(2128) 
I therefore inverted the feparated Twig and held it perpendi- 
cular with the cut end downward, and found 3 that that little 
they were exposed to the Air in an upright poflure, had fo ve» 
ry much check'd the motion of the Sap, that I concluded they 
would not bleed at all 5 and yet ftriking off their tops^and ma- 
king Poles of themjl found fome of them^if not alljthat I chanc'd 
to try, as I remember, would (hew moifture : But T am convin^ 
ced finccjthat it was rather fome unheeded accident, as violent* 
ly bending them, or perhaps the warmth of my hand and (ea* 
fon, or place^ which cau(ed this new motion of Sapjthan meer= 
ly the ftriking off their Tops. 
Some Commumcations^ about an early Svparm af Bees, as aija 
coticert2mg Cyder \ Defcent of Sap ^ ike Seafon of Trarjjplatst* 
ing Vegetables : Sent fo the Fublifljer ot/t of HerefordQiire bjf 
that Intelligent Gentleman^ Richard Reed Efq-^^ in a Letter da- 
ted March 14. 1 67°. Lugwardine, 
ON Thurfday laft^ the 9th of Inftant, there was at the next 
houfe to mine a Swarm of Bees, It was a very fair day to 
entice them 3 but el(e we never have them till the middle of 
May, I had it from the owner^ one Farry, now in my work^and 
I enquired of him, whether they did not all leave the Hive, gs 
fomerimesthey do unfeafonably> either for wanNoffood, or 
out of diftafte ? He told me^no, but there are as many left be* 
hind as came forth* But I ( who have fometime ftudied the 
Hegiment of that little induftrious wife creature) do conceive, 
that Poverty drew them abroad to feek their fortunes^ the in-« 
finite Wifdom having imparted fuch a Providence to that little 
Commonwealth, astoiend part of their Company abroad to 
fbift^before their whole ftock of food flhall be confumed, to the 
deftruftion of them all, (Deus Maximus in Minimis.') 
And now to what I formerly promifed. I have read that ex* 
cellent Bookof Mr» Evelyns:^ efpecially KnTomona^ and have 
learntrnany things out of it, which I before had not obferv'd^ 
and particularly the new v«^ay of Planting therein mentioned 
out of the papers of my Ancient and worthy Friend Mr* J^hn^ 
Buchjand^ v/hom I do never remember but with very great 
refpedls : As alfo the New way of making Fepin- Cyder 
by Sir Fa^ilNeil^ to whom ( unknov/n) I do^ and our whole 
Country ought to return very many thanks. For certainly, the 
icafpnsjrerjdred by him of the harftinefs and the cureofit in 
Pepin? 
