_their vertues, seasons, profits, ornaments, varietie of knots, models_
for trees, and plots for the best ordering of Grounds and Walkes.

AS ALSO,

_The Husbandry of Bees, with their seuerall vses and annoyances_
being the experience of 48 yeares labour, and now the second time
corrected and much enlarged, by _William Lawson_.

Whereunto is newly added the Art of propagating Plants, with the true
_ordering of all manner of Fruits, in their gathering,
carrying home, & preseruation._

{Illustration: Skill and paines bring fruitfull gaines.
_Nemo sibi natus._}

_LONDON_,
Printed by _Nicholas Okes_ for IOHN HARISON, at the golden
Vnicorne in Pater-noster-row. 1631.

TO THE RIGHT
WORSHIPFVLL
SIR HENRY BELOSSES,
Knight and Baronet,

_Worthy Sir_,

When in many yeeres by long experience I had furnished this my Northerne
Orchard and Countrey Garden with needfull plants and vsefull hearbes, I
did impart the view thereof to my friends, who resorted to me to
conferre in matters of that nature, they did see it, and seeing it
desired, and I must not denie now the publishing of it (which then I
allotted to my priuate delight) for the publike profit of others.
Wherefore, though I could pleade custome the ordinarie excuse of all
Writers, to chuse a Patron and Protector of their Workes, and so shroud
my selfe from scandall vnder your honourable fauour, yet haue I certaine
reasons to excuse this my presumption: First, the many courtesies you
haue vouchsafed me. Secondly, your delightfull skill in matters of this
nature. Thirdly, the profit which I receiued from your learned discourse
of Fruit-trees.

Fourthly, your animating and assisting of others to such endeuours. Last
of all, the rare worke of your owne in this kind: all which to publish
vnder your protection, I haue aduentured (as you see). Vouchsafe it
therefore entertainement, I pray you, and I hope you shall finde it not
the vnprofitablest seruant of your retinue: for when your serious
employments are ouerpassed, it may interpose some commoditie, and raise
your contentment out of varietie.

_Your Worships
most bounden_,

WILLIAM LAVVSON.

THE PREFACE to all well minded.

_Art hath her first originall out of experience, which therefore is
called the Schoole-mistresse of fooles, because she teacheth infallibly,
and plainely, as drawing her knowledge out of the course of Nature,
(which neuer failes in the