A Survey of the Ancient Husbandry and Gardening, Collected from Cato, Varro, Columella, Virgil, and Others the Most Eminent Writers Among the Greeks and Romans
A Survey of the Ancient Husbandry and Gardening, Collected from Cato, Varro, Columella, Virgil, and Others the Most Eminent Writers Among the Greeks and Romans
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1725 edition. Excerpt: ...ticipation of the Iron with the Sulphur is such; in our Case of burying the Seeds, or Weeding; that I suppose the Influence is not of long Duration, no more than it would be, when the Ground k tunfd up with ftii Iron Plow; however it maylast long enough to do Mischief to the Grain, or the young growing ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1725 edition. Excerpt: ...ticipation of the Iron with the Sulphur is such; in our Case of burying the Seeds, or Weeding; that I suppose the Influence is not of long Duration, no more than it would be, when the Ground k tunfd up with ftii Iron Plow; however it maylast long enough to do Mischief to the Grain, or the young growing Plants, for ought we know. The chief Occasion of my offering this as a Reason is, because the Lands about the Neapolitan Side of Italy, abound with Sulphur; and it may be, this Secret being known to the Roman or Italian Husbandmen, was the Occasion of their using Wooden Rakes in some Cases, though not in all, as we find by their Works. The Production of Fire, by the Concurrence of Iron, Sulphur and Water, fee in my Notes upon a former Chapter. The next Thing which ought to be considers, is the Directions given us not to mow, or cut any of our Medick 'till it begins to shew its Seed; this is certainly an excellent Rule in the Management of a durable Crop of any thing, to let it arrive at the summit of its Perfection, before we dismember it of any os its Parts j that is, that our Plant be fully grown and accomplished before we wound it, or cut it $ for, according to my System of the Circulation of Sap in Plants, which Mr. Fairchild, and some other accomplisti'd Gardiners are now come into pretty well, every Branch which is cut off a growing Plant, is ot Pamage to the Root, in Proportion to the Bigness of the Branch we cut; for by this Amputation, the concordant Root with the cut Branch, cannot have such Juices retum'd to it as it expects, after the lively Juices it has sent up have done their Puty, and dispensed their Powers to the several Parts of the Branch; for here the Communication is cut off, and so the Root, as I fay, which pn perly...
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