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they begin to vegetate, and the foliage on the tops 
of their bulbs to put on a fort of bufhy appearance, 
and which alone implies their becoming wholefome 
and nutritive. 
If at this time fheep are introduced to them with- 
out pulling them up, and fplitting them through the 
middle, (which, by the way, ought never to be done) 
they enter with their teeth on its bulb near the top, 
and fcooping downwards within its ligneous tunic, 
foon form a calix or cup, containing, according to 
the fize of the bulb, half a pint, more or lefs; and 
which the fap, at its critical period fuddenly and ac- 
tively rifing, will fill to the top, and frequently flow- 
ing-over, will run down the fides of the ridge to the 
length of twelve or twenty inches; or if, not being 
allowed more than a fufficiency, the fheep devour 
its flefh, tunic and all, below the furface, and after- 
wards by their tramplings cover up with duft the 
remaining part.of it; the fame difpofition prevailing 
therein, will fend up the juices through fuch duft, 
flowing in like manner to a confiderable diftance. 
At this time, alfo, the tunic or fkin will be found 
eafily feparating from the flefh, or internal part of © 
the bulb, as from the fame caufe, i.e. the afcent of 
the fap, will the bark be feparated from the tree it 
has covered. If without regarding thefe intimations 
fheep are brought on them fooner in the feafon, and ~ 
cold and wet weather fhould enfue, while they con- 
fume a fourfold quantity more than they otherwife 
would, 
