All Seeds have their outer Co- 

 vers open 5 either by a particular 

 Foramen^ as in Beans^ and other 

 P^^3 asisfaid^ or by the break- 

 ing off of the Seedixom its Fedun^ 

 cle or Stools as in thofe in Cttcumherj, 

 Cycory 5 or by the entering and 

 paflage of a Branch or Brdnches^not 

 only into the Concave thereof near 

 the Cone ^ but alio through the 

 Cone it felf^ as in shells and 

 Stones, 



For the fake of this aferture it is^ 

 that Akerns^ ISSuts ^ Beans ^ C#- 

 cumbers^ and moil: other Seeds^ are 

 in their formation fo placed^ that 

 the Radicle ftill (landeth next to 

 it^ that^ upon Vegetation^ it may 

 have a free aqd ready paffage into 

 the Mould. 



The Original of the outer Coat^ 

 though ftom Parts of the lame fub- 

 ftantial nature ^ yet is differently 

 made. In a Tlum^ tht Seed-Branch 

 Vv^hich runs 3 as is defcribed^through 



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