Georg Andreas Agricola

Georg Andreas Agricola or Georgio Andrea Agricola or Georg Andreas Bauer (1672-1738) was a German physician and botanist from Regensburg.

Agricola, who was an able scientist, experimented with plant cuttings and grafting. He provided useful advice on propagating plants from sections of roots or branches - see vegetative propagation. He discovered ways of grafting several species of fruit tree onto one, thereby producing a tree bearing different types of fruit. His book on the subject of grafting enjoyed an enthusiastic reception in the horticultural and botanical world, was promptly translated into Dutch, French and English after its appearance and served as the definitive work on fruit-tree propagation for many decades after.

Bibliography

*Agricola, Georg Andreas "Neu- und nie erhörter doch in der Natur und Vernunfft wohlgegründeter Versuch der Universal-Vermehrung aller Bäume, Stauden, und Blumen-Gewächse" Regensburg (1716-1717)
*Bradley, Richard "A Philosophical Treatise of Husbandry and Gardening:Being A New Method of Cultivating and Increasing all sorts of Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers." London (1721) - translation of Agricola's work

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