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often Cut, and fo much Digged and Drefl'ed, that their Sap fpendeth into 

 the Grapes, and fo the Stalk cannot increafe much in Bulke. The Wood of 

 Vines is very durable, without Rotting. And that which is ftrange,though no 

 Tree hath the T wigs, while they are gieen,fo brittle, yet the Wood dried is ex- 

 treme Tough- And was ufed by the Captains of Armies amongft the Romans, 

 for their Cudgels. \ 



It is reported, that in fome Places, Vines are fuffered to grow like Herbs, 

 fpreading upon the Ground; And that the Grapes of thofe Vines are very 

 great. It were good to make trial!, whether Plants that ufe to be born up 

 by Props,will put forth greater Leaves, and greater Fruits, if they be laid 

 along the Ground ; As Hopsjvie, Woodbine, &c. 



Quinces, or Apples, 8cc. if you will keep them long, drown them in Ho- 

 ney ; But becaute Honey (perhaps) will give them a Tafte Over-lulhioui, it 

 were good to make TrialJ in Powder of Sugar ; Or in Syrrup of Wine only j 

 Boyled to Height. Both thefe would likewife be tried in Orenges, Limons, 

 and Pomegranats For the Powder of Sugar, and Syrrup of Wine, .will ferve for 

 tinres more than once. 



The Conservation of Fruit would be alfo tried in Vefjels, filled with Fine 

 Sand,ox with Powder of Chalk ; Or in Meal and Flower ; Or in Duft of Oak- 

 wood ; Or in Mill. 



Such Fruits, as you appoint for Long-Keeping,you rauft gather before they 

 be M\ Ripe And'm a Fair md Dry Day, towards iViwz-, And when the 

 Windbloweth not South: And when the Moon is under the Earth And in 

 Decrease. 



Take Gr*i/w,and hang them in an Empty Veffel, well Stopped - 7 and fet the 

 Ve(Jel,not in a C<?//4r,but in fome drie Place - 7 and it is faid, they will laft long. 

 But it is reported by fome, they will keep better, in a Veffel half full of Wine, 

 fo that the Grapes touch not the Wine. 



It is reported, that the Prejervingof the Stalk, helpeth to prefervethe 

 Grape • Efpecially if the Stalk be put into the Pith of Elder, the Elder not 

 touching the Fruit. 



It is reported by fome of the Ancients, that putin Bottles, and t.he 



let down into Wellsnndet Water, will keep long. 

 Of Herbs and Plants, fome are good to eat Raw As Lettuce, Endive,Pur- 

 (lane, Tarragon, Crejjes, Cucumbers, Musk-Melons, Rad/fl, Sec. Others only 

 after they are Boylcd,ox have Faffed the Fire, As Par (ley ,Clary ,S age , Par [nips, 

 Turnips, Afyaragus, Articjpoaks, (though they alio being young are eaten 

 Raw:) But a Number of Herbs are not Ejculent at all ■ As Wormewood, 

 Graf ,Green-Corn,Centory,Hyjjope, Lavender, Balm, &c. The Caufes are, for 

 that the Herbs that are not Ejculent, do want the two T ajles, in which Now 

 rifhmenurefteth; Which are, Fat, and Sweet And have (contrariwife) Bit- 

 ter, 2nd Over- fir ong Tajlcs, or a J-nyce fo crude, as cannot be ripened to the 

 degree of Noitrijhment .Herbs yind Plants, that are Ejculent Raw,hs.ve Fatnef,ov 

 Sweetmf, (as all Efcuknt Fruits-,) Such are Onions, Lettuce, &c 4 But then it 

 muft be fuch a Fatnefi, (for as for Sweet Things, they are in effed alwayes 

 Efculcnt) as is not Over-grofs, and Loading of the Siomack ; For Parjnips^ 

 and Leeks have Fatnefi %, But it is too Grofs and Heavy without Boyling. 

 ItmuftbealfoinaSubftance fomewhat Tender • For we fee wheat, Bar- 

 ley, Art ichoaks. are no good Noun foment, till they have palled the Fire 5 But 

 the Fire doth ripen, and maketh them foft and tender, and fo they become 

 Efculent.PiS for Rad/fo,wd T arragon^nd the like,r.hey are for Condiments,md 

 not for Nouri foment. And even fome of thofe Herbs, ' which are not Ejcu- 

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