2o6 Dire^ions for Kaifing Chap. 7* 



which fpring certainly from the Juices in- 

 herent in their Natures, and imperceptible to 

 the moft curious Examen^ (as well as from 

 Seeds that are fuppos'd to be fiied thereon) 

 and there flourifli fo long as there remains any 

 Tindure of their Natural Soil : And this I 

 have obferv'd in Ground dug very deep out of 

 the Foundations where Houfes have flood a 

 long Time, yet upon an expofure to the Sun 

 and Air, the Weeds, &c. have fprung up 5 

 tho' 'tis certain that this Ground could have 

 no way to receive any Seeds, either by the 

 Wind or by fhedding 5 and therefore they 

 muft be without doubt derived from the la- 

 tent Qualites of the Earth. How this is 

 effefted, and how thefe Juices give Original 

 to Plants, 1 muft confefs myfelf at a lofs to 

 account for : So leaving thefe curious En- 

 quiries, 1 (hall proceed to teach the Method of 

 Raifing Foreft Trees by Seed. 



Sect. III. 



Of the Method of Raifmg of Trees by Seed, 



Pars aiitem fiirgunt de Semine^ ut altA 



Cajiane/fi^ nemonunq*^ Jovi qua maxima frondes. 



Virgil. 



But fome from Seeds inclos'd in Earth arife. 

 For thus the maft-fuU Chefnut mates the Skies: 



Hence 



