of Mmtahlts. 6p 



Cortical one year, an3 the Ipaces 

 betvvixc them being after fili'd up 

 with more ( I think not till ) the 

 next^ at length they become alto- 

 gether a firm compad Ring 5 the 

 perfedion of one Ring^ and the 

 PTound-work of another being 

 thus made concom_itantly. 



From thefe Annual younger Fi- 

 bres it isj that although the Corti- 

 eal Body and Pith are both of the 

 fame lubftantial nature^ and their 

 Pores little different 5 yet whereas 

 the P/^Aj which the firft year is 

 green^ and of all the Parts theful- 

 left of Sap 5 becomes afterwards 

 white and dry 5 the Cortical Body^ 6 

 on the contrary 5 lb long as the 

 Tree grows ^ ever keepeth green 

 and moift^ fc. becaufe the (aid Fi- 

 bers annually fhoot intOj and fo 

 communicate with it. 



The Pores likewife of the Li- 

 gnom Body^ many of them in w el In- 

 grown Timber^as in Oaken boards^ 

 F 3 are 



