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they were grafted on fell off. See the cu- 

 rious and induftrious Mr. Fair child's account 

 of thefe graftings in Mr. Millers, Gardi- 

 ner's "Dictionary, Vol II. Supplement fap« 



Experiment XVII. 



Having by many evident proofs in the 

 foregoing experiments feen the great quan- 

 tities of liquor that were imbibed and per- 

 fpired by trees, I was defirous to try if I could 

 get any of this perfpiring matter; and ia 

 order to it j I tock feveral giafs chymical 

 retorts, bap (Fig. 9.) and put the boughs 

 of feveral forts of trees, as they were grow- 

 ing with their leaves on, into the retorts, 

 ftoping up the mouth p of the retorts with 

 bladder. By this means I got feveral ounces 

 of the perfpiring matter of Vines, Fig-trees, 

 Apple-trees,Cherry-trees,Apricot and Peach- 

 trees.; Rue, Horfe-radifh, Rheubarb, Parfnip, 

 and Cabbage leaves : the liquor of all of 

 them was very clear, nor could I difcover 

 any different tafte in the feveral liquors : 

 But if the retort ftand expofed to the hot 

 fun, the liquor will tafte of the coddled 

 kaves> Its fpecifick gravity? was nearly the 

 E fame 



