9 % Vegetable Statich. 



The fame day I fixed in the fame man., 

 ner a gage to an Apricocktree, itraifed the 

 mercury 3 inches 5 and tho* all the water 

 was foon imbibed, yet the mercury rofe 

 every day an inch, for many days, and fub- 

 fided at night; fo that the branch muft daily 

 imbibe thus much air, and remit it at night. 



Experiment XXX. 



We have a further proof of the influ^ 

 cnce of the leaves in railing the fap in this 

 following Experiment, 



Aiigiift 6th, I cut off a large Ruffet Tifpin 

 a (Fig. 15.) with a ftalk 1 -}- % inch long, 

 and 12 adjoyning leaves £ growing to it. 



I cemented the ftalk faft into the upper 

 end of the tube d y which tube was 6 in- 

 ches long, and | inch diameter 5 as the ftalk 

 imbibed the water, it raifed the mercury to 

 z } four inches high. 



I fix'd another Apple of the fame fize and 

 tree 5 in the fame manner, but firft pulled 

 off the leaves ; it raifed the mercury but one 

 inch 5 I fixed in the fame manner a like 

 bearing twig with 1 2 leaves on it, but no 

 apple 5 it raifed the mercury 3 inches. 



I then 



