Sylva: A Discourse of Forest Trees & the Propagation of Timber

by John Evelyn, John Nisbet (Introduction)

Written by the famous diarist and first published in book form in 1664, this work is widely recognised as the first published text on forestry.

280 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 2009

About the author

John Evelyn was an English writer, gardener and diarist.

Evelyn's diaries or Memoirs are largely contemporaneous with those of the other noted diarist of the time, Samuel Pepys, and cast considerable light on the art, culture and politics of the time (he witnessed the deaths of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell, the last Great Plague of London, and the Great Fire of London in 1666). Over the years, Evelyn’s Diary has been over-shadowed by Pepys's chronicles of 17th-century life. Evelyn and Pepys corresponded frequently and much of this correspondence has been preserved.

Reviews

[Avis Black]

Evelyn wrote on a lot of out-of-the-way topics, but this is not one of his better works.

[Velvetink]

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