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WellsWells andand concerningconcerning fruit-treefruit-treess inin relationrelation toto cidercider...... ususee ooff standingstanding grovesgroves ...... York:York: A.A. Ward,Ward, RR.. Bently,Bently, 1683.1683. 127,127 [9], [9 pp.] pp. London:London: Jo.Jo. MartynMarty n andand Ja.Ja. Allestry,Allestry, TT. CadellCadelI,, JJ.. RobsoRobsonn andand T.T DurhamDurham;; 2 microfichmicrofichee 1664.1664. [xvi][xvi],, 120,120, [2][2],, 20,20, [2][2],, 21-50,21-50, [2][2],, LondonLondon:: W.W. CreechCreech;; Edinburgh:Edinburgh: OrdeOrderr nono.. EJ-3/1EJ-3/1 55-83,55-83, [1][1] pp.pp. JJ.. Balfour,Balfour, 1776.1776 .2 2vols. vols. 5 microfichemicrofiche 1717 microfichmicrofichee EvelynEvelyn,, JJ.. ThThee lifelife ooff MrsMrs.. GodolphinGodolphin byby OrderOrder no.no. EJ-1/1EJ-1/1 OrderOrder nono.. EJ-4/1EJ-4/1 JohnJohn EvelynEvelyn ooff WoottonWootton.. Esq.Esq .London: London: WilliaWilliamm PickeringPickering,, 1847.1847 .xviii, xviii ,265, 265 ,[1], [1], Evelyn,Evelyn, J.J. Sylva,Sylva, oror,, A discoursediscourse ooff EvelynEvelyn,, J.J. SilvaSilva,, oror,, A discoursediscourse ooff [1[1]] PPPp-- forest-trees,forest-trees, andand thethe propagationpropagation ofof timbertimber forest-treesforest-trees,, anandd ththee propagatiopropagationn ooff timbetimberr 4 microfichmicrofichee inin HisHis MajestiesMajesties dominionsdominions...... toto whichwhich isis iinn HisHis Majesty'sMajesty's dominions,..dominions,.... togethertogether OrdeOrderr nono.. EJ-8/1EJ-8/1 annexedannexed Pomona,Pomona, or,or, AnAn apppendixapppendix withwith anan historicalhistorical accountaccount ofof thethe concerningconcerning fruit-treefruit-treess inin relationrelation toto cidercider...... sacrednessacrednesss anandd ususee o off standinstandingg grovesgroves.. EvelynEvelyn,, JJ.. MemoirMemoirss ofof JohJohnn EvelynEvelyn Esq.Esq. Ed.2.Ed.2. London:London: Jo.Jo. MartynMartyn andand Ja.Ja. Ed.5Ed.5.. London:London: HenrHenryy Colburn,Colburn, 1825.1825. F.R.S.ER.S.,, authoauthorr ofof thethe "Sylva","Sylva", &c.&c. &c.,&c., Allestry,Allestry, 1669.1669 .[xlviii], [xlviii], 247,247, [1],[1], [iv],[iv], 67,67, [1][1],, 2 volsvols.. V.1:V.I: 50,50, [2],[2], 330,330,2299 leaves leaves ofof plates; plates; comprisincomprisingg hishis diary,diary, fromfrom 1641-1705-6,1641-1705-6, 33,33, [3][3] pp.pp. V2V2:: 393,393, [1][1],, [8],[8] ,88, 88, [2],[2],17 17 leaves leave ofs o plates.f plates. andand a selectionselection ofof hishis familiafamiliarr lettersletters,, toto IrregulaIrregularr paginationpagination.. WitWithh notesnotes bbyy AA.. HunterHunter.. whichwhich iiss subjoinesubjoinedd ththee privateprivate 9 microfichemicrofiche 1818 microfichmicrofichee correspondencecorrespondence betweenbetween KingKing CharlesCharles OrdeOrderr nono.. EJ-2/1EJ-2/1 OrderOrder nono.. EJ-10/1EJ-10/1 I1.. anandd SiSirr EdwarEdwardd Nicolas,..Nicolas,.... London:London: HenryHenry Colburn,Colburn ,1827. 1827 .5 5 vols.vols. Evelyn,Evelyn, J.J. Silva,Silva, oror,, A discoursdiscoursee ooff EvelynEvelyn,, JJ.. TerraTerra:: A philosophicalphilosophical discoursediscourse EditedEdited fromfrom thethe originaloriginal mss.mss .by by William William Bray.Bray. forest-trees,forest-trees, andand thethe propagationpropagation ofof timbertimber ooff earthearth.. NewNew editionedition.. York,York, London,London, A newnew edition.edition. inin HisHis Majesty'sMajesty's dominionsdominions...... inin twotwo books,books, EdinburghEdinburgh:: W.W. Creech,Creech, 1778.1778 .viii, via ,194, 194, 3636 microfichemicrofiche togethertogether withwith anan historicalhistorical accountaccount ofof thethe [2][2] pp.pp. OrdeOrderr nono.. EJ-7/1EJ-7/1 sacrednesssacredness ofof standingstanding groves.groves. Terra,Terra, a 3 microfichemicrofiche philosophicalphilosophical essayessay ofof earthearth ...... toto whichwhich isis OrdeOrderr no.no. EJ-5/EJ-5/ 1 Evelyn,Evelyn, J.J. 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