2 r 4 Mifiellanea Curiofa, 



Nubecula, diffus'd through the Body of the Wa- 

 ter, thicker. And of that which was in the o- 

 thers, fome of it proceeded from certain ftnall 

 Leaves that had fallen from that part of, the 

 Stems of the Plants that was within the Water, 

 wherein they rotted and diffolved. The Ter- 

 reftrial "Matter in the Rain-water was finer than 

 that in the Spring- water. 



. Anno 1692. 



The GlafTes made me of in this, were of 

 the fame fort with thofe in the former Expe- 

 riment ; and cover'd over with Parchment in 

 like manner. The Plants here were all Spear- 

 mint , the in oft kindly, frefli, fprightly Shoots 

 I could cbufe. The Water, and the Plants 

 were weigh'd as above ; and the Vials ftt in a 

 Line, in a South Window ; where they flood 

 from June the ad to July 28. which was jiift 

 56 Days. 



* (H.) Hyde-Park Conduit Water, alone. The 

 ' Mint weighed, when put in, 1x7 Gr. when 



* taken out, 25*5 Gi\ The whole Quantity of 



* Water expended upon this Plant, amounted 



* to 14190 Gr. 



/This was all along a very kindly Plant ; 

 6 and had run up to above two Foot in height. 

 Mt had fhot but one considerable collateral 



* Branch ; but had fent forth many and long 



* Roots, from which fprung very numerous, 



* though finall and fhort, lefTer Fibres. Thefe 



* Jeffer Roots came out of the larger on two or> 



* pofite fides, for the moft part ; fo that each 



