Pbihfopbical History of Plants. 
Corn; the juyce whereof is fo Viltous, that the twentieth part of a 
Grain, will draw out above a Yard in length, Oyles 3 not only in 
Seeds, and fome Fruits, but other Parts; asin certain little Cavities in 
the Leaves of Savine, vilibly colleéted while they are growing. Guns 
or Refines sas in Pine, Fir, and others of this Kind. Milks 5 as 
in å vaft number of Plants, and amongft them, many not fuípedted to 
yield any. For, of Herbs, not only moft of the Umbellijerous Kind, 
are Milky but all or molt of the Intybows 5 Poppys 5 Lracheliums 3 
Perwinkles 5 divers Thifiles ; and even Onions, if cut at the bottomes 
with a great many more. Of Trees, not only the Little Maple, but 
the young Shoots of Lanrel, efpecially being crufhed; as alfo thofe of 
Elder, and fome others. To which may be added, fach Mucilages, 
which though not fo properly contained within the Parts, yet are 
found lying over them; as over the firft Spring-leaves of all kinds of 
Docks; betwixt the Leaves and the Veil wherein they are involved. 
That fine white Flower or Powder, which lies over the Leaves of fome 
Plants, as of Bears-Ear: And in Princes-Feather, about certain Aper- 
tures only on the edges of the Leaves, 
22. $. Of all thefe hould be obferved, firf? their Receptacles 5 
fome of them, being proper to one; others, common totwo or more 
of them : fince ig is certain, that {ome of them do Tranfmigrate from 
one, intoanother Receptacle, or that the fame Receptacle is filled with 
Fluid Bodies, of a quite different Nature, at the different Sea/oms of 
the Year, and Ages of the Vegetable. And it is alfo very probable, That 
two of fome ofthem, may, fometimes, be contained in one Receptacle, 
at the fame time 5 as in Animals, the Lympha inthe D. Thoraciews, and 
that, and the Chyle, inthe Sanguincons Veffils. 
23. $. Then their Motions; both Natural, and füch as may be 
effected by Art : and thofe either by Defcent or Aftent; And in 
. 24 $. Next their Quantities, either of. one 5 asthe Comparifon 
i 3 etwixt the Parts of the fame, So 
the true Seed of all Plants. containeth more Oyl, in proportion, than 
any of the other Parts. Orelfe of divers, as coexiftentand bearing füch 
a proportion one to another in the fame Part : of moft of which, it 
may be known by their refpective Receptacles, Yet the Computati- 
on muftnot be made from the number of the faid Receptacles, imply 5 
but as that is in conjunction with. their Capacity; and as their apacity 
18 proportioned to their fürrounding Sides; the Sides of thofe of the 
lealt Capacity, being ufually as thick, as thofe of the greateft: fo that 
fuppofe Ten lefler, tolye within thecompaß of One greater sthe Con- 
tent of thefe altogether, would fcarce be equal to half the Content of 
that One, 
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