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confiderably bigger and heavier than either of 

 them. In like manner the Mint in N, though 

 le(s at the beginning than that in M, being (et 

 in that thick, turbid, feculent Water, that remain- 

 ed behind, after that wherein M was placed, was 

 ftill'd off, had in fine more than double its ori- 

 ginal weight and bulk ; and receiv'd above twice 

 the additional Encreafc than that in M, which 

 flood in the thinner diftilfd Water, had done. 

 And, which is not lels confiderable, bad not 

 drawn off half the Quantity of Water that 

 that had. 



Why, in the beginning of this Article, I li- 

 mit the Proportion of the Augment of the Plant 

 to the Quantity of proper Terreftrial Matter in 

 the Water, is, becaule all, even the Vegetable 

 Matter, to fay nothing of the Mineral, is not 

 proper for the Nourifhment of every Plant. 

 There may be, and doubtlefs are, fome Parts 

 in different Species of Plants, that may be 

 much alike, and Co owe their Supply to the 

 fame common Matter ; but 'tis plain all cannot. 

 And there are other Parts fo differing, that 'tis 

 no ways credible they mould be formed all out 

 of the lame fort of Corpufcles. So far from 

 it, that there want not good Indications, as we 

 fhall fee by and by, that every kind of Vege- 

 table requires a peculiar and ipecifick Matter 

 for its Formation and Nourilhment. Yea, each 

 Part of the fame Vegetable does \ and there 

 are very many and different Ingredients go to 

 the Compofition of the fame individual riant. 

 If therefore the Soil, wherein any Vegetable or 

 Seed is planted, contains all or moft of thefe 

 Ingredients, anithole in due quantity, it will 

 grow and thrive there \ otherwife 'twill not 



