This small work was the forerunner of the more modern books on English gardening, the names of which are now almost legion.
Previous to this, _Sculptura: or the History and Art of Chalcography and Engraving in Copper and Mezzo-tinto_, had been published in 1662, being the first work on this subject that had appeared in England.

But it was a poor production, and ran into no second edition while the author lived.

His chief subsequent literary successes were _Terra: a Philosophical Discourse of Earth relating to the Culture and Improvement of it for Vegetation, and for the Propagation of Plants_, (1676), which was first read before the Royal Society on 29th April 1675, and of which the third edition was printed in 1706, and _The Compleat Gardiner, or Directions for cultivating and right ordering of Fruit Gardens and Kitchen Gardens; with divers Reflections on several parts of Husbandry_, (1693), which went into five editions by 1710.

His History of the Dutch War, already referred to (page xliii) would have been by far his most important work in point of length had its completion been allowed, but only the introductory portion saw the light as _Navigation and Commerce; their Original and Progress, Containing a succint account of Traffick in general; etc.

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