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arife from angular fpindles, and many 

 rather conform unto their Roots, as the 

 round (talks of bulbous Roots, and in 

 tuberous Hoots ftemmesof like figure. 

 But why Gnce the largeft number of 

 Plants maintain a circular Figure, there 

 are fo few with reretous or lunground 

 leaves; why coniferous Trees are tenu- 

 ifblious or narrowleafed, why Plants of 

 few or no joynts have commonly round 

 ftalks* why the greateft number of hol 

 low ftalks are round ftalks ; or why in 

 this variety of angular ftalks the qua 

 drangular moft cxceedeth , were too 

 long a fpeculation 5 Mean while obvi 

 ous experience may finde, that in Plants 

 of divided leaves above, nature often 

 beginneth circularly in the two firft 

 leaves below, while in the fingular plant 

 of Ivy, fte exercifeth a contrary Geo 

 metry, and beginning with angular 

 leaves below, rounds them in the upper 

 branches. 



Nor can the rows in this order want 

 delight, as carrying an afpeft anfwera- 

 bleunto the Jipteros hycethros^ or dou 

 ble order of columns open above 5 the 



