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‘ceeding Spring. « Thefe are of the Nature of thot 
Leaves, which tife fromthe Rootof other Plants bee 
fore the Stalks: in Spring ;° and .ate ‘in the fame 
Manner tobe diftinguifhed from thoiewhich crow. 
upon the Stalks: “They have the full Nourifiy- 
ment fron: the Root, “whereas the -others» aré 
ftarved' “by the Growth ‘of ~ thé Stalk ‘and “its 
Branches; and the Preparations made by Nature 
and thefe where there is no Stalk, if that can bes! 
for then only they are fullett‘of Juice, and have! 
their compleat Virtue; the Stalk a 
rous before the Stalk grew up,° they ‘die and wi-: 
ther asit rifes. 995 o> 7 oe 5 
~~ When the’ Juice of the Leavés of'any Plane 
is required,’ thefe are the Leaves from which it is 
to be prefled : When they are ordered -in Decov-‘ 
much done in’ fome* Plants, © that ‘although 
Leaves Browing from ‘the Root were ve 
tion, Notice ‘is always’ taken in this'Book, -whe- 
ther they be beft freth or dried; if frefh, they’ 
fhould be juft gathered for the Oceafion, they’ 
‘Ahould be cue'up clofe from the Root, and only 
took clean, not wafhed:; for'in'many; that cars. 
_ Ties off a Part of the Virtue, and they areto be> 
out into the Pot.” If they are-to be dried, the. 
fame Caution is to be ufed, and-they are bet dr 
by {preading them upon the Floor of ‘the 
_ withthe “Windows open, often turnir 
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