TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFVLL Sir Henry Belosses , Knight and Baronet ,

THE PREFACE to all well minded.

A Table of the things Contayned in this Booke

THE BEST, SVRE AND READIEST VVAY to make a good Orchard and

Chap. 2. Of the soyle.

Chap. 3. Of the Site.

Chap. 4. Of the quantity.

Chap. 5. Of the forme.

Chap. 6. Of Fences.

Chap. 7. Of Sets.

Chap. 8. Of the distance of Trees.

Chap. 9. Of the placing of Trees.

Chap. 10. Of Grafting.

Chap. 11. Of the right dressing of Trees.

Chap. 12. Of Foyling.

Chap. 13. Of Annoyances.

Chap. 14. Of the age of Trees.

Chap. 15. Of gathering and keeping Fruit.

Chap. 16. Of Profits.

Chap. 17. Ornaments.

THE COVNTRY HOVSVVIFES GARDEN. Chap. 1. The Soyle.

Chap. 2. Of the Sites.

Chap. 3. Of the Forme.

Chap. 4. Of the Quantity. (2)

Chap. 5. Of Fence.

Chap. 6. Of two Gardens.

Chap. 7. Diuision of hearbs.

Chap. 8. Husbandry of Herbes.

Chap. 9. Generall Rules in Gardening.

Chap. 10. The Husbandry of Bees.

The Contents of the Countrey House-wifes Garden.

Chap. 1. The Art of propagating Plants.

Chap. 2. Grafting in the Barke.

Chap. 3. Grafting in the cleft.

Chap. 4. Grafting like a Scutcheon.

The Contents of the Art of Propagating Plants .

This etext contains

1. A New Orchard and Garden, by William Lawson (contents)
2. The Country Housewifes Garden, by William Lawson (contents)
3. A Most Profitable new treatise, from approved experience of the Art of Propagating Plants, by Simon Harwood (contents)
4. The Husband Mans Fruitful Orchard

The first edition of "A New Orchard and Garden", which included "The Country Housewifes Garden" appeared in 1618; many further editions appeared over the period to 1695. The "Art of Propagating Plants" and "The Husband Mans Fruitful Orchard" appeared in all editions from 1623. This transcript is taken from the 1631 edition. The transcriber used a modern facsimile of the 1657 edition to clarify some doubtful readings.

The spelling and hyphenation in the original are erratic. No corrections have been made other than those listed at the end of the etext. The formatting of the original tables of contents has been normalised.