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: | well and equally concoéted, ‘but the white ase better proportioned to the 
| difgeftion of the Plan. 0) | WO Sit Hoa saci 
: -> > Batin Fruits; the white commonly is meaner, as in Pear-Plumbs, Damo- 
{fins, ee. and the'choiceft Plumbs are blacks, the Mulberry, (which though 
{they call it a Berry, is a Fruit) is better the Black, thanthe White. The 
\ 
‘}Plumb; are no very goodPlumbs. The caufe is, for that they are Alf 
J over-watry: Whereas an higher Concodtion is required for fiveetnefs, or 
| pleafure of tafte ; and therefore: all your dainty Plumbs, are alittle dry, 
{and come fromthe Stone ; as the (Muskle- Plumb, the Damofin- Plumb,’ the 
| Peach, the eApricot, Gt. Yet fome Fruits which grow not to be Black, 
are of the Nature of Berries, {weetcftfuch as are paler, asthe Ceur-Cherry, 
‘| which inclincth more to White, is Sweeter than the Red-; but the Egrior is 
| more fsivee: 12. 2! i! : | a i (3 sek oy 4 ; 
| © Take Gilliflowers Seed, of one kinde of Gillflowers (as of the Clove-Gilli- 
| flower which is the moft common) and fow it, and there will come up 
Gilliflowers, fome of one colour, and fome of another, cafually, as the 
| Seed'meeteth with nourifhnient in the Earth: Sothat the Gardiners finde, 
that they may have twoorthree Roots amongft an hundred thatarerare, 
and of great price, as Purple. Carnation of feveral ftripes. The caufeis (no 
| doubt)-that in Earth, thoughitbe contiguous, andin one Bed, therearevery 
feveral Juyces; andas the Seeddoth cafually meet with them, fo it cometh 
| always come upfingle ; the Juyce, as itfeemeth, not being able.to futtice a 
| fucculent colour, and adouble Leaf. This Experiment of {everal colours, 
| Poppy, and Aollioak. MNGMae MEW Loar Ee rene | é 
| Few Fruitsarecoloured Red.within; the Queen-Appleis, and another 
‘Apple,called the Rofe-Apple ; Mulberrieslikewife,and Grapes, though moft to- 
wardthe skin. Thereisa Peach alfo, that hath acircle of Red towards the 
| ftone; and the £gréor-Cherry is fomewhat Red within: But no Pear, nor 
| Warden, nor Plumb, nor Apricot; although ‘they have (many times) Red 
fides, are coloured Red within. The caufe may be enquired. 
| - The general colour of Plans is Green, whichis a colour thatno Flower 
is of.. There isa greenifh Prime-Rofe, but itis pale, and {carce agreen; the 
| Leaves of fome Trees turn alittle Murrey or Reddifh, and they be com- 
‘monly young Leaves that do fos as it is in Oaks and. Vines. And Hajle- 
Leaves rotinto aYellow; and fome Hollies had part of their Leaves Yellow, 
| that Yellow is a Icfs fucculent colour than Green, anda degree nearer 
| ver toward the Notthor North-Eaft. Some Roots are Yellow; as Carrets; 
| Herbs incline to Purple andRed; as akinde of Sage doth, and a kinde of 
| CM, and Rofa Sols, Ge. Andfome have White Leayés, as another kinde 
Wof Sage, and another Kinde of cine: But _4Zure and a fair Purple are 
|imever found in Leaves. This. fheweth, that Flowers are made of arefined 
Juyce of the Earth, and fo are Fruits; but Léaves of a more courfe and 
| common. | hy hag Gere ae Be ‘ 
| Itisa curiofity alfo to make Flowers double, whichis effected by often 
}removing them into new Earth; as on the.contrary,part, double Flowers, 
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[the coloured are more juyced, and courfer,juyced; and therefore not fo: 
} forth. ‘And itis notedefpecially, that thofe which do come up Purple, do} 
| coming up from one Seed, would be tryed alfo in Liarks-foor , Monk:hood, | 
that are (to all feeming) as frefh and fhining asthe Green. I fuppofe alfo, |. 
| White. Forit hathbeen noted, that thofe Yellow Leaves of Holly, ftand | 
| 
| Harve White-Plumb, is abafe Plumb, andthe Perdoccio and White Date. 
$10, 
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and fome: Plants, Blood-red, Stalk and Leaf, and all; as C4ziaranthys. Some | | 
$13. 
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