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beasts that arc long ere they be perfectly bred, are long before they have theic hair,and do not change their hair before the same time of the year come again, in whichthey were brought forth ; l'o also in plants it Cometh to pafle^hat if they be set late,they will grow late, and bring forth backward fruits. To begin with engrafting,we will shew how thereby

To-produce later Cherries.

There is a kind of Tree that brings forth a very bitter fruit, so bitter that h is cal-led Amarendula, that is to fay, a bitterling; a branch of this Tree being engraftedinto a Cherry-tree, after three or four several engraflings will bring forth at lengthCherriesthat will be very later: and howsoever the fruit of its own kind be verybitter, yet in time it will forget the former relish, and yeeld a more pleasant cade.We may effect this also by that kinde of engrafting which we spoke of in the eighthChapter ; but that will be longer in working. Likewise we may procure that

A Pear shall grow exceeding later ,

if we engraffe the same into a Willow; for we have declared before,that such an en-grafting there may be; and certain it is, that thereby a very latter fruit may be pro-duced. Bur we must fee that the Willow grow in such a place, as where ic may benourished with continual moisture ; and this engrafting must be done about the lastdayes of the Moons last quarter - and it must be grassed betwixt the Tree and ;hebark. If any man would have . .

Roses grow later ;

Tlorentinm shews how it may effected. When you have engraff ;dthe Vine-branchinto a Cherry-tree, as soon as ever the fruit Cometh forth, you must set the bud osa Rose into the bark or pill thereof: for growing in another body, look what timethe Tree wherein it is set, will fructifie, and at the same time will the Rose ocen icself, yielding a vety excellent savour, and besides will be very pleasant to behold.To be short, all kinds of fruits may be made to grow later, by this kind of engraf-ting. Now there is another way whereby we may procure the backward growth offruits: and this is by shaking or plucking off the buds or blossoms that grow firstupon the Tree ; for while new buds are growing up in the ropm of the first, limewears away, and yet if the Air be seasonable, these latter buds wlU'bc good ftuif,and well ripened, though they be slow. Thus we may produce : • u '■

Figs that are very backwards - i

*sG>/«wf//diheweth. When the green Figs are very small, shake them eff, andthe Tree will bring forth others that will not be ripe before the latter end ofWinter. And Pliny following his authority, faith, that Figs will grow latter, ifthe first Green ones be shaken off when they are about the bigness of a bean; forthen others will come up in their stead, which will be long a ripening. And by thismeans it is,that Tarentintu shews how to produce

Latter Grapes ,

We must take away the bunches that grow first, and then others will grow up intheir stead : but we must have an especiall care still to look to the Vine, that otherclusters may grow, and ac length be ripened. By this means likewile we maycause

Roses to open or blow very latter,

if we tuck off the buds that grow first, at such time as the flower begins to appearand shew forth it self. This practise wiU take best effect, if it be used. uponmusk-rofes, especially such as are wont to be fullest of leaves; for thus we have inthe Country store of Roses growing all the Winter long, as they stand in earthenvessels, and are set up in Windows. So if you would have

Clove*