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The Conclufion. 



WE have from the foregoing Experi- 

 ments many proofs of the very great 

 and different quantities of moifture imbibed 

 and perfpired by different kinds of Trees, 

 and alfo of the influence of the feveralftatcs 

 of the air, as to warm or cold, wet or dry, 

 have on that perfpiration. We fee alfo what 

 ftores of moifture nature has provided in 

 the Earth againft a dry feafon, to anfwer 

 this great expence of it in the prodaftion 

 and fupport of vegetables 5 how far the 

 dew can contribute to this fupply, and how 

 infufficient its fmall quantity is towards 

 making good the great demands of perfpira- 

 tion: And that plants can plentifully imbibe 

 moifture thro' their ftems and leaves as well 

 as perfpire it. 



We fee with what degrees of warmth the 

 fun, that kindly natural genius of vegetation, 

 ads onthefeveral parts of vegetables, from 

 their tops down to their roots two feet under 

 ground, 



We have alfo many proofs of the great 

 force with which plants and their feveral 

 branches and leaves imbibe moifture, up 



their 



