122 >/;^ E S S A Y Chap. 3. 



gr. 49^ when taken out 106, having gained 



in 77D^ys57gr• 

 ^'he Water expended during the faid time 



was 5708 gr. which was 6 5^4- times as much 



as the Augment of the Plant. 



This Specimen had feveral Buds upon it, 



when firft fet in the Water. Tbefe^ in fome 



Days, became fair Flowers^ which were at 



length fucceeded by Berries. 



The Weight The Wr, of|The Wt.jThe Wt. of The Proportion of 

 of the Plant the Pl.when gain'd by the Wat. ex- the Increafe of the 

 when firft tak'n again the Plant|pended upon Plant to the Ejc- 

 fet in Wa- out of the during th*jthe Plant, pence of the Wa- 

 ter, Water, I77 Days, iter. 



Lathyris 

 Het hi 

 Spring- 

 Water. 



gr. 

 49 



106 



gr. 

 57 



gr. 



3708 



As 

 65 



I to 



E. Lathyris, feu Cataputia Gerh. Sprnig^ 

 Water. It weighed, when put in, gr. 98, 

 when taken forth, gr. 1014.. The additional 

 Weight for this whole yy Days being but 



gr. 3;. 



The Quantity of Water fpent upon it du- 

 ring that time, gr. 2501, which is 714^ times 

 as much as the Plant was augmented. 



98 





3r 



2501 



As I to 

 714T. 



Several other Plants were tried, that did not 

 thrive '\n Water ^ or fucceed any better than 



the 



