The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century by Sarah Simblet, Gabriel Hemery

The New Sylva: A Discourse of Forest and Orchard Trees for the Twenty-First Century

Sarah Simblet, Gabriel Hemery

400 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction nature science informative slow-paced

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In 1664, the British horticulturist and diarist John Evelyn published Sylva. This comprehensive study of the nation's trees was the first book ever published by the Royal Society. It was also the world's earliest forestry book. Evelyn's elegant pr...

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