156 MicroGRAPHIA, 
Obferv. XXXI. Of Purflane-feed. 
sy He Sceds of Purflane feem of very notable fhapes, appearing through 
the Aficrofcepe hap’d fomewhat like a ~autilus ox Porcelane hell, as 
may be feen in the XX. Scheme, it being a {mall body, coyl'd round in 
the manner of a Spiral’; at the greater end whereof,which reprefents the 
‘mouth or orifice of the Shell, there is left a little white traniparent fub- 
ftance, like a fkin, reprefented by BBBB, which feems to have been the 
place whereunto the ftem was join'd. The whole furface of this Cocke | 
‘or Shell, is cover’d over with abundance of little promixencies or buttons 
very orderly rang’d into Spiral rows, the fhape of each of which feem'd 
much to refemble a Wart upon a mans hand. The order, variety, and 
curiofity in the fhape of this little feed, makes it a very pleafant objet 
for the Microfcope, one of them being cut afunder with a vad ete Pen- 
knife, difcover'd this carved Cafket to be of a brownifh red, and fome- 
what tranfparent fubftance, and manifefted the infide to be fill’d witha 
whitifh gr - fubftance or pulp, the Bed wherein the feminal principle 
‘There are multitudes of other feeds which in fhape reprefent or imi- 
tate the forms of divers other forts of Shells: as the feed of Scurzy- 
graff, very much refembles the make of a Concha Venerea,a kind of Purce- 
Jane Shell ; others reprefent feveral forts of larger fruits, fweat Marje- 
rome and Pot-marjerome reprefent Olives. Carret feeds are like a cleft 
of aCoco-Nut Huik; others are like Artificial things, as Succory feeds _ 
are like a Quiver full of Arrows, the feeds of Amaranthus are of anex- 
sede lovely fhape, fomewhat like anEye: The fkin of the black and 
thrivled feeds of 1s and Leeks. are all over knobbed like a Seals fkin. 
Sorrel hasa pretty black fhining three-fquare feed, which is picked at both 
ends with three ridges, ‘that are bent the whole length of it. It wereal- 
moft endlefs to reckon up the feveral fhapes,they are fo many and fo va- 
rious ; Leaving them therefore to the curious ubferver, I fhall_proceed to 
theObfervations onthe parts of Animals. | eee 
ees * ; st). Bs 
Oblerv.. XXXIL, Of the Figure of feveral forts of Bait and of 
» the texture of the thin. =F eee? 
To fome of the Hairs of my Head with avery good Mécrofcope, 
I took notice of thefe particulars: 
1. That they were; for the moft part, Cylindrical, fome of them were 
fomewhat Prifmatical,but generally they were veryneer round, {uch as are 
__ reprefented in the fecond Le of the 5.Scheme,by the Cylinders EEE- 
~ Ror could{ find any that had tharp angules. i | 
, | 2. That - 
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