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of the root; which from the shrinking and open about the filamentous ex- 



up of the cortical body, in a piece of a tremities of some roots, where about, 



cut root, by the same dimensions, is the roots have no pith, as in fenil, and 



argu'd. in many roots, higher. 



The proportions of this cortical The next part obsen'able in the root 

 body arc various: if thin, 'tis, as is said, is the insertment. The existence hereof, 

 called a barque; and thought to serve to so far as we can yet observe, is some- 

 no other end, than what is vulgarly as- times in the radicle of the seed itself; 

 cribed to a barque; which is a narrow I cannot say always. It is the same with 

 conceit. that of the parenchyma of the radicle; 



Next within this part stands the being always at least augmented, and 



lignous body: this lignous body, lyeth so, in part, originated from the cortical 



with all its parts, so far as they are body, and so, at second hand, from the 



visible, in a circle or ring. Yet are there said parenchyma, 



divers extreme small fibres thereto par- The pores of the insertment are 



allel, usually mixed with the cortical sometimes, at least, extended somewhat 



body, and by the somewhat different by the breadth of the root, as about the 



colour of the said cortical body where top of the root of borage may be seen; 



they stand, may be noted. These fibres and are thus different from those of the 



the cortical body, and skin, altogether, cortical body, which are extended by 



properly make the barque. The original the length and breadth much alike; 



of this lignous body, as of the two and from those of the lignous, being 



former, is from the seed; or, the seminal only by its length, 



roots of both the lobes, being united in The number and size of these inser- 



the radicle, and with its parenchyma tions are various. In the roots of most 



co-extended, is here in the root of the herbs they are more easily discoverable; 



plant, the lignous body. which may lead to the observation of 



The contexture hereof, in many of them in all. 

 its parts, is much more close than that These insertions, although they are 

 of the cortical; and their pores very continuous through both the length 

 different. For whereas those of the cor- and breadth of the root, yet not so in all 

 tical are infinitely numerous, these of parts, but by the several shootings of 

 the lignous are in comparison nothing the lignous body they are frequently 

 so. But these, although fewer, yet are intercepted. For of the lignous body it 

 they, many of them, more open, fair is (here best) observable; that its sev- 

 and visible: as in a very thin slice cut eral shootings, betwixt which the cor- 

 athwart the young root of a tree, and tical body is inserted, are not, through- 

 held up against the light, is apparent, out the root, wholly distinct, strait and 

 And as thev are different in number parallel: but that all along being en- 

 and size, so also (whereon the numer- arch'd, the lignous body both in length 

 ousness of the pores of the cortical body and breadth, is thus disposed into 

 depends) in their shape. For whereas braces or osculations betwixt these sev- 

 those of the cortical body are extended eral shootings of the lignous body thus 

 much alike both by the length and osculated, the cortical shooting, and 

 breadth of the root, these of the lig- being osculated answerably brace for 

 nous, are only by the length; which es- brace, that which I call the insertment 

 pecially in vines, and some other roots, is framed thereof, 

 is evident. Of these pores, 'tis also ob- The next and last distinct part of 

 servable, that although in all places of the root is the pith. The substantial 

 the root they are visible, yet most fair nature thereof is the same likewise 



