The manner of raising, ordering; and improving forest and fruit-trees: also, how to plant, make and keep vvoods, vvalks, avenues, lawns, hedges, c. With several figures in copper-plates, proper for the same. Also rules and tables shewing how the ingenious planter may measure superficial figures, with rules how to divide woods or land, and how to measure timber and other solid bodies, either by arithmetick or geometry, shewing the use of that most excellent line, the line of numbers, by several new examples; with many other rules, useful for most men. By Moses Cook, gardiner to that great encourager of planting, the Right Honourable, the Earl of Essex. Whereunto is now added, that ingenious treatise of Mr. Gabriel Plattes, viz. A discovery of subterranean treasure

General note: "A discovery of subterranean treasure" has separate dated title page, pagination and register. This edition was probably also published separately in the same year (Wing P2411). A reissue, with cancel title page and the addition of "A discovery of subterranean treasure", of the edition with title "The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forrest-trees" (Wing C6032). Signatures: A4(±A1) a4 B-2D4, chi² A-C4. Tear in lower edge of C2 second occurrence slightly affecting text; MS. ink splash on G3v; soot in gutter of H3r-H4v, O1r-O2v; old tear in lower margin of I1; smudge mark on margin of P4v; ink splashes or marks on R1r, R2, R3r, T3r, T4v, X1v, X2, U3r, Y4v UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C6033 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1977. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 662:11). Ownership and custodial history: Bookplate of Right Hon. Patrick Hume, (1641-1724), 1st Earl of Marchmont; MS. ink and pencil notes on inside front board of early shelf locations; MS. ink signature on title page: "Alex.r Hume" (1675-1740); purchased from Lawson catalogue 281, item 102, in 2000 UK-SUSCL Binding Information: Contemporary full leather, no spine labelling UK-SuSCL