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bqdyes,and may^e as I fuppofe, repofed nourifhment 

 for the yoting blade at fuch' time as the earth would 

 prove but a dry Nurfe, I have taken notice that Car- 

 mtiorjs come up fomedmes with three, fomqdmes 

 widvfour leaves,though the moft -have' but two : and 

 it is- Mr. Bcbarts obiervinon^thnt "fuch as come up 

 widr.nore leaves than two,prove double flowers, which 

 if it generall y holds true, it vs ere a compendious way 

 to weed out all the rdfi at the firfl coming up, to avoid, 

 fhe labour of culture of fuch plants as in the end will 

 not prove advantageous for profit orpleafure. 



Eeanes, Peafe , Kidney-beanes", Lupine*, have 

 this peculiarity 7 that the grain being clelt, each half 

 is as one of theft diflimulat leaves , which is ufually 

 confined in every feed , and between thefe thick 

 lei.ves are contained other (imilar leaves , or fuch as 

 differ but in growth or bigneffe from the true leaves 

 ofthePtant/ "lis to be obleived in all thefe great 

 iQ^ds^ that though the puife,or thick part of the grain 

 periiiS , yec if the Neb and fmal leaves are entire , 

 the feed may prcfper; as I have feen Feild-beanes that 

 have been eaten through with vvormes , prove good 

 thrivelng feed. But tis reported, that Pifmires have 

 learned the wit to fpoyl the feed from growing in 

 their ftcre-houfes , by biting off the very Neb before 

 £hey repofe the gtain. 



The growth of the plant from the feed is thus : by 

 convenient moyiture and heat,tbe Neb ilricks through 

 the Covers, and goes direcliy down,if not impeded,in 

 earth or water , a convenient way, ordinaiily , two or 

 three inches , in which time the leaves either row- 

 led up, or otherwife inclofed , l^reak their bojids , and 

 Explicate rhemfelves , being lifted commofuy a lie- 

 te 'higher by the grqwch of the (talk, or lengthned 

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