Whether what foafcends, afcends by the outward or inward 
part of it*f I 
Whether, if&Z'one of about two or three inches be cut 
off about. the bottorn of a branch, that branch will dye, or 
caft its leaves, or bleed out a Juyce from the upper or lower 
part of the bark fo cut, or be apt to flioot out leaves or branches 
or knobs either above or below that baring f 
6 9 What the ufe of the Pith is f Whether the Juyce afcend' 
or defcead by it? And what effe&s will follow, if the Trunk 
be bored to the pith, and a pegg droven hard into the hole of 
the pith both above and below i This to be tryed in the moft 
pithy Plaqts p 
7, Whether the Points or Ends of the Roots being cut off, 
the Roots will bleed as copioufly,as Branches of the Trunks do, 
when bored ? : 
8. What fide of the Tree affords moft fap ? 
9 # Of what Age Trees afford moft Sap? 
10. VVhat are the beft Seafons of the Year for taking the 
Sap of every kind of Tree in greateft quantity 5 and how long 
that feafon lafteth? 
11. Whether the Sap comes more copioufly at one time of 
the day or night, than another ? 
12. Whether Trees afford any confiderable Juyce in the 
Fall? 
13. What effed, copioufnefs or fcarcity of Rain hath upon 
the fapsof Trees? 
14. Whether or no the nature of a Tree may be changed 
by applications of Juyces or Liquors to the Roots or other 
parts ? ' * 
1 5. Whether a Tree, whofe Root is cover 'd from Rain , 
and not water'd, if the branches of it be exposed to the Air, 
will grow/* ^ 
16. Whether inoculated Roots of a Tree will grow ? 
1 7. How fhort the Arms of the Roots of a Tree may be cvtt> 
and the Tree ffrll grow $ 
18. How deep the feveral kinds of Trees are to be fet in the 
ground to grow? 
19. Whether 
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