Sylva, Or, a Discourse of Forest Trees : With an Essay on the Life and Works of the Author (Paperback)

Book III: 1. Of copp'ces; 2. Of pruning; 3. Of the age, stature, and felling of trees; 4. Of timber, the seasoning and uses, and of fuel; 5. Aphorisms, or certain general precepts of use to the foregoing chapters; 6. Of the laws and statutes for the preservation and improvement of woods and forests; 7. The paraenesis and conclusion, containing some encouragements and proposals for the planting and improvement of his majesty's forests, and other amunities for shades, and ornament; Book IV: An historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves, etc.; Renati Rapini Hortorum liber II.