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Of Vegetation. 



every the fmalleft part of this wonderful 

 fabrick is wrought in the moft curious and 

 beautiful manner, we need not doubt of 

 having our inquiries rewarded, with fome 

 further pleafmg difcovery ; but if this fhould 

 not be the reward of our diligence, we are 

 however lure of entertaining our minds 

 after the moft agreeable manner, by feein"- 

 in every thing, with furprifing delight, fuch 

 plain fignatures of the wonderful hand of 

 the divine architect, as mull necelTarily dif- 

 pofe and carry our thoughts to an act of ado- 

 ration, the belt and nobleft employment and 

 entertainment of the mind. 



What Ilhall here fay, will be chiefly found- 

 ed on the following experiments j and on 

 feveral of the preceding ones, without re- 

 peating what has already been occafionally 

 obferved on the fubjed of vegetation. 



We find by the chymical analyfis of vege- 

 tables, that their mbftance is compofed of 

 fulphur, volatile fait, water and earth 5 which 

 principles are all endued with mutually 

 attracting powers, and alfo of a large portion 

 of air, which has a wonderful property of 

 ftrongly attracting in a flxt ftate, or of re- 

 pelling in an elaftick ftate, with a power 



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