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flow its, and Fruits of Plants^ p. 105. That there is fuel a thing 

 as Beauty and Cornel inefs of Proportion, proved. Page io6. 



TheUfes of Flowers, p. 107. Of Seeds ^ and their Teguments, and 

 Obfervations concerning them, p. 108, 109. Their lajiing Vita- 

 lity or Fcecundity, p. no. The pappons Plumage of Seeds, ibid. 

 7'he Tendrels and Prickles of Plants, of what Ufe. p. 1 1 1 . 



7bat Wheat, the beji of all Grains, is patient both of Heat and Cold, 

 and fear ce refufeth any Climate, and that fear ce any Grain is more 

 fruitful. p. 112. 



Of the Signatures of Plants, p. 113. 



Of Animals, the Provifion that is made for the Continuance of Spe- 

 cies, p. 114. That Females have within them from the beginning 

 the Seeds of ail the Young they pall ever bring forth, p. 1 1 5- -/in 

 Obfervation of Q'lctro's about multiparous Creatures, p. 116. Why 

 Birds lay Eggs, ibid. Of zvhat Ufe the Tolk of the Egg is to the 

 Chicken, p. 117. 



Birds that cannot number, yet omit not any one of their Young in feed- 

 ^^g (f them, p. 117. Tho' they cannot number, yet that they can 

 diftinguif? many from fezv, proij'd, p. 118. The fpeedy Growth of 

 the 'young Birds in the Neft, p. 119. The Procefs of building their 

 Nejis, and Incubation, p. 120. Feeding, breeding, and defending 

 their Young, and the admirable STcf> w, ibid. The due nufnerical 

 Proportion between Males and Females in all Kinds of Animals kept 

 np conflantly, p. 121. The Conveniency of the Time of the Year ^ 

 when the feveral Sorts of Animals are brought forth, p. 122. Why 

 Birds fwallozu Pebble-Stoves, p. 1 30. The Provifion of Nature for 

 keeping ofBirds-Nefis clean, p. 132,133. Various firange InfiinRs 

 cf Animals, p. 125, 126, 127, &c. as, that Animals fhould knozu 

 -where their natural Weapons are fituate, and how to make ufe of 

 them I that the Weak and Timorous fhould be made fzvift of Foot or 

 IVing for Flight ; that they fljould naturally know their Enemies, 

 end fuch as prey upon them, tho' they had never feen them before ; 

 that as foon as they are brought forth they fhould knozv their proper 

 Food ', that Ducklings, tho' led by a Hen, fo foon as they fee Water 

 fhould venture into it, the Hen in vain endeavouring to hinder or 

 reclaim them ; that Birds of the fame Kind fhould make Nefts ex- 

 actly aliki, wherefoever bred, and tho^ they had never feen a Nefi 

 made. 



7he Migration of Birds from one Country to another , a f range and 

 unaccountable Aa ion, p. 128. 



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