^aturdil Hiflory ; 



tcr mixed with Bay-Salt ; Other in Claret Wine ^Other in Malmfey -,Other in 

 Spirit of Wine. The proportion of the Mixture was, a fourth Part of the In- 

 gredients to the Water -, Save that there was not of the Salt above an eighth 

 Part, The Frinejmd Winds, and Spirit of Wwe,we\:e fimple without mixture 

 of Water. The Time of Steeping was twelve hours. The Time of the 

 Year October. There was alio other Wheat fown unfieeped, but watred twice 

 a day with Warm water. There was alfo other Wheat town Simple to compare 

 it with the reft. The event was-,that thofe that were in the Mixture of Dung, 

 and Vrine,Soot, Chalk, Afies,m& Salt,a.me up within fix dayes : And thofe 

 that afterwards proved the Higheft, Thickeft, and molt Luftie, were, firft 

 the Vrine, and then the Bungs ; Next the Chalk ; Next the Soot Next the 

 Afhes ; Next the Salt • Next the Wheat Simple of it felf, unfteeped, and un- 

 watered ; Next the Watred twice a day with warme water Next the Claret 

 Wine. So that thefe three Iaft were flower than the Ordinary wheat of it 

 felf- And this Culture did rather retard than advance. As for thofe that 

 were fteeped in Malmjey^nd Spirit of Wine, they came not up at all. This is 

 aRich Experiment for Profit-, Forthemoft of the Steepings are Cheap 

 Things And the goodnefs of the Crop is a great Matter of Gain ^ If the 

 Goodnefs of the Crop anfwer the Earlinefs of the Coming up : As it is 

 like it will Both being from the Vigour of the Seed -, Which alfo partly ap- 

 peared in the former Experiment, as hath been faid. This Experiment would 

 be tried in other Grains, Seeds, and Kernells ; For it may be fome Steeping 

 will agree beft with fome Seeds. It would be tried alfo with Roots fteeped 

 as before, but for longer time. It would be tried alfo in Sever all Seafons of the 

 T ear, efpecially in the Spring. 



Strawberries watered now and then, (as once in three dayes,) with Water, 

 wherein hath been fteeped Sheep es-dung, or Pigeons- dung, will prevent and 

 come early. And it is like the lame EffecT: would follow in other Berries, 

 Herbs, Flowers, Grains ox Trees. And therefore it is an Experiment, though 

 vulgar in Strawberries, yet not brought into ufe generally : For it is ufuall to 

 help the Ground with Muck-, And likewifeto Recomfort it fometimes 

 with Muck put to the Roots -, But to water it with Muck water, which is like 

 to be more Forcible, is not pradtifed. 

 4°4 Dun*, or Chalk,oi Bloud, applied in Subftance, (feafonabIy,)to the i?oots 

 of Trees, doth let them forwards. But to do it unto Herbs, without Mix- 

 ture of Water or Earth, it may be thefe helps are too Hot. 



The former Means of helping Germination, are either by the Goodnefs 

 and Strength of the Nonrifhment •, Or by the Comforting and Exciting the Spi- 

 rits in the Plant, to draw the Nourifhmem better. And of this latter kind, 

 concerning the Comforting of the Spirits of the Plant, are alfo the experi- 

 ments that follow Though they be not Applications to the B-oot, or Seed. 

 The Planting of Trees warm upon a Wall, againft the South, or South-Eaft 

 Sunne, doth haften their Coming on, and Ripening And the South-Eaft 

 is found to be better than the South- Weft, though the South- Weft be the 

 Hotter Coaft. But the caufe is cheifly, for that the Heat of the Morning fuc- 

 ceedeth the Cold of the Night : and partly, becaufe, ( many times ) the 

 South- Weft Sunne is too parching. So likewife Planting of them upon 

 the Back of a chimney where a Fire is kept, doth haften their Coming 

 on, and Ripening : Nay more, the Drawing of the Boughes into the Infide of 

 a Room, where a Fire is continually kept, worketh the fame Effect which 

 hath been tried with Grapes Infomuch as they will come a Moneth ear- 

 lier, then the Grapes abroad. 



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