chap. 17. The Conclufion. 5:29 



fiately, yet we may reafonably fuppofe they 

 were firft of all fhrouded and brought up in 

 other Company, that had been fpme time or ' 

 other cut away 3 for which Reafori one (hould 

 j:arely plant them for Walks in open, bleak 

 Places. 



'Tis certain an Oak will grow almoft in 

 any Ground, if it be not too poor, if it be 

 train'd up ab Origine from Seed in that Place 3 

 the wetteft Clays are not too cold for it, nor 

 thedrieft Banks unnatural : Tho' if we fliouid 

 expeft to have the fame Succefs when we 

 plant large Trees, I . doubt we fliould be 

 much miftaken 5 but as I have already been 

 very plain on this Subjeft, I (hall have no 

 Occafion to profecute it any farther here. 



That there are particular Juices which every 

 Plant imbibes to itfelf in all Lands, has been 

 before hinted at 5 and this might be made 

 more apparent by fome Chymical Operations 

 of Earth :^ where, without doubt, we (hould 

 iind thofe lymphatick Juices liquate and di- 

 ftrifaute themfelves into their feveral Species 

 of Vifcous, Glutinous, Refinous, ^c. This, 

 I fay, would be a curious Examen^ worthy 

 of fome elaborate and skilful Chymift ^ thefe 

 Juices we have generally underftood by the 

 .Name of Nitre 5 but from the aforemention d 

 EiTay of Dr. Woodvoard'% we find him of the 

 quite contrary Opinion, and that what is 

 properly call'd Nitre, is only a fiery, fpirituous 

 Subftance, by which the lumpy, heavy Clods of 

 Earth are divded, and that Nitre is not only 



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