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Which yet muft be done with caution, for 

 the skilful and ingenious Mr. Philip Miller 

 R R. S. Gardener of the Botanick garden at 

 Cbelfea, in his very ufeful Gardeners Dicti- 

 onary, fays, " As to the watering of all new- 

 " planted trees, I mould advife it to be done 

 " with great moderation, nothing being 

 cc more injurious to them than over-water- 

 <c ing of them. Vide Planting!' And I ob- 

 ferved, that the dwarf pear-tree, whofe root 

 was fet in water, in Exper. 7. decreafed very 

 much daily in the quantity imbibed -, viz. be- 

 caufe the fap-veffels of the roots, like 

 thofe of the cut off boughs, in the fame 

 Experiment, were fo faturated and clogged 

 with moifture, by ftanding in water, that 

 more of it could not be drawn up to fup- 

 port the leaves* 



Experiment III. 



From July 28. to Aug. 25. I weighed for 

 twelve feveral mornings and evenings, a 

 thriving Vine growing in a pot ; I was fur- 

 nimed with this and other trees, from his 

 Majefty's garden at Hampton-court y by the 



C favour 



