^Evolution of Iborttculture 



for destroying their parasites. As to the 

 origin of the vine, upon the culture of 

 which he enlarges, Heresbach uses the 

 following quaint language : " We that are 

 taught by God's holy worde, doe know 

 that it was first found out by the Patriarke 

 Noah, immediately after the drowning of 

 the world: It may be the Wine was 

 before that time, though the planting & 

 the use thereof was not then knowne. 

 The heathen both most falsely & very 

 fondly, as in many other things, doe give 

 the invention of the same unto the God 

 Bacchus. But Noah lived many yeeres 

 before either Bacchus, Saturnus, or 

 Uranius were borne." 



This edition was popular, and must have 

 been well known and appreciated by 

 those interested in horticulture, either in 

 England or elsewhere, in spite of the sup- 

 posed influence of astrology and many 

 superstitions then prevalent, of which the 

 following is an example. "You shall 

 take Damask rose water & boyle therein 

 the powder of cloaves, cinamon, three 

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