Sylva sylvarvm : or, A naturall historie, in ten centuries . inesdrainc the Water from the GroundAdiaeent,^nd Icaue but fufficient Moifture to breed Moffe: And befides,the Coldnejfe of the Water conduceth to the fame. The Moffe of Trees, is akinde of //aire \ For it is the Iuyce of theTree, that is Excerncd^and doth not A ffimilatc. And vpon great TreesthcMeffe gathereth a Figure, like a Leafe. The Mei/ter Sort of Trees yceld little Moffe $ As we fee in Affes, Po-pUrs^Wiltowes, Seeches, &c. Which is partly caufed,for the Rcafbn thathath beene giucn, of the francke Putting vp of the Sap into th
Sylva sylvarvm : or, A naturall historie, in ten centuries . inesdrainc the Water from the GroundAdiaeent,^nd Icaue but fufficient Moifture to breed Moffe: And befides,the Coldnejfe of the Water conduceth to the fame. The Moffe of Trees, is akinde of //aire \ For it is the Iuyce of theTree, that is Excerncd^and doth not A ffimilatc. And vpon great TreesthcMeffe gathereth a Figure, like a Leafe. The Mei/ter Sort of Trees yceld little Moffe $ As we fee in Affes, Po-pUrs^Wiltowes, Seeches, &c. Which is partly caufed,for the Rcafbn thathath beene giucn, of the francke Putting vp of the Sap into the Boughes;And partly, for that the Barkes of thofe Trees, are more Clofc andSmooth, than thofe of Oakes, and Ajhes-, Whereby the Moffe can thehardlier ifTue out. In Clay-Grounds, all Fruit-Trees grow full of Moffe, both vpon Bodyand Boughes; Which is canfed, partly by the ColdneffeofthcGround,whereby the P/iff/jnourifhlcrTe^ And partly by the Toughneffe of theEarth, whereby the Sap is (hut in,and cannot get vp,to fpread fo franck-ly,asitfhoulddoe. T We. 538 539 540 541 541 545 544 14-c> 545 54<* 547 548 549 550 2\(aturatt Hiftorj: Wee hauc faid heretofore, that ifTreesbcHide-bound,theywaxWe Fruitfully and gather Moffe: And that they are holpen by Hacking,Sec. And therefore by the Rcafbn of Contraries, if Trees be bound inwith Cords, or fome Outward Bands, they will put forth more Moffe^j:Which (I thinke) happencth to Trees that ftand Blcake, and vpon theCold Winds. It would alfo be tried, whether, if you couer a Trees,fomewhat thieke vpon the top, after his Powling, it will not gathermore Moffe. I thinke alfo, the Watring of Trees with Cold Fountaine-Wa-ter, will make them grow full of Moffe. There is a Moffe the Perfumers hauc, which commeth out of Apfle-Trees, that hath an Excellent Sent. £u*re particularly for the Mannerof thcGreyvth,an&xhz Nature oiit. And for this Experiments fake, be-ing a Thing of Pricc,I haue fet downc the laft Experiments,how to mul-tiply, and c
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