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through the leaves. In contradiction to this, I assert, 

 that it is perceived much better in the morning, be- 

 fore the sun has been able to dry and harden it. 

 These persons are, however, deceived. I have not 

 only seen this honey-dew fall a hundred times in 

 small rain on the leaves of the ash, but I have also 

 shown it to others, and the globules were most dis- 

 tinctly to be perceived." Mr. Huish objects to this 

 bold assertion, that honey-dew never appears in 

 moist weather, and is the result only of sultry heats: 

 and adds, I have long adhered to the opinion, that the 

 honey-dew dispersed upon the leaves of trees, was 

 only an exudation, although the globules scarcely 

 bore any resemblance in form to each other, but 

 were rather in imitation a species of rain. On exa- 

 mining more particularly different trees, on which the 

 honey dew was apparent, chance led me to the dis- 

 covery of an holm-oak on which the honey-dew had 

 recently appeared, and in its primitive form, which is 

 that of a transpired humour. The leaves were co- 

 vered with several thousands of globules, or smaJl 

 round and compact drops, without, however, touching 

 or intermixing, similar to those which are seen on 

 plants after a thick fog. The position of the globule 

 seemed to indicate, not only the point from which it 

 exuded, but also, the number of pores or glands of 

 the leaf in which this mellifluous juice had been pre- 

 pared. I assured myself, that the honey-dew pos- 

 sessed the real colour of honey, which of itself, was 

 sufficient to decide on its origin without removing the 

 doubts, which a contrary prejudice establishes. The 

 honey-dew of a neighbouring bramble had not the 

 same distinct appearance ; the little globules had no 

 doubt commixed, or being united to each other, 

 either by the humidity of the air, or by the heat 

 which had dilated and extended them, they formed 

 large drops, or broad layers, the dried matter of 

 which, had become more viscous. It is under these 

 latter forms that the honey-dew is commonly per- 



