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foot. So as you may lee, there are of Roots, Bulbous Roots, Fibrous Roots* 
and Htrjute Roots. And I take it in the Bulbous , the Sap haltnech moft 
to the Aire, and Sunne: In the Fibrous, the Sap delighteth more in the 
Earth, and therefore putteth downward: And the tiirfme is a Middle 
betweene both ; That befides the Putting forth vpwards i and down¬ 
wards, putteth forth in Round. 
There are fome Tcares oiTrees, which are kembed froni the Beards of 
Goats: For when the Goats bite and crop them, efpecially in the Mor¬ 
nings, the Dew being on, the Teare commeth forth, and hangeth vpon 
their Beards: Of this Sort is fome kinde of Ladanunu. 
T he IrriyattonoS the Plainc-Tree by P Vine, is reported by the Ancients, 
to make it Fruitful!. ■ It would be tried likewife with Roots ^ For vpon 
Heeds it vvorketh no great Effe&s, 
. The way ro carry Forraine Roots , a long Wav, is to velfell them clofe 
in Earthen Vejjels. Rut if the Vejjcls bee not very Great, you mult make 
fome Holes m the Bottome, to giue fome refrefhment to the Roots-, 
Which otherwile (as it fecmqjh) will decay, arid fuffocate. 
The ancient Cinnamon , was, of all other Plants , while it grew, the 
DryefFj And thole Things, which are knowne to comfort other Plants , 
did make that more Sterill: Vox in Showers it profpered word: It grew 
alfo amonglt Bu(bes of other kindes, where commohly Plants doe not 
thriue: Neither did it loucthe Sunne: There might be one Caufe of all 
thofe Etfe&s ; Namely, the fparing Nourifhment, which that Plant re¬ 
quired. Quare how farre Capa, which is now the Subftitutri of Cinna¬ 
mon .doth participate of thefe Things. 
Iris reportedly one of rhe Ancients, that Capa, when it is‘gathered,/ 
is put into the Skins of Benfis, newly fleyed 1 And that the Skins Goxxup- 
ting, and Breeding Wormes, the wormes doc deuoure the Psth and Mar¬ 
row of it, and fo make it Hollow • But meddle not with the Barke, becaufe 
to them it is bitter. 
There were, in Ancient Time, Vines, of farre greater Bodies, than we 
know any 5 For there haue beene Cups made of them, arid an/wap* of. 
Jupiter . But it is like they were wildt Vines 5 Fortherfe,, that they vie 
for Wine, are fo often Cut, and fo much Digged rind Drdfed, that their 
Sap fpendeth into the Grapes, and lo the Stalke cannot increafe much in 
Bulke. The Wood of Wines is very durable- without Rotting. And that 1 
which is ftrangc, though naTree hath the Twigs, while they aregreene, 1 
lo brittle,' yet the wood dried is extreme Tough* And was vied by rhe ) 
Captatnes of amongd the Romans, for their Cudgels. j 
It is reported, that^in Tome Places, Vines are fuifered to grow like 
Herbs , fpreading vporfthe Ground j And that the Grapes of thofe Vines j 
are very great; It Were good to make triall, whether Plants that vfe to I 
be borne vp by Props, will not put forth greater Leaucs, and greater 1 
Fruits , if they be laid along the Ground ; As Hops, luy , Wood-bine, &c: | 
Quinces, or Apples, &c. if you will keepe them long, drowne them 1 
in Honey , But becaufe Honey (perhaps) will giue them a Tafte Oner -1 
5 O 2 lull-iioiis. 
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