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in Confort, 
teaching the 
Lifting of Herbs 
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is a riant full of Moifture. Rofes come twice, but it is not without Cut¬ 
ting, as hath bceneformerly-(aid; 
In Mufcokia t though the Come come not vp, till late Springs yet their 
Ilarueft is asEarly as Ours. The Caufe is, for that the Strength of the 
Ground is kept in with the Snow ; And wee fee with vs, that if it bee a 
long it* is commonly a more Plentiful/Yeare : And after thofe 
kinde of printers likewife, the-FWri^and' Corne, which areSarlier,and 
Larer, dotfi come commonly at once, and at the fame time \ Which 
troubleththe Husbandman many times 5 For. youfhall haue Red Rofes,' 
and Damaske Rofes , come together •, And likewife the Harueft of Wheat 
and Barley. But this happeneth euer, for that the Earlier ftayeth for the 
Jbater •, Ahd not that the Later cofnmeth fobner;. 
There be diuers Fruit-Trees , in the Hot Countries , which haue Blof- 
fomes,and Young Fruity and Ripe Fruit, almoft all the Yeare, fucceeding 
oneanochfer. And itisfaid, the Oretige hath the like with vs, for a great 
Part of Summer ; And fo alfo hath the Figgefkod no doubt, the Na¬ 
tter all Motion of P Unis', is to haue fb • But that either they want luyce to 
fpend; Otthey meet with the Cold of the Winter: And therefore this 
Circle of Rip'enwg cannot be, but in succulent Plants, and Hof Countries* 
: Some are but Annuall,znd die^orandali, oncea Yeare; As 
Borrage , Lettuce, Cucumber s,Musk-Melons ,B dfl, Tobacco , Muftard-Seed 
and alPkindes of Come ; Some continue many Yeeres ; As HyJfopcJ, 
Germander , Lauander , Fennell$ic. The Caufe of the Dying is double • 
The firft is the Tendernejje and weakhefje of the seed, which maketh the 
Period in a fmall time; As iris in Borrage,Lettuce,Cucumber s,Corne ,&.c. 
And therefore none of thefe are Hot. The other Caufe is, for that fome 
Herbs can. worfe endure Cold ; As Baftll, Tobacco, Muftard-Seed ; And 
thefe haue ‘(all) much' Heat. 1 . v;h«b dliol iljiMJq c w 
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if.lTi'kle. L afting of Plants is moftinthofe thatare Large ft of Body • As 
JL Oak i,’ Elmc, Chef-nut,the I#Tm,&c. And this holdeth in Trees % 
But in Herbsit k often contrary; Fbr Borage,Colewort, Pompions,w hich 
ate Herbs of the Largeflsixe , are of fmall Durance ; Whereas HyJJope , 
winter-Smoty, Germander, Thyme, Sage, willlaft long. The Gaufe is, 
for that^V^j laft according to xhe-Strength^ and Quantity of their Sap 
4 nd 7 /^.vBeing well munited by their Barie again(t the Injuries ofthe 
Aire: But Herbs draw a Wcake luyce ; And haue a Soft Stalke ; And 
therefore thofe amongftthem which laftlongeft, are Herbs of Strong 
Smelly and with a Sticky Stalke. 
Trees thatbeare Muft, and Nuts, are commonly more lafting, than 
thofe that beare ryEfpccial IfthcMoifter Fruits: As OakesfBeecheSj 
Chef-nuts , Wall-nuts, Almonds, Pine-Trees, See. laft longer than Apples, 
Peaces, Plums , &c. The Caufe is, the Fatneffe, mdOylirieffe of the Sap • 
Which euerwafteth lefle, than thethore Wairy. 
Trees, that bring forth their Learns late in the Tern, and caft them like¬ 
wife late, are more lafting, than thofe that fpront their Lcaues Early s or 
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