l^G ANIMAL^'ULA OF INFUSIONS. L 



drew in all the branches, twigs, and animalcub-j 

 but in a moment reflored the tree complete, with 

 all its animals, to the original ilate. The reader 

 will eafily comprehend, that a vegetable is -lot 

 meant under the appellation tree, becaufe it is 

 evident from^ itf. If, that it is an e?2iire animal^ 

 which cannot be better figured than by the re- 

 prefenta'tion of a tree. As each animalcule formed 

 its own vortex, and there being above an hun- 

 dred, the appearance of fo many whirlpools at 

 ^nce prefented a mod fmgular and interefting 

 fpeclacle, efpecially when highly magnified by 

 the folar microfcope. 



I detached the fhrub from the lentil root, by 

 cutting through the trunk. The fcene changed, 

 but, to one equally pleafmg. The animals, 

 branches, and twigs, no longer approached the 

 ilem, but the ftem, tv/igs, and branches were 

 fuddenly carried away by the animals ; and at 

 this inftant ail the Vv'hirlpools difappearcd. Amidfl 

 thefe alternatives, the animalcula, no longer fixed 

 to the root by their trunk, fwam llowly through 

 the fluid, drawing along the plant and its branch- 

 es ; and, while this common motion continued^ 

 the various parts of the plant alternately ap- 

 proached and receded from the animalcula (i). 



Having 



(i,) I cannot affirm that I perfefdy comprehend tha 

 Author's defcriptlon. — T, 



