Mifcellanea Curio fa. i%\ 



numerous in the Air, and we find, a greater 

 quantity of Odors exhaling from Vegetables, 

 in warm, humid Seafons, than in any other 

 whatever. 



3. A great fart of the Terrefirial Matter that 

 is mixd with the Watery afcends up into the Plant 

 as well as the Water. There was much more 

 Terreftrial Matter at the end of the Experi- 

 ment, in the Water of the Glaffes F and G, 

 that had no Plants in them, than in thofe that 

 had Plants. The Garden-mould diffolved in 

 the Glaffes K and L, was confiderably dimi- 

 niflied, and carried off. Nay, the Terreftrial 

 and Vegetable Matter was born up in the 

 Tubes^ fill'd with Sand, Cotton, & c . in that 

 Quantity, as to be evident even to Senfe. 

 And the Bodies in the Cavities of the other 

 Tubes, that had their lower Ends immers'd in 

 Wat^r, wherein Saffron Cochinele, & c . had 

 been infufed, were tinged with Yellow, Pur- 

 ple, (Sc. 



If I may be permitted to look abroad a 

 while, towards our Shores and Parts within 

 the Verge of the Sea , thefe will prefent us 

 with a large Scene of Plants, that, along with 

 the Vegetable, take up into them meer mine- 

 ral Matter alfo in great abundance. Such, are 

 our Sea-Purflains, the feveral forts of Algas, of 

 Sampires, i|nd other marine Plants. Thefe 

 contain common Sea-falt, which is all one with 

 the Fojfll, in fuch plenty, as not only to be 

 plainly diftinguiftYd on the Palate, but may 

 be drawn forth of them in confiderable Quan- 

 tity. Nay, there want not thofe who affirm, 

 there are Plants found that will yield Nitre, 



and 



