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the warmth of it's fountain proceeding 

 from internal volcano, is the aquatic plant, 

 the Fucus, introduced, which, we are told, 

 foon appears in all bairns that contain 

 water. The Fucus is reprefented as a 

 beauteous youth, who bathes his fair fore- 

 head in the flreaming fountain. The 

 fcriptural Angel who fhook his plumes over 

 the pool of Bethefda, illuftrates the Fucus, 

 prefiding over the falubrious fprings of 

 Matlock. This fimile has much pro- 

 priety, fmce Dr. Prieftley informs us that 

 great quantities of pure dephlogifticated 

 air are given up in water at the points 

 of the Fucus, particularly in the fun- 

 " ihine, and that hence it contributes to 

 " preferve the water in refervoirs from 

 " becoming putrid." 



Trapa, four males one female, another 

 aquatic plant, comes before us ; thus, 



Amphibious Nymph, from Nile's prolific bed 

 Emerging Trapa, lifts her pearly head. 



Fair 



