3\(aturatl Hijlory 



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Experiments 

 in Contort, 

 touching all 

 Manner of 

 Compnft;, and 

 Help, of 

 Ground. 



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fiance of their Leaves, and the Pedicles of them . And the Caufe of that again, 

 is either "the T ough and Vifcous fuyce of the Plant-, Or the Strength and Heat 

 thereof. Of the firft Sort is Holly ■■> Which is of (o Vifcom a Juyce, as they 

 make Birdlime of the Bark of it. The Stalk of Ivy is Tough, and not Fra- 

 gile, as we fee in other fmall Twigs drie. Fine yieideth Pitch. Box is a fait 

 and heavy Wood,zs we fee it in Bouls.Eugh is a Strong and Tough Wood,as we 

 fee it in Bowes. Of the Second Sort is funiter, which is a Wood Odorate-, and 

 maketh a hot Fire. Bajes is like- wife a Hot and Aromatical Wood; And fo 

 is Rofe-Mary for a Shrub. As for the Leaves, their Denfity appeareth,in that, 

 either they are Smooth and Shining, as in Bayes, Holly ,Ivy-, Box, &c. Of 

 that they are Hard and Spirie, as in the reft. And Triall would be made of 

 Grafting of Rofe-Mary, and Bayes; and Box,Ufon a Holly-Stock;Becmte they 

 are Plants that come all Winter. It were good to trie it alfo with Grafts of 

 other T rees, either Fruit-T rees, or Wild T rees; To fee whether they will not 

 yeeld their Fruit, or bear their Leaves, later, and longer in the Winter-, be- 

 caufe the Sap of the Holly putteth forth moft in the Winter. It may be alfo a 

 Mezerion-Tree, grafted upon a Holly, m\\ prove both an Earlier,and a Grea- 

 ter Tree, 



There be fome Plants, that bear no Flower, and yet bear Fruit : There be 

 fome, that bear Flowers, and no Fruit : There be fome, that bear neithet 

 Flowers, nor Fruit. Moft of the great J imber-Trees, ( as Oakes, Beeches, &c.) 

 bear no apparent Flowers i Some few (likewife) of the Fruit -Trees-, As 

 Mulberr y, Walnut, &c. And fome Shrubs, (as juniper, Holly, &c.) bear no 

 Flowers. Divers Herbs alfo bear Seeds, (which is as the Fruit,) and yet bear 

 no Flowers-, As Pmflane, &c. Thofe that bear Flowers, and no Fruit, are few ; 

 As the Double ckerry,the Sallow&c&ut for the Cherry, it is doubtfuil,whe- 

 ther it be not by Art, or Culture-, For if it be by Art,t hen Triall would be 

 made,whether Apfles,m& other Fruits BalfJomes,may not be doubled. There 

 are fome Few, that bear neither Fruit, nor Flower; As the Elme, the Poplars, 

 Box,Prakes,&LQ, 



There be iome Plants, that moot ftill upwards, and can Support them- 

 felvest As the greateft Part of T rees, and Plants.-Jhere be fome Other, that 

 Creep along the Ground; or Wind about other Trees, or Props, and cannot 

 fupport themfelves-, As Vines;Ivy,Bryar,Briony, Wood-bines, Hep's, Climatis, 

 Camomll&c.The Caufe is,f as hath been partly touched,; for that all Plants, 

 (nitnrally^move upwards-, Bur if the Sap put up too raft, it maketh a (lender 

 Stalk,\vh\ch will not fupport the weight: And therefore thefe latter Sort are 

 all Swift and Haftie Comers. 



~"T He firft and moft Ordinary Help is Stercoration. The Sheeps-Dung is 

 ■ one of thebeft; And next, the Dung of Fine ••• And thirdly, that of 

 Horfes: Which is held to be fomewhat too hot, unlefte it be mingled. That 

 of Pigeons for a Garden, as a fmall Quantity of Ground, Excellech. The 

 Ordering of Dung is-, If theGroundhe Arable; to ipreadit immediately be- 

 fore the Ploughing and Sowing; And fo to Plough it in : For if you fpiead 

 it long before, the Snnne will draw out much of the Fatnefje of the Dung: 

 If the Ground be Grazing Ground;to fpread it lomewhat late, towards Win- 

 ter • That the Sunne may have the leffe Power to drie it up . 'As for fpecial 

 Compofli for Gardens, (zs a Hot Bed>ikc.) we have handled them before. 



The Second Kind o\ :C ompoft. is, the Spreading of divers Kinds of Earth; As 

 Marle,Chalk,Sea-Sand,Earth upon Earth, Pond-Earth; And the Mixtures of 

 them. Marie is thought to be the beft$ As having moft Fatneffe, And not 

 y Heating 



