?bc Quincunx Naturally Confzdcred* 



And though not in this order , yet 

 how nature dehghceth in this number, 

 and what confent and coordination there 

 is in the leaves and parts of flowers, it 

 cannot efeape our obfervation in no 

 fmall number of plants. For the cali- 

 cular or fupporting and dofing leaves, 

 do anfwer the number of the flowers, 

 efpecially in fuch as exceed not the 

 number of Swallows Fgges 5 as in Vio 

 lets, Stichwort, Bloflbmes, and flow 

 ers of one leaf have often five divifioro, 

 anfwered by a like number of calicular 

 leaves 5 v&Genttamlla, Convolvulus $d\- 

 flowers. In many the flowers, blades, 

 or ftaminous fhootes and leaves are all 

 equally five, as in cockle, mullein and 

 "BlattariA ; Wherein the flowers before 

 explication are pentagonally wrapped 

 up, with fome refemblance of the /*//<* 

 or moth from whence it hath its name - 

 But the contrivance of nature is fingular 

 in the opening and (butting of Binde- 

 weeds, performed by five inflexures,di- 

 ftinguifhableby pyramidcall figures, and 

 alfo different colours* 



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been 



