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wayes, That what Herbs you plant, order theplace where you set it, to be of the nature of yourPlants that is, thus s if your Herb be hot anddry, a hot and dry place in your Garden s if coldand dry, a cold and dry place s so hot and moist,and cold and moist s you may know the tempera-ture of any Herb almost by the place where youfind him naturally to grow s for it’s contrary toSense and Reason, that cold and moist Herbs shouldthrive in hot and dry places.

Hove to gather Herbs , and a true veayto dry them.

T Hey that intend to dry Herbs to have themgood, must observe their Times and Sea-sons .* Gather your Herbs where they naturallygrow, as your Betony it delights in Woods s ga-ther him when it begins to bud out for flowering stie them up in small Bunches, and hang it cross theLines in the Wind and Sun s the quicker you dryany Herbs, the far better it is S gather always in adry day, and let it not hang where it can ram up-on it, for that will make it look black, and alsotake away the scent s when you have dry ed them,putthein in Brown-Paper-Bags, and before Win-ter, lay them two or three hours in the Sun, andthat will very much refresh them s hang them in awarm dry place but not too hot, for then the heatwill draw out the Spirits of them,

Here is but three things to be observed to haveextraordinary good dryed Herbs» Gather them in

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