a 04 DireSiions for Kaifing Chap. 7. 



Sect. II. 

 Of the Spontaneous ProduSiion of Trees. 

 Thus Virgil^ Geo. 2. 



Principio arboribus varia efl natura creandis 

 ffamque alia, nullis homnmn cogeniihus^ tpJ(Z 

 i>ponte fua venhint, ca?npofque e^ fiumina late 

 Arva tenent, iit molle filer, lentdique gemjlof, 

 Populus & Glauca canentia fronde faliB:a. 



Englifli'd by Mr. Dry den: 



Some Trees their Birth to bounteous Nature owe, 

 For Ibme without the Pains of Planting grow : 

 With Ofiers thus the Banks of Brooks abound. 

 Sprung from the Watry Ge/2ius of the Ground. 

 From the fame Principles Green Willows come, 

 liercukan Poplar, and the tender Broom. 



The Intro- T^Efore I CHtcr upon the Method of Raifing 

 duUkn. J-^ Trees, it may probably be expefted I 

 Ihould fay fomething concerning the Sponta- 

 neous Produaion of Plants, with which Vir- 

 f^il introduces his Works : To this I fliall 

 be very fliort, confidering it is of no great 

 Moment 5 and the feveral Opinions of this 

 being only Guefs-work, in my flender Opi- 

 nion are fome of tjie difficulteft Vhmomenas 

 in Nature (efpeciaily in this part of Natural 

 Philofophy) to folve : An^ after all, my weak 



Thoughts 



