Of waking other forts of tVines. 
fo great experience in any, as in that of the 
Birch-tree. 
Which may be extracted in Very great 
quantities where thofe Trees are plenty, 
many Gallons in a day may be gathered 
from the Boughs of the Tree by cutting 
them off leaving their ends fit to go into 
the mouths of the Bottles, and fb by hang¬ 
ing many Bottles on feveral Boughs, the 
Liquor will diftil into them very plenti¬ 
fully. 
The feafon for this work, is from the end 
of February to the end of March, whilft 
the Sap rife, and before the Leaves fhoot 
out from the Tree 5 for when the Spring is 
forward and the Leaves begin to appear, 
the Juice, by a long digeftion in the Branch, 
grows thick and coloured, which before 
was thin and limpid. The Sap alfo diftills 
not in cold weather, whilft the North and 
Eaji- winds blow, nor in the night time, 
but very well and freely when the South 
or Wefi-v/inds blow, or the Sun fhine 
warm. 
That Liquor is beft that proceeds from 
the Branches, having had a longer time in 
the Tree, and thereby better digefted and 
acquiring more of its flavour, than if it had 
been extra&ed from the Trunk. 
Thus 
