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Hawthorne, Barbery, Locuft, all Rofes wild and cul- 

 tivated that are not all over thorny, fo that the thorns 

 are not ufeleffe cxcrefcencies as tome have fuppofe<d , 

 but as profitable as boughs or leaves. 



Why have thofe plants that bear no feed with us, 

 as Poplar and Willow , in every bough of any big- 

 ueftV, a propenfity of fending forth Roots, by the 

 occafion of which, each branch is made an entire tree 

 or plant > or if that faculty be wanting, why then is 

 there fo great difpofition and forwardnefle to propa- 

 gate themfelves by off-fets,as in tbeElm/'oplars &c, 

 And where there can be no off-fets , as in Muih- 

 roomes, wherefore el fe has Nature made the plants 

 propagable by the fmalleft of their fhreds and inconfr- 

 derable parts?Why elfe is the Indian Fig,that hath no 

 ftulk, propagable by its leaf alone ? 



Why have plants fuch an eagerneffc to flower and 

 feed, and fuch an impatience of being difapointed ? 

 if you pull off the bud of the Rofe it will fpringa- 

 gaine, and not only the Rofe , but moft other fruits 

 and flo.vcrs have the fame defire to produce their 

 feeds , and have given occafion to Artifts to make 

 hence Rules of Retardation. 



Why do the Seeds flick clofe to the Pedall by 

 which they are joyned to the flock untill they are ma- 

 ture and fit for propagation, and then fall off in the 

 mod ^\t feafon for due preparation to future growth > 



Why do thofe plants that ufually die every yeare , 

 yet if they are difappointed of running to feed , con- 

 tinue to furvive many years, even fo long till they 

 are permitted to run up to leave feed behind them * 

 Eut that they are appointed by theuniverfall Law of 

 N ature , not to defert their order,ttll they have pro-. 

 Juced others after their owi kind. 



Laflly, 



