, 
\ 
Or Netherlandith Hefperides: 'ty3_ 
Therefore it is requifite to gather 
them, and to haften their Eafe, by 
taking away all their after, or fide- 
Bloffoms,leaving the firft heart-Blof- 
foms' only for the Produétion of 
Fruit, and them, no more then we 
judg the Tree’ can conveniently - 
Feed, which fhall then become the 
Larger and Fairer; and by this. 
Eafe the young’ Shoots fhall more 
_ ftrongly come forth, and the Trees 
continue in a better flourifhing Con- ~ 
dition. 
| The gathered Bloffoms may be 
ufed for feveral things, as fhall be 
fhewed more largely afterward. 
The Fruits ; as well Limons as The 
Oranges, mult be gathered and tak- 
en off at their Time. ; 
Italy, prefcribe the right Time for 
every Sort, by reafon of the Incon- 
ftancy and Variety of our Summers ; 
_ forit hath fometimes happened that 
- the Limons and Oranges have been 
M 4 gathered 
Or Netherlandith Holperides. 175 
danger of Renting ; wherefore we 
are Neceffitated to, cut them off with 
a fharp Knife, in fuch a manner, that 
to every Fruit is left a little Sprigg, 
which is for its Ornament ; and in 
this cutting muft be obferved that 
wwe hurt the Tree as little as is pof- 
fible: When now this. cutting off is 
done in due time, the new coming 
on Fruit fhall thrivethe better, be- 
caufe they have the Nourifhment 
then alone, which otherwife they 
were to fhare with them that are 
~Mlate 
cut: off. 
There is nothing better for the 
Trees, then to Unload and Eafe 
them, if their Welfare fhall be fur- 
thered. Some let the Fruits hang 
long, to make a Show with them; 
but doubtlefs it is prejudicial to them, 
becaufe we fee, that when Limons 
are over ripe, they fall off, and the 
Oranges dry up, even asif the Nour- 
ifhment were denyed them of the 
Mother, the Tree, tothe old Fruits, 
to 
t 
gather- 
ing the 
VVe cannot here, as is done in Fruts. 
me Pee 
Yh 
176 
‘Warm. 
ae 
ae? 
ve 
“ y “ ge Sage w opt ¥ . = 
Lae thd Bilgidkiadoa 4 : one 
gathered with’Pis in! wanai> Same, 
_ mers, ‘in thé’ Ménth of § ptember; hae 
ving, their’ due “Matutit v5 Whereas: 
ordinarily they mutt Be'det hane'eill, 
the ‘Months of February: on Marebp 
_ Now to be’ -fure,. ‘the! Frits fhall 
be gathered when they have cheiy. 
due BignelS.and Coles ile Me 
one Year with another differ: fome», 
times fome Months, according as the. 
Summet proves » eithet Gool “or 
A twofold Gathering is made oa» 
bout thefé'Fritits, Viz, ‘Unripé, ‘and 
Ripe; the firft being ufed' to make 
Conferves, ‘and the other ito prefs the 
Juice out of them for Food ‘and phy= 
-fical Ufes. “-Thereforey whichfoever 
we gather, wemuft go. ‘very wari- 
ly about it ; «for: to, pluck them off ~ 
with the Hand, would nordo well, 
as being with’ Danger to’ fpoil and 
* hure the Trees, ; tanipe 
becaufe they fticke 
too faft to the Boughs, ‘and can hard= 
y be parted from: them withoue 
danger 
‘The’ Belgick, 
to give it to thefe young comets on 5 
whence we: may cleatly obferve;that 
Nature ofheweth us ‘how’ needful! tic 
is for the ‘Free: and Frits, “ thaty we 
- Ealéand Unload themim duetime, — 
_ that chey:may both*be preferved and 
fecured againft ‘Decay and:Deaths: : 
1W.: ofdit 
PT TLIC 
: n 
Mt Snon 
13 Cc HA Pit x Lit. iw Fale 
‘Of the Profit and je of tbe Orange Tee, 
Hat is Honeft, Profica- 
\ ble; and Pleafant, is 
Praife-worthy, aridamay by alhMen, 
without Scruple betaken in Hands 
that thefe three Properties are to be 
found in our Imployment, is knewa 
to everyone, that doth groundly un- 
derftand the fame. 
What belongeth to delightful 
Pleafantnefs and Honefty, that they 
> fuficiently teftify of themfelves, 
and is needlels tofhew; and there- 
: fore 
