Moses Cook, The Manner of Raising, Ordering, and Improving Forest-Trees (1676)
Date
1676
Author
Book title
The Manner of Raising, Ordering, and Improving Forrest-Trees: Also, How to Plant, Make and Keep Woods, Walks, Avenues, Lawns, Hedges, &c.
Publication place
London
Publisher
Peter Parker
Transcription source
EEBO/TCO
Text type
printed book
Genre
Treatises
Subject area
herbal
Summary
Occasional discussion of the names of trees.
Word-group
type: topical
Word-entry
type: headword
sample: THere are several sorts of Elm, but the best sort (because it produceth the greatest Trees, and soonest comes to perfection) is that which hath its Leaves not much less than Line, or Lime-tree leaves, and shoots with a shoot not much less than a Sallow when it is lopped: it is called by some the Trench-Elm, by others the Marsh-Elm. Some other sorts there are that are not much inferiour to this for producing high and good Timber. One sort there is that hath on the young shoots great pieces like Cork, subject to spread in head much, and grow crooked, this is not very good to make high Trees, but makes good Pollards: Another sort there is which I see in Essex, the sides are subject to have Wenns thick on them, which makes the Body hard to cleave: this is not very good to make a high Tree, but good Pollards. (50)
sample: THere are several sorts of Elm, but the best sort (because it produceth the greatest Trees, and soonest comes to perfection) is that which hath its Leaves not much less than Line, or Lime-tree leaves, and shoots with a shoot not much less than a Sallow when it is lopped: it is called by some the Trench-Elm, by others the Marsh-Elm. Some other sorts there are that are not much inferiour to this for producing high and good Timber. One sort there is that hath on the young shoots great pieces like Cork, subject to spread in head much, and grow crooked, this is not very good to make high Trees, but makes good Pollards: Another sort there is which I see in Essex, the sides are subject to have Wenns thick on them, which makes the Body hard to cleave: this is not very good to make a high Tree, but good Pollards. (50)
Wing
C6032
Other editions
Wing C6033 (1679)
