si a Mifcellanea Curiofa. 



t ' The Difpendium of the Water Gr. 3004, 

 which was 171^ times as much as the Plant 



* had received in weight. 



c (C.) Common Spearmint, Thames-water. The 

 4 Plant when put in, Gr. 28, when taken forth, 



* Gr. 54. So that in 77 Days it had gained 

 < Gr. 7.6*. 



*".'*' The Water expended, amounted to Gr. 

 \ 2.493. which was times as much as the 

 J additional weight of the Mint, 



* (D.) Common Solarium* or Night»/hade : Spring- 

 ' water. The Plant weigh'd, when put in, Gr. 



* 49; when[taken out, 106 ; having gainM in 77 

 ' Eteys 57 Gr. 



* The Water expended during the (aid time, 

 f was 3708 Gr. which was 6$£? times as much 

 ' as the Augment of the Plant, j 



* This Specimen bad feveral Buds upon it, when 



* firft let in the Water. Thefe in (bme Days be- 



* came fair Flowers, which were at length fucceed- 



* ed by Berries. 



' (E.) Lathyris feu Cataputia GerL Spring- 

 1 Water. It weigh'd, when put in, Gr. 98. 

 6 when taken forth, Gr. ioiy. The additional 



* weight for the whole 77 Days, being but 

 4 Gr.3l. 



' The Quantity of Water (pent upon it during 



* that time, Gr. 25:01* which is 714^ times as 



* much as the Plant was augmented. 



Several other Plants were try*d 9 that did 

 not thrive in Water, or Succeed any 

 better than the Cataputia foregoing : 



But 



