. 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. Century V*. E will now enquire of Tims or Vegetables; and we flialldo it with diligence. They are the principal pare ofthe Third dajs fVork; they are the firft Troducdt, whichis the word of ^Animation, for the other words are butthe words of Efience ; and they are of excellent andgeneral ufe, For Food, CMedicine, and a number of Medianal Arts. There were fown in a Bed, Turnip feed, Raddi/h-feed JVheat, Cucumber*feed,and Feaf
. 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. Century V*. E will now enquire of Tims or Vegetables; and we flialldo it with diligence. They are the principal pare ofthe Third dajs fVork; they are the firft Troducdt, whichis the word of ^Animation, for the other words are butthe words of Efience ; and they are of excellent andgeneral ufe, For Food, CMedicine, and a number of Medianal Arts. There were fown in a Bed, Turnip feed, Raddi/h-feed JVheat, Cucumber*feed,and Feafe. The Bed we call a Hot-bed, and the manner of it is this. Therewas taken Horfe-dung, old, and well rotted ; this was laid upon a Bankhalf a foot high, and fupported round about with Planks; and upon thetop was caft fitted Earth, fome two fingers deep; and then the SeedIprinkled upon it, having been fteeped all night in Water mixed with Cow-dang. The Turnip-feed, and the FFueat, came up half an inch aboveground,within two days after, without any watering; the reft the third day. TheExperiment was made in Oclober, and (it may be) in the Spring, the Accele-rating would have bee
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