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veflcls are of the fame formation as I liave already defcribed tbe 

 ligaments of the Ahnond and Filbert. 



Fig. 21, A B C is a Chefnut, which I put into an eailhen veffel 

 filled with moift fand, and placed in the chimney, it being in the 

 winter feafon, and watered it every fecond, third, or fourth day, ac- 

 cording as the difference of heat feemed to require : C D and A E* 

 are the two ligaments to which the young plant is united ; F G, is 

 that part which will fpring up to a ftem ; G, indicates the leaves be- 

 ginning to flioot ; and E HD, the root. And here we fee to what 

 ufe the Chefnut is delHned, namely, to fupport and nourifli that 

 fmall part contained in it, which is to conltitute the future plant ; 

 and this is performed througli the two ligaments, until the young 

 plant and its root are grown to a fufficient fize to draw their nou- 

 rilhment from the earth. 



Fig. 22, is a Walnut, fo divided or cut as to fhew, at I K, the 

 origin or firft beginning of the young plant. And whereas I have 

 faid, that in a Chefnut the young leaves are not to be diftinguhhed; 

 on the contrary, they may eafiiy be feen in a Walnut : for in every 

 one of them that I examined, I could, with the microfcope, as 

 plainly fee the leaves, as with the naked eye we can fee young 

 Jeaves in the fpring. 1, denotes that part whicli will grow into 

 branches and a tree ; K, the fliarp-pointed part fi'om which the root 

 will ilTue, 



I alio treated feveral Walnuts in the fame manner as I have men- 

 tioned refpeding Chefnuts, in order to obferve their vegetation. 

 Fig. 23, LMNOP, is the Walnut ; Land P, are the ligaments, 

 to convey nourifhmcnt from the root to the young plant. Thefe 

 are provided with a great number of veflcls, which, from the oh- 

 fervations I made on two feveral feeds, I was well allured were 

 fpread through the whole fub (lance of the nut, or feed, in ord(;r to 

 convey its moft nutritious juices to the young plant, until it Ihould 

 be fiifficiently grown to draw its nourifliment from the earth ; R P, 

 is the root. 



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