The history of the propagation & improvement of vegetables by the concurrence of art and nature: shewing the several ways for the propagation of plants usually cultivated in England, as they are increased by seed, off-sets, suckers, truncheons, cuttings, slips, laying, circumposition, the several ways of graftings and inoculations; as likewise the methods for improvement and best culture of field, orchard, and garden plants, the means used for remedy of annoyances incident to them; with the effect of nature, and her manner of working upon the several endeavors and operations of the artist. Written according to observations made from experience and practice: / by Robert Sharrock, Fellow of New Colledge.

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[2] pages at end = advertisements. [4] pages in middle of text = two leaves with metal plate of operations on vegetable stem and description; in some copies these are bound before advertisements, in others they are bound before page 60, and in yet others they are bound before page 70. Cf. Madan. Thomason received his copy in December 1659. Annotation on Thomason copy: "xber [i.e. December] 1659"; imprint date crossed through. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.