.>i6() Tlvc Microscope. 



ter Newts the best of all; the Nails and Hoofs cut into thin slices; 

 the Plumulae or Plumage of Feathers; the Pith of a Feather cut 

 iransveriely; the Color and Tints of Feathers, Eggs, etc. of 

 Birds; the Eggs of all kinds of Insects; the Antennae or Feelers 

 of Gnats; the Eyes of all Insects, Shell Fish, ,etc. the beautiful 

 Head of a Flesh Fly ; the Annuli or Rings, on the Bodies of In- 

 sects; the Wings of Gnats, Flies, etc. the Wings of Scarabaii, 

 or beetles; the Wings of Butterflies, Moths, etc. the Sting of a 

 Bee, Wasp, Hornet, etc ; the Eyes of Spiders: the ExuviiB, or 

 cast Skins of Spiders ; the Apparatus in the Mouths of Spiders; 

 the spiral Probosces of Butterflies, etc. the Teeth in the Mouth 

 of a Snail; the Eyes on the Horns of Snails ; young Spiders, 

 Caterpillars, etc. just hatched; the Web of Spiders, Caterpillars, 

 Silk-worms, etc. the Chrysalides, or Cases of Insects ; the The- 

 cae ofMoihs, Caddis worms, etc. the Scales of Fishes, Serpents, 

 etc. the Scales of Eels in particular ; the transparent Fins of 

 Fishes and Eels ; the Spiculce, or Prickles, of Seal skins, the 

 Ovaria, or Sperm of Fishes ; the minute sorts of Shell Fish; 

 the fimbriated Parts of Crabs, Lobsters, etc. the Excrements of 

 Scollops, etc. 



III. The third class of microscopic objects are of the vegeta- 

 ble kind. 



The Plantule in the Fruit, or Kernel ; the Corpuscules of the 

 two Lobes macerated ; the Orifices of Air vessels in the Roots 

 and Branches ; the Orifices of the Sap vessels in ditto; the Cor- 

 text or Bark of Trees in general; the vesicular Substance of Cork 

 in particular; the ligenous Fibres in the internal Bark; the spiral 

 Fibres of the Vessels in a Vine Leaf; the web-like Warp and Woof 

 in rotten Wood; the Pith of Elder, and other like Plants; the 

 transverse Section of Kex, Bramble, etc; the transverse Section 

 of the Root of Fern, etc. the Involucra, or covering of Gems or 

 Buds of Trees; the aromatic Balls on Leaves of Sage, Thyme, 

 Mint, etc. the catenary Pearls on Sowthistle Leaves, etc, the 

 Pellicle, or thin Skin of macerated Leaves; the Papillae and 

 Pores in the Pellicle of the Houseleek; the Particles of the Paren- 

 chyma of macerated Leaves ; the Ramification of Vessels in ditto; 

 the Duplicature of Vessels in ditto; the transparent Blades of 

 Grass, Corn, etc. the Stings of Nettles, and their Juice or Li- 

 quor; the unguiculated Tenters, or Hooks of Clivers, etc. the 

 Stamina orr the young Shoots of Filbert trees; the Lanugo, or 

 Down, on the Leaves of Plants; th.e small Flowers of Plants in 

 general; the Colors of the Petela or Leaves; the Farina or Dust 

 on the Stamina; the Style, Matrix, etc. in the Attire of the Flow- 

 ers; the succulent pulpy part of the fruit; the small Seeds of Plants 



