ijo ON THE FOLIATION 
§. 5. 
Nature always takes the eafieft, and fliorteft 
way in all her works. He therefore who would 
imitate her muft do the fame. No one, i think* 
can deny but that the fame force, which brings 
forth the leaves of trees, will alfo make the 
grain vegetate and no one can juftly aflert 
that a premature fowing will always, and every 
where accelerate a ripe harveft. Perhaps 
therefore we cannot promife ourfelves a happy 
fuccefs by any means fo likely, as by taking 
our rule for fowing from the leafing of trees. 
We muft for this end obferve in what order 
every tree according to its fpecies, heat of the 
atmofphere, and quality of the foil, puts forth 
its leaves. Afterwards comparing together 
the obfervations of many years, it will not be 
difficult from the leafing of trees to define the 
time, if not certainly, yet probably, when 
not only barley , but vernal rye , oats> and other 
annual plants ought to be fown. 
§. 6 . 
To attain this end there were many, who 
by the exhortation of our prefident noted, not 
only 
