the Fibrous, which are the Affirming the mam Suckers and Mouths of all Trees) fpread them in the Fofs or taking them up Pit which hath been prepar’d to receive them. I fay, in the Fofs, ZiaumcT/ or un^e^s Fou will rather trench the whole Fields which is incompara- thtieafiWound, bly the beR ; and infinitely to be preferr’d before narrow Pits and tAdvance Jhe ^°^es (as t^e manner is) m cafe you plant any number confide- ■ ffwtTofthf table, the Earth being hereby made loofe, eafter and penetrable ion Tree above fitch the Roots, about which you are to caR that Mould,’ which fin as^aredepnv d 0pCnjng Qf t}ie Trench) you took from the Surface, and purpofely laid apart ; becaufe it is fweet, mellow, and better impregnated: But in this Work, be circumfpedt never to inter your Stem deeper «' than you found it Banding ; for profound burying very frequently deflroys a Tree, though an Error feldom oblerved : If therefore the Roots be fufficiently covered to keep the Body Ready and eredt it is enough; and the not minding of this trifling Circumftance] does very much deceive our ordinary Wood-men, as well as Gardi¬ ners ; for moR Roots covet the Air (though that of the Querent urbano leafl of any) ; for like the Efculus 51 How