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II, Next follow thofe things which are more remote, that concern planets and 
other medicinals, as commonly to be compounded therewith. As 1. The Topo- 
logy, or place of gathering them ; thus, 1. Herbs are to be gathered in mountains, 
hills, and plain places ; in thofe that are higheft efpecially, and expofed to the fun 
and winds ; except fome few, as germander and ground pine, which are more odo- 
riferous and frequent on hills ; but thofe that grow only in plain places, are to be 
gathered in more dry places, and more remote from lakes and r.vers, except they 
delight in more moifture, as water caltrops, water lillies, &c.- 2. Flowers are to be 
gathered in the fame places, in which there are the beft plants, 3. So fruits. 4. And 
feeds. 5. So roots alfo. 6. Woods are to be taken from trees where they are welt 
grown, 7. Barks, where their plants are beft. 8. Juices are to be taken from the 
belt herbs, chiefly the well grown and greater, as being lefs excrementitious, and 
that before they grow woody and rotten. g. Liquors and gums, &c. are to be 
taken from mature ftalks, which are the beft in their kind, as the reft. 2. The 
chronology or time. Thus, 1. Herbs are to be gathered in the time of their fou- 
rifhing, and beginning to go. to feed; which is for the moft part in July, if they 
- are to be kept, and that at noon ina clear day, being fome confiderable time or 
certain days before; freed from fhowers and not too dewy, or fcorched by too 
much heat of the fun, which is chicfly in the fpring or beginning of fummer. But 
thofe which grow green all the year in gardens, may be gathered at any time; and ~ 
thofe that have neither ftalk, flower, nor feed, as maiden hair, fpleenwort, &c. are 
to be gathered in the vigour of their leaves, i.e. when they are mot green and 
Sreateft ; yet fome, becaufe while they flower or bear feed they are woedy and dry, 
are to be gathered before that time, as fuccory, beet, &c. 2. Flowers, in the vi- 
gour of their maturity, when opened (except the rofe) at noon in fair weather, after. | 
the fun hath taken off the dew, and before they wither or fall off, which for the. 
moft part is in fpring. 3. Fruits, when they are ripe, and. before. they wither. 
4. Seeds, out of fruits thorough ripe, when they begin to be dry, and before they 
fall off ; and out of plants when dry and are no longer green, as in the fummer, 
i. e. June or July. 5. The juice of plants is to be preffed out whilft they are green, 
and their leaves yet tender, and efpecially out of the well grown and Byatt 6. he: 
= of ee are to be taken - the fruits are roo s wher 4 
»herbs tho : of trees when they are int thieeigour 
3 er on. 8. Liquors and sums, fete are taken by, 
when the fruit is fal nr  « leaves sieshegatiieatenens at 
part is. in auttresty and reo be cae up in fair weather; which is ‘he 
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