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up more Water than the Mint in C, and yet 

 had grown but very little, having received only 

 three Grains and an half of additional weight ; 

 whereas the other had received no lefs than 

 twenty fix Grains. The Mint in I, was planted 

 in the fame fort of Water as that in K, was j 

 only the latter had Earth diffolved in the Wa- 

 ter ; and yet that drew off 13 140 Graint of 

 the Water, gaining it felf no more than 139 

 Grains in weight ; whereas the other .took up 

 but 10731 Grains of the Water, and was aug- 

 mented 168 Grains in weight* Confequently 

 that fpent %^oy Grains more of the Water than 

 this m K, did, and yet was not fo much encrea- 

 fed in weight as this by 2,9 Grains. The Mint 

 in M, ftood in the very fame kind of W ater as 

 that in N, did. But the Water in M, having 

 much lefs Terreftrial Matter in it than that in N 

 had, the Plant bore up 8803 Grains of it, gain- 

 ing it felf only 41 Grains the while; whereas 

 that in N drew off no more than 4344 Grains* 

 and yet was augmented 94 Grains. So that it 

 fpent 44^9 Grains of Water more than that 

 did and yet was not it felf fo much increafed 

 in weight, as that was, by 5:3 Grains. This is 

 both a very fair, and a very conclufive Inftance ; 

 on which Account 'tis that 1 make oftner ufe 

 of it. Indeed they are all fo j and to add 

 any thing further on this Head, will not be 

 needful. 



J Tis evident therefore Water is not the Mat- 

 ter that compotes Vegetable Bodies. 'Tis only 

 the Agent that conveys that Matter to them ; 

 that introduces and distributes it to their feveral 

 Parts for their Nourimment. That Matter is 

 fluggifti and una&ive, and would lie eternally 



confin'd 



