Ceniury . V. 
Stockes without charge..) Such as are Apricots, Peaches^m^nds^oP 
uc!ianx,Mulberies ,f7g/,&cLThe like is continually prad tied with Vines, 
Rofes, Muske-Rofs ,&c. 
From May to Iuly yon may take off the Barke of any Bough, being of 
the Bigndll* of three or fourc Inches, andcouer the bare Place, lome- 
vvhat aboue,and below,with Loame well tempered with Horfe-dung, 
binding it fart: downe. Then cut off the Bough about Alholtontide in the 
bare place,and let it in the Ground; And it will grow to be a faire Tree 
inone Yearc. TheCa/^may be, for that the Baring from the Barke 
keepeth the Sap from defending towards VVinter,and fo hoideth it in 
the Bough ., And it may be alfo that the Loame and Hprfe-Dung ap 
plied to the bare place,doe moiften it,and cheritfi it,and make it more 
apt to put forth the Root. Note, that this may be a generall Meanes 
for keeping vp the Sap of Trees in their Boughes; Which may ferue to 
other Effects. 
Ithathbcene pra&ifed in Trees , that fhew faire, and bearenot, to 
Borea Hole thorow the Heart ot thc Tree, and thereupon it will beare. 
Which may be for that the Tree before had too much Repletion , and 
was oppreffed with his owne Sap , for Repletion is an Enemie to Ge¬ 
neration. 
It hath bcene pra&ifed in Trees , that doe not beare, to cleaue two 
or three of the Chiefe Roots,and to put into the Cleft a frnall Pebble, 
Iwhich may keepe it open,and then it will beare.The Caufe may be, for 
that a Root of a Tree may be ( as it were,) Hide-bound, no Idle than 
the Body of the Tree-, But it will not keepe open without fomewhat 
put into it. 
It is vfually pra&ifed, to fet Trees that require much Sunne, vpon 1 
walls againft the South ; As Apricots,Peaches,Plums,Vines,Figs, and the 
like. It hath a double Commodity . The one, the Heatoi thewallby 
Reflection , The other, the Taking away of the Shade y For when a Tree 
groweth round, the vpper Boughes otier-fhadow the lower; But when 
it is fpread vpon aWall,the Sunae commeth alike,vpon the vpper,and 
lower Branches* 
It hath alfo beene pra&ifed (by fome ) to pull off fome Leaues from 
the Trees fo fpread , that the Sunne may come vpon the Bough and Fruit 
the better. There hath beene pra&ifed alfo a Curiofity, tofetaTjw 
vpon the North-Side ofa Wall, and at a little height, to draw him tho¬ 
row the Wall, and fpread him vpon the South-Side : Concerning that 
the Root and lower Part of the Stocke fhould enioy the frefhnefle of 
the Shade And the Vpper Boughes, and Fruit, the Comfort of the 
Sunne. But it (orted not;The Caufe is, for that the Root requirethfome 
Comfort from the Sunne,though vnder Earth,as well as the Body: And 
the Lower Part of rhe Body more than the Vpper, as wee fee in Com- 
paffing a Tree below with Straw, 
The LowncJJe ohhc Bough, where the Fruit commeth, m aketh the 
Fruit greater, and to ripen better ; For youfhalleuer fee in Apricots. 
Peaches, 
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