of Mmtuuts* 5 



as to the nature;^ or number of the 

 covers of the Seed^ I alfo refer. 



The Coats of the Bean being 

 fh'ipp'd off^ the proper Seed (hews 

 it felf. The parts whereof it is 

 conftituted ^ are three 5 fc the 

 mainBody^ and two other appen- 

 dant toitg which we may call the 

 three Organical parts of the Bean. 



The main Body is not one entire 

 piecej but alwaies divided length* 

 wife into two halves or Lobes 5 

 which are both joyn'd together at 

 theBafisof the Bean. Thefe Lobes 

 in dry Beans^ are but difficultly 

 feparated or obferv'd 5 but in 

 young onesg efpecially boil'd^they 

 eafily flip afiinder. See Fig, i. 



Some very few Seeds are divi- 

 ded 3 not into two Lobes, but 

 more 5 as that of Crejfes 5 and fbme 

 not at all divided^ but entire 5 as 

 Corn : Excepting which few^ ail 

 other Seeds., even the fmalleft are 

 divided 5 like as the Bean ^ into 

 B 3 juft 



