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branch dr which I had cut off in a known 

 quantity of water, in the veffelar, (Fig. 5.) 

 the branch in the vefiel x imbibed 1 8 oun- 

 ces of water, in 1 3 hours day and 12 hours 

 night; in which time only 6 ounces of wa- 

 ter had pafled thro* the ftem c b (Fig. 4.) 

 which had a column of water 7 feet high, 

 preffing upon it all the time. 



This again {hews the great power of per- 

 foration ; to draw three times more water, 

 in the fame time , thro* the long flender 

 parts of the branch r (Fig. 5.) than was 

 preffed thro' a larger ftem c b (Fig. 4.) of the 

 fame branch $ but 1 3 inches long with 7 

 feetpreflure of water upon it, in the tube a b. 



I tryed in the fame manner another ap- 

 ple-branch, which in 8 hours day imbibed 

 20 ounces, while only 8 ounces pajQTed thro' 

 the ftem c b, (Fig. 4,) which had the column 

 of water on it. 



The fame I tried with a quince branch, 

 which in 4 hours day imbibed 2 ounces -f- 

 -I, while but f ounce paffed thro' the ftem 

 cb (Fig. 4.) which had 9 feet weight of wa- 

 ter prefling on it. 



Note, All thefe (under this Experiment 

 11.) were made the firft day, before the 



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