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by chance. For tho* I did not admit them 

 to be continuous parts of the body of the 

 tree wherein they grow, but only con-^ 

 tiguous -y yet are they virtually fo, in refe- 

 rence to the former quality, as to receive 

 after the demolition of their defund: pro- 

 duce, the afcended fap in the main body 

 into them ; which it is plain they had the 

 faculty of thence doing and from no other 

 fountain, for the fubfiftence of their own 

 progeny while living : And from what time 

 foever there is no further call of fap from 

 the body for it ; they tranfmit all the in- 

 flux of aliment of that kind, therefrom, to 

 the upper living boughs of the tree 5 having 

 a propenfity thereto, from the natural fu6ti~ 

 on, or attraction of the fuperior parts of the 

 tree ^ as alfo from the compuliive force of 

 the afcending fap below : Saving fuch a 

 portion thereof, as is called off to enlarge 

 the circumferential growth of the principal 

 body, by the eafy accefs tliat is given there- 

 to by the bark being Hit near to adjoin^ 

 ing. 



That this agere et fati, this receiving 

 and difcharging again the fap received, is a 

 ^culty ftili belonging to luch roots^ n04- 

 K withftandlng 



