374 The Cmchfton. 



caufe their expanding leaves 5 can therefore 

 draw up fap the more vigoroufly. 



The great quantities of moifture which 

 we find by Experiment 12 are imbibed at 

 wounds where branches are cut off, fliews 

 the reafonablenefs of the caution ufed by 

 many who are defirous to preferve their trees 3 

 *viz. either by plaiftring or covering with 

 Sheet-lead the very large wounds of trees, 

 to defend their trunks from being rotted by 

 the foaking in of rain. 



And from the fame 12th Experiment a 

 hint may be taken to make fome attempts 

 to give an artificial taftc to fruits, by making 

 trees imbibe in the fame manner fome 

 ftrongly tinged or perfumed liquor, which 

 is not fpirituous, for that we fee will kill the 

 tree. I have made the ftem of a branch of a 

 tree imbibe two quarts of water without 

 killing it 5 If any are defirous to make this 

 Experiment they fhould take care to cut the 

 ilump which is to imbibe the liquor as long 

 as they can, that there may be the more 

 room, from time to time, to cut off an inch 

 ©r two of the top, when it is grown fo faturate 

 with liquor that more will notpafs. 



Tho' Ever-greens are found to imbibe and 

 perfpire much lefs than other trees, yet is 



the 



