| Title: | Letter, Samuel Cox To Hartlib |
|---|---|
| Dating: | 30 March 1653 |
| Ref: | 64/11/1A-2B: 2A BLANK |
| Notes: | Another copy of the second part at 64/11/3. |
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Sir
Though late, I am now giving accompt of the gaining the seed of Clover according to my theory, that never acted in it practically. First I presume there is a necessity of letting it stand unto full maturity, if otherwise wheate, ry, & other graines difficultly yeeld theire seed. next that March: moneth be taken for to thrash it in (in case other moneths prove not good) for in that moneth natuer powerfully putteth forth her selfe in most vegetables, and I finde in many Apples the kernels as chitted when I open them in this moneth.
But if natuer[altered] faile in the former, Arte may questionles by adding water milke warme as wee doe to skinn wheate and barly and then beate it in a sack the seed must bee unrased of the huske, if not of the cuticula, which I suppose it hath as wheate barly and almonds. now least that should be, probably could water in less quantity may serve to unhuske it, or laying it against a moist floare, which is easiest, & likely to make a heate in the hay if close compressed, immediately after which heate the triall I presume owght to be made. For the sweating in the mowe is both a moistening & warmeing of the hay, and a due[altered] time taken after it me thinks showld not faile
For the Graffing of Peares I went again to my Freind Mr Bampton for further information
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-mation whose fruite I tasted <now againe> and saw his trees the paer grafted upon a Hawthorne, did yeeld this year of our measuer [word deleted] <about> + <left margin: +20 London Busshels the tree is of thrice the bignes of his contemporaries grafted on Perriestocks> 2 quarters being 30 [years?] growth, noe chokeines in it raw or baked moer then in another of the same sort, he grafted it close to the earth & then put fine mould about the graffe, & he supposeth it gaineth roote from the sions as from the thorne.
I saw a howse he removed from a thorne hedge which done, he grafted the cheife of the thorne hedge all with peares, & they allso prosper, now his ground is not the propperest for them they requireing a sandy mould, but his is gravel, upon a white earth, yet tending to moistnes it lying upon a low flatt.
and this is all I have gained at the present for the planting of Peaers or threshing of Clover but If I may in any thinke serve you further
Sr you have premerited it
Downton Mar the 30th from your servant
1653 S: Cox
If you see Mr Demok be pleased to present
my service, & tell him I have propounded
his busines, & it is now under consideration,
& I hope to give him some accompt shortly.
