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leaves themfelves, after ftanding ; a 
day and a half in the water, are not 
wetted by it, but come out quite 
dry. 
Some leaves have that péculiar 
quality of being wetted by the 
water only on one fide; as; for in. 
ftance, leaves of rafberry fhrubs, 
which do not receive the wet on 
their fhagey under furface: 
_ Strawberry leaves repel the water 
from both ‘ersprags form bitters at 
bubbles at the. priscilla ces: 
Some leaves fn very reat in 
the morning to yield dephlogifti- 
cated air, and ceafe late in the even- 
ing; for inftance, potatoe and malva 
leaves. 3 
. Some begin this operation very — 
late in the morning, and ceafe very 
he, Bes Eat 
