1 8 Vegetable Statkh. 



ly condenfed by cold. In a rainy day the 



mint imbibed very little. 



I purfued this Experiment no farther, Dr. 

 Woodward having long fince, from feverai 

 curious experiments and observations, given 

 an account in the Philofophical Tranfactions, 

 of the plentiful perfpirations of this plant. 



Experiment VII. 



In Augujl, I dug up a large dwarf Tear- 

 tree, which weighed 71 pounds 8 ounces j 

 I fct its root in a known quantity of wa- 

 ter; it imbibed 15 pounds of water in 10 

 hours day, and perfpired at the fame time 

 15 pounds 8 ounces. 



In July and Augnft, I cut off feverai 

 branches of Apple-trees, Pear, Cherry, and 

 Apricock-trees, two of a fort 5 they were of 

 feverai fizes from 3 to 6 feet long, with pro- 

 portional lateral branches; and the tranfverfe 

 cut of the largeft part of their Items was a- 

 bout an inch diameter. 



I ftripped the leaves off of one bough of 

 each fort, and then fet their ftems in fepa- 

 rate glafles, pouring in known quantities of 

 water. 



The 



