iSo The ^dtural H'ljlory 
hrgev cize Jiratumfufer Jiratum J viz^. after every fix inches thick- 
nc[s of Corn^ zftratumo^ Pebbles^ placed about a yard diftance 
from each other, then Corn again to the fame thicknefs, and fo 
S S S to ten tains apiece : by which method, as I was told, Corn 
had been preferved fweet and free from muft^ ten years together, 
only removing it once a year, and laying it again as before ; and 
in the ^iZ/Tzwer time when the weather was dry, fetting open the 
windows in the day time and (liutting them at night, 
112. To recover it from mufiinefs^ to its priftin fweetnefs^ fome 
have laid it out all night^thin (pred on cloaths^io receive the Even- 
ing and Morning dews^ with fo good fuccefs, that being dryed a- 
gain next day in the Sun, the ill fmell has been quite removed. 
And thus I have done with the mod uncommon Arts^ have met 
with concerning Plants related to Husbandry ^ and the whole //er- 
baceou6 kind : where by the way let it be noted, as in Chap. 6.§.23. 
that thefe Arts are called uncommon^ not fo much in refpeft of 
this, as of olhtx: Counties i where indeed they will feem fo : and 
that I have written of them rather for the information of firangers^ 
than the Inhabitants of Oi^ford-flnre^ as I muft hereafter in other 
Counties^ for information of this. Wherein if through my own 
ignorance^ or frowardnejl of {omt Husbandmen (I dare not fay all) 
I have failed of that accuracy, that might otherwife have been 
expected, I beg the /?edt<^ery pardon, and promife amendment in 
the ^o\\ow\ngCounties^ provided I have encouragement to go on 
in my defign. 
113, After the Herbaceous Plants^ come we next to confider 
the Shrubs and Subfrutices^ amongft which I met with one, per- 
haps I may fay fcarce heard of curiofity^ though it have been an . 
Experiment frequently performed many years fincc, not only by 
thofe excellent Gardeners and Botanifts^ the two Bobarts^ Father 
and Son ; but as I have heard alfo by the Reverend and Ingenious 
Robert Sharrock. LL D, and Fellow of New College^ who after 
many unfuccefsful tryals of grafting one Fruit upon another, 
made at laft a very pleafant one^ and to good advantage too, upon 
different which in fo great meafure anfwer'd their hopes, 
that they have now fignal proof in the Phyfick Garden of the 
vphite Frontiniac grafted upon the Par/Iy Vine^ growing and bear- 
ing very well ; and to this advantage^ that they think the early 
ripening flock of the Parfly Vine^ to conduce fomwhat to the 
earlyer 
