. Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history, in ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. NATURAL HISTORY Century V,. E will now enquire of ^Unu or VegetahUs; and wc Ihail(jo ir With diligence. They arc the principal part ofthe TbirAdjjsfVork-^ they are the fitlt Troducat, whichis the word of tyininutton, tor the other words are butthe words of hflencc ; and they arc of excellent andgeneraluf J, For Food, CMeduine, and a number of Medicinal Arts. There were Town in a Bed, Turnif feed, Raddi/h-feed. fVheat, Cucumt


. Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history, in ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. NATURAL HISTORY Century V,. E will now enquire of ^Unu or VegetahUs; and wc Ihail(jo ir With diligence. They arc the principal part ofthe TbirAdjjsfVork-^ they are the fitlt Troducat, whichis the word of tyininutton, tor the other words are butthe words of hflencc ; and they arc of excellent andgeneraluf J, For Food, CMeduine, and a number of Medicinal Arts. There were Town in a Bed, Turnif feed, Raddi/h-feed. fVheat, Cucumtevfeed,and Pfj/f. TheBcd we callaHor-bcd, and the manner of it is this. Therewas taken Horfe-dung, old, and well rotted j this was laid upon a Bankhalt a foot high, and fupporccd round about with Planks; and upon thetop was caft fitted Earth, lome two lingers deep; and then the SeedIprinkled upon ir. having been ftecped all night in Water mixed With Cow-dung. Tne , ani ;eAt, came up half an inch above ground,Within two days after, without any watering; the red the third day. TheExperiment made in 0<.?oArr, and (it may be) inihcSpring, the Accele-rating Would have


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