224 Of Change ^Species, Chap. XIV, 



Vegetables having Palates, let us fee how it agrees 

 with what he affirms. 



4 That 'tis the Veffels of Plants that make, by 



* their Filtrations, Percolations, &c. all the different 



* Taftes and Flavours of the Matter, which is the 

 ' Aliment of Plants -, and that, before it be by them 



* fo filtred, &c. it is only a Fund of infipid Subftance, 



* capable of being altered by fuch VefTels, into any 

 ' Form, Colour, or Flavour.' 



And Vol. I. p. 38. c The different Strainers, or 

 c VefTels of the leveral Plants, growing upon that 



* Spot of Earth, thus impregnated with Salts, alter 

 4 thofe Salts or Juices, according to the feveral Fi- 



* gures or Dimenfions of their Strainers •, fo that one 



* Plant varies, in Tafte and Smell, from others, tho* 



* all draw their Nourifhment from the fame Stock 

 ' lodged in the Eaith.' See Mr. Bradley's Palates of 

 Plants, and the infipid Subftance he allots them to 

 diftinguifh the Tafte of, how they agree. 



They muft, it feems, within their own Bodies, 

 give the Flavour to this infipid Subftance, before their 

 Palates can be of any Ufe -, and, even then, 'tis im- 

 pofiible to be of any Ufe, but in the manner of the 

 the Dog returning to his Vomit. 



They would have as much Occafion for the Senfc 

 of Smelling, as of Tafte; but, after all, of what Ufe 

 could either of the Two be to Plants, without local 

 Motion of their Roots ? which they are fo deftitute of, 

 that no Mouth of a Root can ever remove itfelf 

 from the very Point where it was firft formed, becaufe 

 a Root has all its longitudinal Increafe at the very- 

 End ; for, lhould the Spaces betwixt the Branchings 

 increafe in Length, thofe Branches would be broken 

 off, and left behind, or elfe drawn out of their Ca- 

 vities ; which muft deftroy the Plant. All the Branches, 

 except the foremoft, would be found with their Ex- 

 tremities pointing towards the Stem ; the contrary of 



which 



