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Peach tree

Because they sprout & flower among the first, & thus are
caught by the chfrost, one
extracts them during winter in order
the winter that the cold slows
them, and that blossoming later, the flowers come to profit.


Olive trees

In Spain, one extracts them during
winter & in summer one plants them
well with earth.


Bittern foot

To mold it, it is better to spread the toes & nails out well, on
something flat, & leave it thusly to dry a few
days, because, in drying, the scales appear coarser
& the nerves & tendons become more apparent, and thusly the
molded foot will be more artistic.


Molds of things that do not release

Animals that do not release can only be molded in two
molds, which should not be opened until after they are well
reheated & the enclosed animal is well burned. Animals that have
bones or scales, which do not reduce into powder, but rather remain as
calcined lumps, will never leave through the gate, whatever blowing that
one does, or whatever quicksilver that one puts there, or a
feather quill molded to use as a gate. This is why one
molds in two halves, in order that, the mold being opened after
having been reheated, the burned thing can be cleaned out well. But take
heed to let it cool well, in order that, when removing the
clamps, being hot, and when it is most frangible, something
does not break. The crust & ashes that it leaves &
which adhere to the mold while it is hot are removed better
once cold. Note also that on the bottom side of the mold, when
you reheat, the animal which boils leaves some filth. And, on
this occasion, one always marks the mold where the back of the
animal is, in order that, when reheating, it is above & on top &
that through this means it is neater.

