8°, [8], 78 blz, kleine marges, zeer lichte sporen van vocht. Bijgebonden: Het tweede boeck ghenaemt de nieuwe practycke om alle boomen te zaeyen ende te gouverneren. Ghent, Saetreuver, 1694. p. 79 tot 116 en index 7 blz). + Nederlantschen hesperides dat is oeffeningh en ghebruyck van de limoen en oranie-boomen, ghestelt naer den aerdt, en climaet der Nederlanden. Ghendt, Saetreuver, 1695. [4], 66, [2] blz, vol kalfslederen bandje met nerven uit de tijd (wat sleet aan uiteinden
Very rare second edition of this practical manual for gardeners by J.B. Reyntkens (b. Dendermonde - d. Ghent 1690), Benedictine monk and head gardener of St Peter's Abbey in Ghent. This useful and complete manual, written for ""professional"" horticulturists, is divided in 2 parts: 1. The flowers section deals with all kinds of bulbs or annuals (i.a. tulips - more than 40 p.- daffodils, crocuses, lilies, irises, ranunculus, cornflowers, French rose etc). Part 2 is the trees section with information on exotic & fruit trees, and shrubs. The namescoming from the spoken language of the Ghent region. 3 part: on lemon and orange trees etc. The author, an ardent and erudite gardener, founded a society for plant enthusiasts in 1669. In preface a dedication to the prior of the Abbey, Ansbertus van Zuutpeene. Ref.: Bibl. Gant. 1802 a/c: 'dernière partie, qui se trouve parfois séparément, n'est pas comprise dans la première édition imprimée par Baud. Manilius en 1676' , STVC 1copy; Biogr. univ. XIX-224/226; not in BB, Pritzel, Nissen. Very rare
