1 8 Experiments on Flowers. [Book VI IL 



conjectures, with much probability, that the veflela 

 near the fruit become fo fine as not to admit the odo- 

 riferous particles. 



M. Bonnet made experiments on flowers fimilar to 

 thofe which Dr. Hales made on fruits. He chofe fuch 

 flowers as have naturally little perfume, as the different 

 fpecies of French-beans. Stems with thefe flowers 

 were immerfed in tubes, fome of which were filled 

 with fpirits of wine, others with Hungary water, &c. 

 In about twenty-four hours the flowers were faded,, 

 and they had already acquired in a very fenfible de- 

 gree the odours of the liquors which they had im- 

 bibed. The odour became much more remarkable 

 a few days afterwards. M. Bonnet alfo found that 

 the leaves of the apricoutree acquired a fenfible 

 edour from the liquors into which branches e-f that 

 tree were plunged,. 



