too Vegetable Statich. 



I cemented the ftalk fail into the upper 

 end of the tube d> which tube was 6 inches 

 long, and \ inch diameter ; as the ftalk im- 

 bibed the water, it raifed the mercury to z 3 

 four inches high. 



I fixed another Apple of the fame fizea-nd 

 tree in the fame manner, but firft pulled 

 off the leaves ? it -raifed the mercury but I 

 inch. I fixed in the fame manner a like 

 bearing twig with 12 leaves on it, but no 

 apple; it raifed the mercury 3- inches. 



I then took a like bearing twig, without 

 either leaves or apple ; it raifed the mercury 

 4 inch. 



So a twig with an apple and leaves raif- 

 ed the mercury 4 inches, one with leaves 

 only 3 inches,, one with an apple without 

 leaves 1 inch. 



A Quince which had two leaves, juft at 

 the twig's infertion into it, raifed the mer- 

 cury 2 +.7 inches, and held it up a confe- 

 derate time. 



A fprig of Mint fix^d in the fame manner,, 

 raifed the mercury 3 -j- \ inch, equal to 4 

 feet 5 inches height of water. 



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