| A few things in general, wewill obferve. Trees and Herbs, in the grow- 
ing forth of their Boughs and Branches, are not figured, and keep no order. 
| The caufe is, for that tne Sap, being reftrained in the Rinde and Bark,break- 
‘ethnot forth at all, (as in the Bodies of Trees, and Stalks of Herbs,) till 
| they begin to branch, and then, when they make an eruption, they break 
} forth cafually, where they finde beft way inthe Bark or Rinde. It is true, 
| thatfome Trees are more {cattered in their Boughs; as Sallow trees, Warden- 
| trees, Quince-trees, Medlar-trees, Lemmon trees, ec. Some are more in the 
} form of a Pyramis, and come almoftto tod; as the Pear-trees (which the C.i- 
| ticks will have to borrow his name of at, Fire) Ovenge-trees, Fir-trees, Service 
| trees, Lime-trees,c. And fomeare more fpred and broad, as Beeches, Horn- 
| beam,ec. Thereft are more indifferent. The caufe of fcatrering the Boughs 
Jis, the hafty brezking forthof the Sap; and therefore thofe Trees rife not 
‘| in a Body of any height, but Branch nearthe Ground. The caufe of the 
| Pyramisis, the keeping inof the Sap, long before it branch, and the fpend- 
| ing of it, whenic beginneth to branch, by equal degrees: The {preding is 
|] caufed, by the carrying up of the Sap plentifully, without expence, and then 
puttingit forth {peedily, and at once. | artes 
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There be divers Herts, but no Trees, that may be {aid to have fome 
| Kinde of order, inthe putting forth of their Leaves: For they have Joynts, 
for Knuckles, as it were ftopsin their Germination; ashave Gilliflowers, Pinks, 
pet unequally, and doth (as itwere) tire and ftop by the way. Andit feem- 
‘eth, they have fome clofenefs and hardnefs in their Stalk, which hindereth 
| the Sap from going up, untilithath gathered into a knot, and{o is more urged 
is dry ; as Fennel Stalks, Stubble, and Canes. hi Ne 
__ Flowers have all) exquifite Figures, and the Flower numbers are| 
(chiefly) fiveand four; as in Prime-Rofes, Bryer-Rofes.fingle  Uusk-Rofes, fingle 
Pinks, and Gilliflowers,&c. which have five Leaves ; Lillies, Flower-de-luces, 
Dorage, Bughf &c. which have four Leaves. But fomeputforth Leaves not 
Dumbred, but they are ever {mall ones; as Marigolds, Trifole, oc. We fee 
jalfo, that the Sockets, and Supporters of Flowers, are Figured; as in the 
five Brethren of the Rofe, Sockets of Giliflowers,érc. Leaves allo are all figured, 
jfome round, fome long, none fquare, and many jagged on the fides ; which 
aves of Flowers feldom are. For] account, the jagging of Pinks, and Gil= 
| “flowers, to be like the inequality of Osk-leayes, of Vine-leaves, orthe like 3 but 
they feldom or never have any {mall Purls. 
: C F Plants fome few put forth their Bloffoms before their Leaves; as 
43 Almonds, Peaches, Cornelians, Black-Thorn, Gc. But moft put forthfome 
Leaves before their Bloffloms; as Apples, Pears, Plumbs, Cherry. White-Thorn, 
Oc The caule is for thatthofe that put forth their Bloffoms firft,have either 
jar ees and fharp fpirits (and therefore commonly they all putforth early 
jim the Spring, and ripen very late, as moft of the particulars before mention- 
jed) orelfe an oyly Juyce, which is apter to put out Flowers than Leaves. ° 
_ OF plants fome are Green all Winter, otherscaft their Leaves. There 
}areGreen all Winter, Holly, Ivy, Box, Firr, Engh, CyprefS, Funiper, Bays, Rofe- 
bat), Oc. The caufe of the holding Green, is theclofe and compaét fub-| - 
s M ~ ftance’ 
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} ogrHe Particular Figtires of Plantswe leaveto theirdefcriptions, burfome| 5&8 | 
i Experimests | 
in Confort, 
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feveral Fi- | 
gures of | 
Plants. 
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Fennel, Corn, Reeds, and Canes. The caufe whereof is, for thatthe Sap afcend-|. 
toput forth. And therefore, they are mott of them hollow, when the Stalk 
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591. 
Experiments 
in Confort, 
touching 
Some principal 
differences iz 
Plants. 
592. 
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