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the same time into water mixed with horse-dung, 

 the horse-dung about the fourth part to the water, 

 and in four months space, while it was observed, put 

 not forth any leaf, though divers buds at the first, as 

 the other. 



408. A Dutch flower that had a bulbous root, 

 was likewise put at the same time all under water, 

 some two or three fingers deep, and within seven 

 days sprouted, and continued long after further 

 growing. There were also put in, a beet-root, a bo 

 rage root, and a radish-root, which had all their 

 leaves cut almost close to the roots, and within six 

 weeks had fair leaves, and so continued till the end 

 of November. 



409. Note, that if roots, or peas, or flowers, may 

 be accelerated in their coming and ripening, there is a 

 double profit ; the one in the high price that those 

 things bear when they come early : the other in the 

 swiftness of their returns : for in some grounds 

 which are strong, you shall have a radish, &c. come 

 in a month, that in other grounds will not come in 

 two, and so make double returns. 



410. Wheat also was put into the water, and 

 came not forth at all ; so as it seemeth there must be 

 some strength and bulk in the body put into the 

 water, as it is in roots, for grains, or seeds, the cold 

 of the water will mortify. But casually some wheat 

 lay under the pan, which was somewhat moistened 

 by the suing of the pan ; which in six weeks, as 

 aforesaid, looked mouldy to the eye, but it was 

 sprouted forth half a finger s length. 



