13$ ON THE FOLIATION 



1750, the days when different trees began to 

 put out their leaves, when the countr^ymen 

 lowed their fields, and how much time there 

 paffed between feed time, and harveft. This 

 i did with intent, if poffible, to find out fixed 

 laws by which to regulate the proper feed-time 

 in every province. But the few obfervations, 

 which i was able to make, were not fuflicient 

 for this purpofe •, that the work therefore 

 which i meditated might not reft upon too 

 flight a foundation, our prcfident communi- 

 cated all the papers fent to him from different 

 places for my examination. Such then is the 

 defign of this effay, and i fubmit it to the can-r 

 did reader, hoping that he will look upon it 

 with an indulgent eye, 



§. 2. 

 Our lands, which lye under a cold flcy, are 

 bound up with froft all the winter. Hence the 

 roots of our plants oppreffed, as it were, with 

 a drowfy fleep, are benummed, and many 

 Rerbs, that remain above ground, dye '. But 



when 



r We have had five winters remarkably fevere in Sweden, 

 viz. 1665, 4JU> Tf2|, \]^^ and 175 1. The cold of 

 VV'hich lall Feb. i. N S. was extremely intenfe, and fuch as 



has 



