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Sect. XVI. 7.4 



OF 



SEEDS 



459 



them from heat, as in granaries beneath the foil ; which are fo deep 



{o well covered w 



be afFeded by the difference 



of feafons 



Thus there have been inftances of muftard-feed prod 



p on digging up earth, which had not been removed for many 



years 



d. as was believed, even fo. ^^ 



And 



probable, that not only feeds might be long preferved, but perhap 



fruits alfo ; if they were afterwards very gradually thawed by putting 



them into cold 



they might not be dcflroyed 



the too 



o 



{limulus of fudden heat 



mentioned in Sed. XV. 4 



4 



Wh 



has been neceffary fuddenly 



oiled and to p 



ferve crreat heaps of corn without fhelter for the provifion of armies 

 fome have moderately moifte»ed the upper furface of the heap daily 



which has occafioned the upp 



a 



fward or turf 



thofe belo 



d thus to prod 

 hich, it is faid, has thus pre- 

 But in refpecl to granaries for 



ferved the lower part of the magazine, 

 the purpofe of laying up very large quantities of grain to prevent fa 

 mines in fcarce years, I fuppofe the (lacks of covetous farmers, whc 

 keep their corn in cheap years, hoping to fell it at a better price Ii 

 fcarce ones, is a more certain method, and a cheaper one to the pub 



than by any other expei 



lie, to kee^ up a fufficlent flock of corn, 



ment that can be devifed. 



Gardeners in general prefer new feeds to old for their principal 

 croups, as they arc believed to come up fooner, and with greater cer- 



5 



B 



peas 



and beans of 



tainty, and to grow more luxuriantly 

 year old," Mr. Marfhall obferves, " are by fome preferred to new, 

 as not fo likely to run to flraw. And cucumbers and melons are beft 

 to be feveral years old, in order to their (hooting lefs vigoroufly, and 

 thence becoming more fruitful. But this principle is carried too far 

 by fome gardeners, who fay thefe feeds cannot be too old, and will 

 allow ten years to be within bounds ; three for cucumbers, and four 

 for melons, however is age enough. 



As to the ao;e of feeds, at which they may be fo 



3N 



tain, 



