Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Wordsworth Circle

Publisher

Wordsworth Circle

Publication Date

Spring 2013

Volume

44

Issue

2/3

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | English Language and Literature

Abstract

John Evelyn was appointed as a founding member of the Royal Society in 1662, and in this capacity he published Sylva, or a Discourse of Forest-Trees, and the Propagation of Timber (1664). Evelyn's Sylva foreshadows the development of a conservationist ethic in the management of forests and wildlands throughout the English-speaking world. In this treatise, Evelyn advocates the replanting of woodlands that had been devastated during the English Civil War as a means of restoring the nation's defenses, particularly its navy and merchant marine. The book describes the various kinds of trees, their cultivation, and the best use for each kind of timber.

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©2013 Wordsworth Circle

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