aa8 Mifiellanea Curio fa. 



brief, that there {hould be that vaft difference in 

 them, in their (everal Conftitutions, Makes, 

 Pr pertk?, and Effea?, and yet all arife from 

 the very fame fort of Matter, would be very 

 ftrange. And, to note by the by, this Argu- 

 ment makes equally ftrong againft thofe, who 

 fuppofc meer Water the Matter, out of which all 

 Bodies are forrrfd. 



The Cattputia in the Glafs E, received but ve- 

 ry little Encreafe, only three Grains and an half 

 all the while it ftood, though x5oi Grains of 

 Water were fpent upon it. I will not fay the 

 Reafon was, becaule that Water did not con- 

 tain in it Matter fit and proper for the NouriQi- 

 ment of that peculiar and remarkable Plant. 

 No, it may be the Water was not a proper Me- 

 dium for it to grow in ; and we know^ there are 

 very many Plants that will not thrive in it. 

 Too much of that Liquor, in fome Plants, may 

 probably hurry the Terreftrial Matter thorough 

 their Veffels too faft for them to arreft and lay 

 hold of it. Be that as it will, 'tis moft certain 

 there are peculiar Soils that fuit particular Plants. 

 In England,, Cherries are obferv'd to fucceed beft 

 in Kent ' y Apples in Hereford/hire ; Saffron in 

 Cambridge/hire j Wood in two or three of our 

 Midland Counties j and Teazles in Somerfetjhire. 

 This is an Obfervation that hath held in all 

 Parts, and indeed in all Ages of the World. 



The moft ancient Writers of 

 + VU. Varro- Husbandry t took notice of it ; 

 mm, Columella™, ^ are nQt want j ng i n tn€ ir 



Rules for n^ng choice of 

 v Soils fuited to the Nature ot 



each kind of Vegetable they thought valuable, or 

 worth propagating. 



But, 



