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as gathered, we fhall handle it under the Title ^Confer vation Bodies. 



THe Particular Figures of Plants we leave to their DefcriptionsfRut Tome 

 few Things in general!, we will obferve. T rees and Herbs, in the Grow- 

 ing forth of their Boughs, and Branches) are not Figured, and keep no Order. 

 The Caufe is, for that the Sap, being reftrained in the Rinde, and Bark, brea- 

 keth not forth at all-, ( As in the Bodies of Trees, and Stalks of Herbs, ) till 

 they begin to branch-, And then, when they make an Eruption, they break 

 forth calually, where they find beft way,in the Bark, or Rinde. It is true, 

 that {omt Trees are more fcattered in their Boughes; As Sollow-Trees, War- 

 den-Trees, <£uince-T rees, Medlar-Trees, Limon-T rees, Sec. Some are more in 

 I the forme of a Pyramis, and come almoft to todd-, As the Pear-T rees, ( which 

 the Criticks will have to borrow his name of W f Fire,) Orenge-Trees, Firre- 

 Trees, Service-T rees, Lime-T rees, dec. And fome are more fpread and broad^ 

 As Beeches, Hornebeame,&c. The reft are more indifferent. The Caufe of 

 Scattering the Boughes, is the Hafty breaking forth of the Sap -, And there- 

 fore thofe T rees rife not in a Body ot any Height,but Branch near the Ground. 

 The Caufe of the Pyramis,is the Keeping in of the J^long before it branch-, 

 And the fpending of it when it beginneth to branch, by equall degrees. The 

 Spreading is caufed by the Carrying up of the Sap, plentifully, without Ex- 

 pence-, And then putting it forth lpeedily, and at once. 



There be divers Herbs, but no T rees, that may be faid to have fome kind 

 of Order, in the Putting forth of their Leaves : For they have Joynts, or 

 Knuckles,^ it were Stops in their Germination,hs have Gilly-Flowers,Pinks, 

 Fennell, Corn, Reeds, and Or^.The Caufe whereof is,for that the Sap afcen- 

 4eth unequally, and doth (as it were) tire 2nd ftop by the way. And it feem- 

 eth, they have fome CloJene(Je, and Hardne(fe in their Stalk, which hindreth 

 the Sap from going up, untill it hath gathered into a Knot, and fo is more 

 urged to put forth. And therefore, they are moft of them hollow, when the 

 Stalk is drie : As Fennell-Stalks, Stubble, and Canes. 



Flowers have(air,exquifite Figures-,And the Flower- Numbers are (chiefly) 

 Five, and Four; As in Prime-Rojes, Bryer-Rofes, Single-Musk- Rofes,Smgle- 

 Pinks,znd Gilly-F lower /,&c.which have five Leaves: Lillies,F lower-de-luces, 

 Borage, Buglojs, &c.which have four Leaves. But fome put forth Leaves not 

 Numbred; But they are ever fmall Ones-, As Mary-Golds, Trifole, &c. We 

 fee alfo, that the Sockets,md Supporters of Flowers, are Figured ; As in the 

 Five Brethren of the Rofe; Sockets of Gillj-Fowers, &c. Leaves alfo a e all 

 Figured; Some Rounds Some Long-, None Square-, and many jagged 

 on the Sides-, Which Leaves of Flowers feldome are. For I account the 

 $aggingoiPinkr,?&A Gill)- Flowers, to be like the inequality ot Oak-Leaves, 

 of Vine- Leaves ,or the like^But they feldome or never have any fmall Purles, 



OF Plantsfome few put forth their Blofiomes before their Leaves; As Al- 

 monds, Peaches, Cornelians, B lack-Throne, &c But moft put forth fome 

 Leaves before their Blofjoms-^s Apples, Pears,Plums,Cherry,White-Thorn,Stc. 

 The Caufe is, for that thole, that put forth their Elc(Joms fir ft, have either an 

 Acute and Sharp Spirit;(And theretoi e commonly they all put forth early in 

 the Spring, and ripen very late^ As moit of the Particulars before mention- 

 ed, )Or eliean Oylie ^uyce, which is apter to put out F lowers, than Leaves. 



Of Plantsfomz are Green all Winter;Qthc-cs.CA[\ their Leaves. There are 

 Green z\\Winter;Ho/ly, Ivy, Box,Firre,Eugh,Cyprefs, Juniper, Bayes,Roje-Ma 



&c. 



The Cauf e of the Holding Green, is the Clote and Compact Sub- 



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 in Confort, 

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Experiments 

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 Differences in 

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