58 Of Propagating Fruit-trees. 
merit, the one occafioned by the remove 
of the Root: For every plant that hatha 
Fibrous or branched Root, being remo¬ 
ved, although the whole Root be prefer- 
ved entire, yet demonftrateth a fenfible 
defeft of lap at the firft, until the Earth be 
well fettled about it: Therefore planting 
in liquid Earth,like pap,is to be commend¬ 
ed. The next want is caufed by wound¬ 
ing the Root, for a wound in the Root 
doth abate the vital lap of the Root and 
Tree as well as a wound in the branch: 
for although there be no defcent of fap in 
Trees, yet the Roots or Trunks of a Tree 
being cut, the lap or fpirit of the Tree 
will expend it (elf by a retrograde as well 
as by a dired motion $ Therefore the rodt 
muff be (ometime in the ground before its 
wound be healed, and new Fibres emitted 
to obtain a recruit of Sap. The laft de- 
fed is of a ready fupply to unite the Stock 
and Graff, which we may perceive is fbon 
done, where the Stock hath been fixed 
before the Graff ing, yielding plentiful fap$ 
when in other cafes where the Stock is but 
newly planted, the Graff hath been ftar- 
ved for want of nourifhment, and rarely 
makes a fair Tree, unlefs it agree very well 
with the Soil. And therefore, whatever 
fome 
