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ftance of their Leave:,and the Pedicles of them.Andthe caufe of that again 
| is, either thetough and vifcous Juyce of the Plant, or the ftrength and h 
thereof. Of the firft fort, is Holly; which isof fo vifcous a Juyce, as 
“| make Birdlime of the Bark of it. The Scalk of Tyy istough, and not fi 
2 as we (ee it inocher {mall Twigs dry. Fir yieldeth Pitch. Box is afatt and h 
W ood, as we fee itin Bowls. ugh isailrong and rough Wood, as we fe 
in Bows. Of the fecona (ort, is Funiper, which isa Wood odorate, and maketh } 
ahot Fie. Bays is likewifea hot and aromatical Wood, and (ois Rofemary for 
a Shrub, A, jorthe Leaves, their denfity appeareth in thar, cither they < re | 
fmooth and fhining, asin Bays, Ally, Ivy, Box &c. or inthat they are hard and | 
foiry, as in the reit. And tryal would be made of Grafting of Rofemary, and } 
Bays, and Box, upona Holly Stock, becaufe they are Plants that come all Winter, 
Ir were goodcotry it aliowith Grafts of other Trees, cither Fruit trees, or | 
W ild-trecs,to fee whether they will not yield their Fruit, or bear their Leaves 
later, and jongér in the Winter ; becaufe the Sap of the Holly putrerh forth | , 
moftinthe Winter. Itmay bealfo a Mezerion-tree grafted upona Holly, will | 
prove both an earlier, and a greater Tree, eae ced ee 
593. There be fome Plants that beat no Flower, and yetbear Frnit; there be 
fome that bear Flowers, and no Fruir ; there be fome that bear neither | 
Flowers nor Fruit. Moft of the great Timber-trees, (as Oaks, Beeches,&&c.) | 
bear no apparent Flowers ; fome few (likewife) of the Fruir-trees, as Mul- } 
berry, Walnuts, &e. Andfome Shrubs, (as Juniper, Holly, &c.) bear no | 
Flowers. Divers Herbs alfo bear Seeds, (which is as the Fruit,) and yet bear | 
no Flowcrs, as Purflane, &c. Thofethat bear Flowers, and no F.nit, are few, | 
as the double Cherry, theSallow, &c. But for the Cherrv, it is doubtful, | 
whether it be not by Art or Cultures for if ic be by Art, then tryal would be } 
made, whether Apples and other Finirs Blofloms may not be doubled. There } 
are fome few, that bearneither Fruit, nor Flower; asthe Elm, the Poplars, | 
Box, Braks, &e, | ieee, Oe 
394. 1. ~ Tuere be fome Plants that fhoot ftillupwards, and can fupport them. | 
felves, as the greateft part of Trees and Plants: There be fome other, that 
ereep along the Ground, or wind abeut other Trees, or props, and cannot | 
fupport themfelves; as Vines, Ivy, Bryar, Briony, Wood-bines, Hops, | 
Climatis, Camomil, &c; The caufe is, (as hath been partly touched) for that | : 
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all Plants, (naturally) moveupwards ; butif the Sap put up too fait, it maketi 
a flender Stalk, which will not {apport the weight ; and thereforethefelatter | 
fort are all fwift and hafty comers. 
595. He Grit and moft ordinary help is Stercoration. ‘The Sheeps-dung is one of | 
| Experiments | Bae beft; and next, the Dang of Kines and thirdly, that of Horfess 
eee | waich is heldto be fomewhat toohot, unlefs-it be mingled ; that of Pigeons 
Manner of | for a Garden, asa fmal! quantity of Ground, excelleth. The orderin 
Compoftsand | Dung is, ifthe Ground be Arable, to fpred itimmediately before the Plo 
Frelp of ee Agree Do ae ae : 4 edie 
Cane, ing and Sowing, and foto Ploughitin: For if you {pred it long befor 
; Sun will draw out much of the fatnefs of the Dung: If the Ground be G 
Ground, to fpred it fomewhat late towards Winter, that the Sun m 
thelefs power to dry it up. Asfor{pecial Confposts for Gardens (as a Hot Bed, cre 
| we have handledthem before. © th a ae aes ; bot i 
beset  7 Thefecond kinde of Compoftis,the fpreding of divers kinde: 
| | as (Marl, Chalk, Sea Sand, Earthupon Earth, Pend-Earth, and the u 
them. CWarl is thought to be the bcft, as having moft fatn 
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