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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    depofite their Eggs, which bore and perforate thefe Ex'crefctnce•$} when the Worms are hatch’d, lb as we fee them in Galls. What benefit theMafl does univerlally yield (once in two Years at lead) for the fatting of Hogs and Deer, I fhail lhew upon ano¬ ther occafion, before the conclufion of this Difcourfe. A Peck of Acorns a day, with a little Bran; will make an Hog (his laid) increafe a pound-weight per diem for two Months together. They give them alfo to Oxen mingled with Bran, chop’d or broken,* otherwife they are apt to fprout and grow in their Bellies. Others fay, they iliould firft be macerated in Water, to extrad their malignity ; Cattle many times peri filing without this Preparation. Cato advifes the Husband-man to referve 240 Bujbels of Acorns for his Oxen, mingled with a like quantity of Beans and Lupines, and to drench them well. But in truth they are more proper for Swine, and being fo made fmall, will fatten Pidgeons, Peacocks$ Turkeys, Pheafants and Poultry ; nay ’tis reported, that fome Fifti¬ es feed on them, efpecially the Tunny, in fuch places of the Coaft where Trees hang over Arms of the Sea. Acorns, Efculus ab Efca (before the ule of Wheat-Corn was found out) were heretofore the Food of Meth, nay of Jupiter himfelf, (as well as other Produtti- ens of the Earth) till their Luxurious Palats were debauched: And even in the Romans time, the Cultomwas in Spain to make a fecond Service of Acorns and Maft, ( as the French now do of Marrons and Chefnuts ) w hich they likewife ufed to roll under the Em¬ bers. ' ■ ‘'.1 r r | a —--Fed with the Oaken Maft The aged Trees them]elves in Tears furpafsd. And Men had indeed Hearts of Oak; I mean, not fo hard, but health, and ftrength, and liv’d naturally, and with things eafilypa¬ rable and plain. * ' ' i i # 1 ' \ b Bleft Age odd World, juft Nymph, when Man did dwell Under thy fhade, whence his Provifion fell; Sallads the Meal, Wildings were the Dijfert $ No Tree yet learn d by Ill-example, Art, With infititious Fruit to fymholize. As in an Emblem, Adulteries. a «..w.—Et querna glande repafta /EquafTe annofas vivendo corpora Quercus. y Foelix ilia actas mundi, juftiffima Nymphe, Cum dabat umbra domum vivam tua , cum domus ipla Decidua Dominos pafcebat fruge quietos, Solaque praebebanc Sylveftria poma fecundas Gramineis epulas mends ; nondum arte magiftra Arbor Adulceriis prsluferac infita noftris, &c. Cwltfi Pi t.6.