A new orchard and garden, or, The best way for planting, grafting, and to make any ground good, for a rich orchard, particularly in the North and generally for the whole kingdom of England as in nature, reason, situation and all probablilite, may and doth appeare : with the country housewifes garden for herbs of common use, their virtues, seasons, profits, ornaments, varietie of knots, models for trees, and plots for best ordering of grounds and walkes. : As also the husbandry of bees with their severall uses and annoyances, all being the experience of 48. yeeres labour, and now the third time corrected and much enlarged / by William Lawson ; whereunto is newly added the art of propagating plants with the true ordering of all manner of fruits, in their gathering, carrying home and preseruation ; printed at London by J.H. for Francis Williams, 1626.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lawson, William, active 1618.

Contributor:

Smith, Robert Pearsall, 1827-1898, publisher.

Smith, J. Jay (John Jay), 1798-1881, inscriber.

Hilles, John Samuel, former owner.

Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gardening--Early works to 1800.

Gardening.

Knot gardens--England--Early works to 1800.

Knot gardens.

Orchards--England--Early works to 1800.

Orchards.

Fruit-culture--England--Early works to 1800.

Fruit-culture.

England.

Penn Provenance:

Morris, Elizabeth Carrington, 1775-1865 (inscription) (PSPA copy)

Morris, Margaretta Hare, 1797-1867 (inscription) (PSPA copy)

Smith, J. Jay (John Jay) 1798-1881 (autograph) (inscription) (PSPA copy)

Physical Description:

39 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 24 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Best way for planting, grafting and to make any ground good for a rich orchard

Best surest and readiest way to make a good orchard and garden

Place of Publication:

[Philadelphia] : Reprinted by Robert Pearsall Smith, Philadelphia, 1858.

Notes:

Title was first issued in 1618. This 1858 edition is based on 1626 issue of title (ESTCS108391) printed by John Haviland (1613-1638).

Caption title: The best surest and readisest way to make a good orchard and garden.

Running title: An orchard.

Reprint includes "A new orchard and garden" only.

Woodcut vignette on title page; also with in-text illustrations.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture Fund.

PSPA copy acquired in 2016 from Rabelais Inc.

PSPA copy with printed yellow paper wrappers retained; back wrapper is publisher's advertisement.

PSPA copy in blind ruled gilt stamped dark green limp cloth binding.

PSPA copy has inscription by John Jay Smith (father of publisher Robert Pearsall Smith) to "Elizabeth and Margaretta Morris" [i.e. Elizabeth Carrington Morris and Margaretta Hare Morris]

OCLC:

80293783