The compleat planter & cyderist. Together with the art of pruning fruit-trees: In two books. I. Containing plain directions for the propagating all manner of fruit-trees, and the most approved ways and methods yet known, for the making and ordering of cyder, and other English wines. II. The art of pruning, or lopping fruit-trees. With an explanation of some words which gardeners make use of, in speaking of trees. With the use of the fruits of trees for preserving us in health, or for curing us when we are sick. By a lover of planting.

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Title:	The compleat planter & cyderist. Together with the art of pruning fruit-trees: In two books. I. Containing plain directions for the propagating all manner of fruit-trees, and the most approved ways and methods yet known, for the making and ordering of cyder, and other English wines. II. The art of pruning, or lopping fruit-trees. With an explanation of some words which gardeners make use of, in speaking of trees. With the use of the fruits of trees for preserving us in health, or for curing us when we are sick. By a lover of planting.
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THE Preface.

The Contents.

THE Compleat PLANTER AND CYDERIST.

CHAP. I. Of the Seminary and Nursery.

CHAP. II. Of the Ways, Manner, and Time of Grafting.

CHAP. III. How to Graft several ways.

CHAP. IV. Of Inoculating.

CHAP. V. Of Pruning Fruit-Trees.

CHAP. VI. Touching the Distance of Fruit-Trees.

CHAP. VII. Choice of Ground for an Orchard, and the ordering it.

CHAP. VIII. The time most proper for Trans∣planting of Fruit-Trees.

CHAP. IX. Of the manner of removing and set∣ting Trees.

CHAP. X. Of Planting Wall-fruit.

CHAP. XI. Of Trees of low Stature and Growth, commonly call'd Dwarf-Trees.

CHAP. XII. How to Plant in the Fields, with the various advantages thereof.

CHAP. XIII. Of propagating and ordering Vines.

CHAP. XIV. Of Figs, their kinds, and propaga∣tion.

CHAP. XV. Of Walnuts, their kinds and pro∣pagation.

CHAP. XVI. Of Chesnuts.

CHAP. XVII. Of Filbeards.

CHAP XVIII. Of Quinces their kinds and propa∣gation.

CHAP. XIX. Of Mulberries.

CAAP. XX. Of Medlars, and Service-trees.

CHAP. XXI. Of Goosberries, Currans, Raspher∣ries, and Barberries.

CHAP. XXII. Of the kinds of Peaches, and Nect∣arins.

CHAP. XXIII. Of the kinds of Apricoks, and Strawberries.

CHAP. XXIV. Of the kinds of Plums.

CHAP. XXV. Of the kinds of Cherries.

CHAP. XXVI. Of Pears and their kinds.

CHAP. XXVII. Of Apples and their kinds.

CHAP. XXVIII. Of Annoyances to Fruit-Trees.

CHAP. XXIX. Of Gathering Fruit, and the best way of making Cyder.

CHAP. XXX. Brief Monthly Memorials for the Planter.

JANVARY.

FEBRƲARY.

MARCH.

APRIL.

MAY.

JƲNE.

JƲLY.

AƲGƲST.

SEPTEMBER.

OCTOBER.

NOVEMBER.

DECEMBER.

ADDENDA.

ARRATA.

THE APPROBATION OF THE Colledge-Royal Of Physicians at ROCHELLE.

THE PREFACE.

THE Art of Pruning, OR Lopping Fruit-Trees.

part 1

CHAP. I. The Pruning or Lopping of Fruit-trees, for the Month of February.

CHAP. II. The Lopping of Fruit-trees, at the be∣ginning of the Month of May.

CHAP. III. The Lopping of Fruit-trees at the be∣ginning of June.

CHAP. IV. The Lopping of Fruit-trees at the end of July.

An Explanation of some words which Gardiners make use of to express themselves in speaking of Fruit-Trees.

The Second PART.

CHAP. I. Of Fruits which ought to be eaten be∣fore Meals.

ART. I. Of Figgs.

ART. II. Of Nectarins and Peaches.

ART. III. Of Plums and Apricocks.

ART. IV. Of Mulberries.

ART. V. Of sharp Cherries.

CHAP. II. Of Fruits which ought to be eaten af∣ter Meals.

ART. I. Of Pears.

ART. II. Of Apples.

ART III. Of Grafted Quinces.

ART. IV. Of Medlars and Services.

CHAP. III. Of Fruits, which may be eaten before, or after Meals.

ART. I. Of Raisins.

ART. II. Of China and Portugal Oranges.

ART. III. Of Spanish Pomegranates.

ART IV. Of Corands.

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A CATALOGUE of some Books Printed for and to be sold by Thomas Basset at the George in Fleet-street.