3. Their solid parts - . 133 



4. Of the bark - . 133 



5. The wood . 134 



6. The pith . 135 

 1. The roots and branches - ib. 



8. The leaves - - jb. 



9. The nutrition of plants - 136 



10. Water not the nutriment of plants . 137 



11. The motion of the nutritive juice - . 141 

 12 The descent and ascet of the sap - 143 



13. Of the increase of grains and seeds 143 



14. Of male and female plants . 144 



15. Of the sleep of plants - 145 



16. Of the agreement between plants and animals 149 



17. Qf the generation of plants - 154 



18. Of their flowers ib. 



19. Of their seeds - 156 

 90. Of their fruits 1 53 



21. Of the perspiration of plants - 165 



22. Trees inverted will grow 168 



23. Of the propagation of several plants . ib, 



24. Of grain planted in various substances - 17?, 



CHAP. II. 



1. Of some particular plants , 1 75 



The submarine grass - - ib, 



