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soot grow only in the winter, asexperience witneffeth : but the root grows not at all 
in winter, as the fame experience teacheth, but only in the fummer ; for example: If 
you fet an apple-kernel in the fpring, it will grow to a pretty bignefs in that fummer, 
and be no bigger next fpring: the truth is, when the Sun declines from the tropic of 
Cancer, the fap begins to congeal both in toot and branch; when he téucheth the’ 
tropic of Capricorn, and afcends to us-ward, it begins'to get crap again se. 5 depos, 
as it congealed. 
‘The drier time you gather your roots in, the better they are’: for they have “a 
lefs excrementitious moifture in them. Such roots as are foft fhould be dried in the’ 
fun,or elfe hang them inthe chimney corner upon a ftring : a8 for fuch as are‘hard,’ 
you may drythem any where. Such roots as are large will keep longer than fuehias 
are {mall: yet moft of them will keep a year. Such roots as are foft fhould be 
always kept near the fire ; and take this general rule for it, if in winter you find any 
of your roots, herbs, or flowers, begin to grow moift, as many times they will, (for 
it is beft to look tothem once a month,) dry them by a very gentle fire ; or, if tr 
can with copvenience ae them near the fire, you may fave this trouble. 
OF BARKS. 
BARK S which pins ufe in medicines are of three forts: of frit ‘of 
roots, of boughs. te 
*The barks of fruits are to he taken abel the Sar are full. ripe, as -omuees, a 7 
‘mons, &c. The barks of trees are beftgathered in thefpring, if it be of great trees, 
‘a8 oaks, or thé likes becaufe then they come eafieft off, and fo you may dry chemi 
you p Jeafe “but your beft way isto gather all barks only for prefent ufe,. - 
OAS Givin Bak IE WARS: it is thus to be gotten: calc tive chetesut tla Darel 
have pith in them, as parfley fennel, &c. flit them in the middle, and when you have 
‘taken out the pith (which you may eafily and quickly do) that which remains is cal. 
led the bark, and is only to be ufed. s 
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- HUICES ares bepreifed out of herbs when they are young and tender, and 
aloof fome fal and tender tops ofBerbs and plants, and alfo of fome fi 
., Having gathered the | herb you would preferve the j juice of, when it is very : oe 
: it, well in a ftone nortar with | a “wooden pettle , then, having put it fy 
bro it . prefs it hax is a prefs, then take the juice and clarify it, gia otey Se ee 
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