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s|thenth:Grapes abroad. _— | i ered iso Sachin! 
| Befides the rwo Means of Accelerating Germination formerly deferibed;. 
_ |that-is to fay, the mending of the Nourifhment,; comforting of theSpirit of 
_}the Plant; there is a third, which is the making way forthe eafie coming to | 
the Nourifhmenr, and drawing it. And therefore gentle digging and loo{ning 
_| of the Earth about the Roots of Trees,and the removing Herbs and#lowers 
_} into new Earth, oncein two years (which isthe fame thing, for the new Earth 
_} is ever loofer) doth greatly further the profpering and earlimefs of Plants. 
But the moft admirable Acceleration by facilitating the Nourifhment, is 
thatof Water. For a Standard of a Damask, Rofe withthe Rooton, was fer 
ina Chamber , where no Fire was, upright in an Eatthen Pan, full of fair 
| Water, without any mixture, half afootunderthe Water, the Standard be- 
| ing more than two foot high above the Water. Within, in the {pace of ten 
| days, the Standard did put forth a fair green Leaf, and fome other little 
Buds, which ftood at aftay without any fhew of decay or withering, more 
| then feven days. But afterwards that Leaf faded, but the young Buds did 
| fprout on; which afterward opened into fair Leaves, in the fpace of three 
Moncths, and continued fo awhile after, till upon removal weleftthetryal. 
_} But note, thatthe Leaves were fomewhat paler, and light-coloured thenthe 
Leaves ufe to be abroad. Note, thatthe firlt Buds were in the end of Odober, 
| and itis likely, thatif it had been in the Springtime, it would have put forth 
| with greater ftrength, and (it may) be to have grown on to bear Flowers. 
| By this means, you may have (as ir(eemeth)Rofes fetin the midft of aPool, 
being fupported with fome ftays which is matter of rarene(s.and pleafure, 
though of fmallufe. This is the more ftrange, forthat the like Rofe Stand. 
| ard was put at the fame time, into Water mixed with Horle-dung, the Horfe- 
‘| dung about the fourth partto the Water, andinfourMoneths fpace (while it | 
| was oblerved) put not forthany Leaf, though divers. Buds atthe firft, asthe 
| other, : 
|} A Dutch Flowerthathad a Bulbons Root, was likewile put atthe fame time 
all under Water, fome two or threc fingers deep ;_ and within {even days 
fprouted, andcontinued long after further growing. There were alfo putin, 
| a Beet-root, a Borrage-root, and a Raddish-veor, Which had all their Leaves cut al- 
| moft clofe to the Roots ; and within fix weeks had fair Leaves, amd fo. con- 
| tinued till the end of November. 
. . Note, that if Roots, or Peale, or Flowers may beaccelerated in their 
| coming andripening, thereisadouble profit; the one inthe high price that 
thofe things bear whenthey comeearly ;_ theorherimthe fwiftnefs. of their 
| returns: For infome Grounds which are {trong you fhall havea Raddifh,&c. 
| comein amoneth, thatin other Grounds will not come in two, and fo make 
| double returns, raat oi gdieanilista i 
Wheat alfo was put into the Water, and came not forthat all; fo as it 
| fcemeth theremutft be fome ftrength and bulk in the Body, put intothe Wa 
| ter, as itisin Roots; for Grains, or Seeds, the cold of the Water will morti- 
| fie. Bur cafuafly fome Wheat lay uaderthe Pan, which was fomewhat moi- 
} flened by the fuing of the Pan, which in fix weeks (as aforefaid) looked 
mouldy tothe eye, but it was fprouted forth half a fingers'length. 69 
» It feemeth by thefeInftances of Water, that for nourifhmentthe Water 
; is almoft allinall; and chat the Earth doth but keepthe Plant upright, and 
\ fave it from over-heat, and over-cold 3 and therefore is a comfortable 
| Experiment for good Drinkers, It proveth alfo that our former opinion, that 
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