Project Gutenberg 2007-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 488 Evelyn, John 1620 1706 Nisbet, John 1853 1914 Sylva; Or, A Discourse of Forest Trees. Vol. 1 (of 2) Reading ease score: 42.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Louise Pryor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries). This file is gratefully uploaded to the PG collection in honor of Distributed Proofreaders having posted over 10,000 ebooks. "Sylva; Or, A Discourse of Forest Trees" by John Evelyn is a scientific publication written in the late 17th century. This seminal work focuses on forestry, detailing the ecology and cultivation of various species of trees, and emphasizes the importance of timber for various uses." The opening of the text introduces the author, John Evelyn, and outlines his significant contributions to the scholarly exploration of forestry during a period marked by the restoration of the monarchy in England. The introduction also highlights Evelyn's esteemed position among contemporaries such as Izaak Walton and Samuel Pepys, setting the stage for a work that intertwines scientific inquiry with a personal narrative of his life and interests. This foundation prepares readers for a deep dive into various aspects of tree cultivation and their significance to both nature and society, as Evelyn articulates his views and experiences related to forest trees. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gardening -- Early works to 1800 Forests and forestry -- Early works to 1800 Trees -- Early works to 1800 SD Text Forestry Natural History Browsing: History - General Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming 958794 958789 2024-10-09T07:25:10.006599 2023-09-09T09:32:42.256632 text/html text/html 969880 2009-03-03T20:46:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 941219 2009-03-03T20:47:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 976271 2024-10-09T07:25:24.538433 application/epub+zip 992721 2024-10-09T07:25:12.270493 application/epub+zip 417089 2024-10-09T07:25:10.991531 application/epub+zip 1301534 2024-10-09T07:25:33.100409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1252054 2024-10-09T07:25:22.837480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714799 2022-09-10T04:03:58.242427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 835737 2024-10-09T07:25:07.881531 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 843087 2009-03-03T20:46:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 336898 2009-03-03T20:47:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 835096 2009-03-03T20:46:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 334039 2009-03-03T20:47:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 835374 2009-03-03T20:45:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333738 2009-03-03T20:47:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 41362049 2007-03-09T15:30:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 25349 2024-10-09T07:25:33.270385 application/rdf+xml 24910 2024-10-09T07:25:11.138496 image/jpeg 3343 2024-10-09T07:25:11.061512 image/jpeg 939234 2024-10-09T07:25:10.099520 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia