The Hartlib Papers

       Sir Edward Peto[H alters from Poto] April 8^th 53

A willowe 2 foote Longe clouen at each ende <H: a> [word deleted] set [3? words deleted] in [word deleted] <H: each> cleft[H alters from ?] & put into the grounde 3: or 4. inches[H alters from ynches] deepe (question: when.) the[H alters from ?] sets 2: inches[H alters from ynches] or 3 above grounde[H alters from ground], will thriue wonderfully.

Any seedes buried in September, & sowed [word deleted] <H: in> september twelvemonths will come mightily away the Springe following.

Holly an excellent form <H: fence but to bee planted North, and from the Sun.>

Any <H: kind of> seede steeped in milke and <H: soote> comes wonderfully away.

                    M^r Cartright

The Ashe willowe & Salowe <H: are> best for plantations

               M^r Acheson[H alters from ?]

Freshe[altered] meate wrapped in a Linnen cloth & buried in barrells[altered] of salte, will laste seuerall months sweete & good

Powltry <H: so vsed,> drawne in [2 words deleted] <H: their feathers> stuffed with pepper and salt, and stopt[altered from stopd] up with nettle tops, will keepe as longe and <H: as> Sweete

Peas[H capitalises] Strawberryes[altered] Cherries[H capitalises], etc. layed seuerall in a vessell and buried in oatemeal clos[H alters from closed] pressed, will keepe a Longe time.

Roses planted by the acre gathered and barolled[altered] with [word deleted] <H: salt> in may <H: bee> kept[H alters from keept] [letters deleted] <H: and> distilled[H alters from undistilled] all the yeare after.