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Tab. 74. 
Tab. 74. 
Tab. 74. 
Tab. 74. 
the other Two ftraight, a little hollowd, “and having a fmall pinacle 
in the Center. 
20. $. That of Stechas Arabica, as the former, faving, that the 
Head is oval, and the Bafe floaped into a little Triangle. That of 
Wartwort or Sun-Spurge, hath a very complex Figure. The Belly con- 
fifteth of two Planiconick Sides, as the former ; the Back, Sphericonich, 
The whole Seed, in a manner, Conick-oval. Yet the Bafe and Head 
both flat. In the midle of the former, a Peg by which the seed is 
faftned 5 and of the latter, a poynted K»ob. The midle of the Belly- 
Sides, hollowed, fo as to make a flat Rizu of equal Bredth; and the 
hollows filled up with Bladders like thofe in all the Parenchymms Parts 
of a Plant. 
21. $. Laftly, there are fome Seeds which are {quare. Whereof 
fome are ftraight, as that of Fox-glove ; which hath alfo an even Sur- 
face: And that of Blattaria, in which there are feveral little hollows 
in even Rows. And fo in Broumwort. 
22. $. And fome Convex, as that of Chryfanthenum Americ. ‘Tis 
Quadrati-conick, or fquare and fharp at the Bafe, and big at the 
Head. The sides all plain; and a thin Rims ercéted upon every Az- 
gle. Asalfo on the four sides of the Head, which is flat, with a lit- 
tle Pizacle in the midle. 
23. $. The Seed alfo of Tanfey, is a Conick and bended fquare not 
with the Angle forward, as the former, but the Side. And in the 
place of every Rimm, hatha round Ridge. Somewhat like to this, are 
thofe of Febrifuga, Mayweed, and fome others. Thus far of the Fi- 
gures of Seeds. 
CA DL 
Of the NUMBER and MOTIONS of Seeds. 
722% A TURE hath fecured the Propagation of Plants 
feveral ways,but chiefly by the seed: for the Pro- 
dudtion of which, the Root, Leaves, Flower, and 
Fruit, doall officiate, as hath been fhewed. And 
according as the Plant, or the Seed it bears, is 
more liable to be deftroyed, Provifion is made for 
Propogation, either by a greater number of Seeds, 
ays. So the Seeds of Strawberry, being gathered, or eaten 
by Vermin, with the Fruit 5 the Plant is therefore ealily propagated by 
Trunk-Roots. So Poppy, being an annual Plant, is highly prolifick : 
for inftance, the White Poppy 3 which commonly bears about four ma- 
ture Heads, in each of which, there are at leaft ten Partitions, on both 
fides whereof, the Seeds grow and upon ih part of one fide, about 
Too Seeds 5 that is, 800 on one Partition: which being multiplied 
by to (the number of Partitions ) makes 80005 and 8coo again 
by 4 (the number of Heads) makes 32000 Seeds, the yearly product 
of that Plant, 
2. $. 
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