134 | 3\Catnrall Hifiory : 



CypreJJe is an Hot Tree. As for the Oake, which is of the former fort, it lo- 

 veth the Earth-, And therefore groweth (lowly. And for the Pine, and Firre 

 likewife,they have fo mnch Heat in themfelves,as they need Ieffe the Heat 

 of the Sunne. There be Herbs alfo, that have the fame difference; As the 

 Herb they call Morfm Dhboli ; which putteth the Root down fo low, as you 

 cannot pull it up without Breaking • Which gave Occafion to the Name, 

 and Fable; For that it was faid, it was fo wholfome a Root-, that the Devil, . 

 when it was gathered,bit it for Envy, and fome of the Ancients doe report, 

 that there was a goodly Firre,( which they defired ro remove whole)that 

 had a Root under Ground eight Cubits deep ; And fo the Root came up bro- 

 ken. 



It hath been obferved, thataBranch oi~ aTree, beinvtln-barked fome 

 fpace at theBottome, and fo let into the Ground, hathgrowen; even of 

 fuch Trees,as if the Branch were fet with the Bark on, they would not grow; 

 yet contrariwife we fee, that a Tree Pared round in the J5o^,above Ground, 

 will die. The Caufe may be,for that the Unbarkt Part draweth the Nourifh- 

 mentbeft,but the Barke continueth it onely. 

 ^ ^ Grapes will continue Frefh, and Moijl,a\\ Winter long,if you hang them, 



Clufier by Clufier ^ in the Roofe of a Warme Roome; Efpecially,if when you ga- 

 ther the Clufier you take of with the Clufier fome of the Stock. 

 656 The Reed or Cane is a wSWjrji Plant ; and groweth not but in the Water-, It 



hath thefe Properties; That it is Hollow, that it is Knuckled Jboth Stalk,and 

 Root) that being Drie, it is more Hard and Fragile, than other mod; That 

 it putteth forth no Boughs , though many Stalks out of one Root. It differeth 

 much in greatne(Te-,The fmalleft being fit for Thatching of Houfes ; And 

 Stopping the Chinks of Ships-, Better than Glew, or Pitch. The Second 

 Bignefie,is ufed for Angle-Rods, and Staves ; And in China for beating of 

 OfFenders c pon the Thighs. The differing Kinds of them are; The Common 

 Reed~, The Cajjia Fi(luia-, And the Sugar-Reed. Of all Plants it boweth the ea- 

 fieft, and rileth againe. It feemeth,that amongfl Plants, which are nouri- 

 fhed with Mixture of Earth and Water,\x draweth molt Nouriihmentfrom 

 Water; which maketh it the Smoothejl of all others in Barke ; And the Hol- 

 loncefi in Body. 



The Sap of Trees , when they are let Bloud, is of differing Natures. Some 

 more Watry and Clear • As that of Vines; of Beeches;o£ Peares. Some Thick; 

 As Apples'. Some Gummy; As Cherries. Some Froathy; As Elmes. SomeMil- 

 kie-, As Figs. In Mulberries , the 5^ feemethto be (almoit) towards the 

 Barke onely-, For if you cut the Tree a little into the Barke , with a S7w?*?, it 

 will come forth ; If you pierce it deeper with a T cole it will be drie. The 

 TVwjwhich have the Moifteft Juices in their Fm>,have commonly the Moi- 

 ftefl Sap in their Body; For the Ffe and Peares are very /J/o/jJ; ^/>/>/?j fome- 

 what more Sponie : The Milk of the Figg hath the Quality of the Rennet, 

 to gather C^ffe: And fo have certaine Some Herbs wherewith they make 

 Cheefe in Lent. 



65 g The Timber and Wood are,in fome 7>« s, more c7^/^,in fome more Knot- 

 tie; And it is a good Trial, to trie it by Speaking at one End, and Laying 

 the Eare at the Other : For if it be Knottie, the Voice will not paffe well. 

 Some have the Veines nu re varied and Chamloted; As Oake, whereof Wain- 

 scot is made ; Maple, whereof Trenchers are made : Some more fmooth,as 

 Firre and Wal-nut; Some doe more eafily breed Wormes and Spiders ; Some 

 more hardly , as it is laid of Irifh Trees : Befides there be a Number 

 of Differences that concerne their life; As Ode, Cedar, and Chef-nut, are 



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