iio "The Wisdom of GOD Parti 



Laftly, the immenfe Smallnefs of fome Sceds^ 

 not to be feen by the naked Eye, fo that the 

 Number of Seeds produced at once in fome one 

 Plant, as for Example, Reedmace [Tipba Palu^ 

 Jiris] Hartjlongiiey and many Sorts of Ferns, may 

 amount to a Million, is a convincing Argument 

 of the infinite Underftanding and Art of the 

 Former of them. 



And it is remarkable that fuch Moffes as grow 

 upon Walls, the Roofs of Houfes, and other 

 high Places, have Seeds fo exceffively fmall, that 

 when fliaken out of their Veffels they appear like 

 Vapour or Smoke, fo that they may either afcend 

 of themfelves, or by an eafy Impulfe of the Wind 

 be rais'd up to the Tops of Houfes, Walls or 

 Rocks ; and we need not wonder how the Moffes 

 got thither, or imagine they fprung up fponta-^ 

 neoufly there. 



I might aifo take notice of many other Parti- 

 culars concerning Vegetables, as, Firft, that be- 

 caufe they are defign'd for the Food of Animals,, 

 therefore Nature hath taken more extraordi- 

 nary Care, and made more abundant Provifion 

 for their Propagation and Increafe ; fo that 

 they are multiplied and propagated not only by 

 the Seed, but many alfo by the Root, producing 

 OfF-fets, or creeping under Ground; many by 

 Strings or Wyres running above Ground, as 

 Strawberry^ and the like, fome by Slips or Cut^ 

 tings, and fome by feveral of thefe ways. And 

 for the Security of fuch Species as are produc'd 

 only by Seed, it hath endu'd all Seed with a laft^ 

 ing Vitality, that fo if by reafon of exceffive 



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