PRODUCTION 



Sect. XVI. 2. r 



of flower-buds, and the ufe of cutting ofF the fummlts of tall 



beans is thus explained, as direded abov 



II 



I. 



To produce feeds in great quant'ity i^om annual or biennial 



plants they fliould be brought forward in refped to the feafon 



that a greater quantity of viviparous bud 



thern fummei 



rly at their maturity for the purpofe of 



i may 

 oviparous 



buds foon enough in the fummer to ripen their feeds; on this 



thofe (liould be fo 



ac 



verity of th 



the autumn which will bear the fe 



Neverthelefs the feeds of thofe plants, which are natives of this cli- 

 mate, fliould probably be fowed at the time they become perfedly 



ripe, as occurs to them in their natural flate 



th 



the feed is (hed upon th 



fru 



hufk 



d by the parent pi 



is, eith 

 t, or w 



wh 



en 



which enclofes it, becomes naturally ripe aft 



th 



e 



fallen on the ground. Thus I have feen crabs covered with 



Ma 



hedge-bottoms, which have not decayed till the early fpring. 



pears do not become ripe in our ftore-rooms till March or AprilTand 



ny 



vy berries and holly berries h 



vernal month 



and 



& 



on their refpeclive trees till th 



are not 



th 



time 



by th 



Hence it is probable, that the feeds in thefe durable fru 



thrufh 

 bei 



pen, or to become more mature, and prepared for th 



future growth during the winter mon 



2. It was fh 



Se£l:. IX. 3. 7. that when wh 



planted fo deep as to immerfe the firft joint above th 



was 



f 



foil 



e 



th 



\ 



many new fiems would ihoot up and ftrike their roots into th, 

 earth ; and that thus four or fix new plants, or more, would be ae 

 nerated by the caudex of the leaf-bud, which conftitutes that joint 

 This mode of tranfplantation therefore will much increafe the quan- 

 tity of the crop of feed, if it can be done foon enough for thefe ad 

 ditional flems to ripen their corn, before the fummer ends. 



There is another mode of increafing this produa of additiona 



ftems 



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