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afterwards condenfe upon the flowers *. 
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“The honey dew (fays Mr Key) is not a 
liquid depofited by the air on the leaves of 
_“ plants, as is generally fuppofed ; for then, 
like other dews or fogs, it would fall on, . 
and adhere to, all forts of plants indifcrimi- 
nately ; whereas, it is found only on a few 
particular plants ; and on them but partial- 
ly, for the young leaves afford none. 
“ This fubftance is as tranfparent and as 
{weet as honey, and is, in fact,, perfect ho- 
ney, attracted through the pores of the 
leaves, by a peculiar fultry heat ; particular- 
ly when reflected through clouds. Some- 
times it is found on the leaves in the form 
of litcle drops or globules. But, at other 
times, being more diluted by the greater 
moifture of the atmofphere, it covers the 
leaves, as though they were fpread with a 
* fine fyrup. 
“The time, in which thefe honey dews are 
generally found, is from the beginning of 
June to the middle of July. But it will 
vary, in proportion as the weather is wet or 
G “dry ; 
* Nature Delineated. 
