3 1 8 Of Vegetation. 



every the fmalleft part of this wonderful 

 fabrick is wrought in the moft curious and 

 beautiful manner, we need not doubt of 

 having our inquiries rewarded, with fome 

 further pleafing difcovery j but if this fhould 

 not be the reward of our diligence, we are 

 however fure of entertaining our minds 

 after the moft agreeable manner, by feeing 

 in every thing, with furprifing delight, fuch 

 plain fignatures of the wonderful hand of 

 the divine archited, as mud neceffarily dif- 

 pofe and carry our thoughts to an aft of ado- 

 ration, the beft and nobleft employment and 

 entertainment of the mind. 



What I (hall here fay, will be chiefly found- 

 ed on the following experiments j and on 

 feveral of the preceding ones, without re= 

 peating what has already been occafionally 

 obferved on the fubjed of vegetation. 



We find by the chymical analyfis of vege, 

 tables, that their fubftance is compofed of 

 fulphur, volatile fait, water and earth \ which 

 principles are all endued with mutually 

 attracting powers, and alfo of a large portion 

 of air, which has a wonderful property of 

 ftrongly attra&ing in a fixt ftate, or of re- 

 pelling in an elaftick ftate, with a power 



which 



