Even Animals near the Classis of plants, seem to have the most restlesse motions. The Summer-worm of Ponds and plashes makes a long waving motion; the hair-worm seldome lies still. He that would behold a very anomalous motion, may observe it in the Tortile and tiring stroaks of Gnatworms.[162] [162] _Found often in some form of redmaggot in the standing waters of Cisterns in the Summer._ CHAPTER IV As for the delights, commodities, mysteries, with other concernments of this order, we are unwilling to fly them over, in the short deliveries of _Virgil_, _Varro_, or others, and shall therefore enlarge with additionall ampliations. By this position they had a just proportion of Earth, to supply an equality of nourishment. The distance being ordered, thick or thin, according to the magnitude or vigorous attraction of the plant, the goodnesse, leannesse, or propriety of the soyl, and therefore the rule of _Solon_, concerning the territory of _Athens_, not extendible unto all; allowing the distance of six foot unto common Trees, and nine for the Figge and Olive. They had a due diffusion of their roots on all or both sides, whereby they maintained some proportion to their height, in Trees of large radication. For that they strictly make good their profundeur or depth unto their height, according to common conceit, and that expression of _Virgil_,[163] though confirmable from the plane Tree in _Pliny_, and some few examples, is not to be expected from the generation of Trees almost in any kinde, either of side-spreading or tap-roots: Except we measure them by lateral and opposite diffusions; nor commonly to be found in _minor_ or hearby plants; If we except Sea-holly, Liquorish, Sea-rush, and some others. [163] Quantum vertice ad auras Æthereas, tantum radice ad tartara tendit. They had a commodious radiation in their growth; and a due expansion of their branches, for shadow or delight. For trees thickly planted, do runne up in height and branch with no expansion, shooting unequally or short, and thinne upon the neighbouring side. And therefore Trees are inwardly bare, and spring, and leaf from the outward and Sunny side of their branches. Whereby they also avoided the perill of συνολεθρισμὸς or one tree perishing with another, as it happeneth ofttimes from the sick _effluviums_ or entanglements of the roots, falling foul with each other. Observable in Elmes set in hedges, where if one dieth the neighbouring Tree prospereth not long after.