74 for* Lifter to Mr. Ray. 



and flatter. The Manner of houfing of her Young 

 with Leaves I {hewed to many of our Fellows when 

 I was at the College. They make ufe of all fort of 

 Leaves indifferently for this Purpofe, as the Sallow 

 and Thorn, and they were mightily pleafed with the 

 foft Leaves of certain Blew-pipe Trees, or Lit ax, 

 which grew in our Walks: The long Pieces are 

 fcaled one upon another, and the round ones do ftop 

 up both Ends. There was a fingle Bee- worm in each 

 Cell,- and ProVifion of Meat : They were one ram- 

 med upon another in Holes deep-bor'd into the Body 

 of a Willow, &c. But I {hall leave all the Hiftory 

 in Philofophical Tranfadtions. I joy you of the Con- 

 dition offered you. If you accept it, I wifh you all 

 the Satisfaction and Comfort in the W orld of it , and 

 % pray God of his infinite Mercy to preferve you id 

 your Travels, and to fend me home again my dear 

 Friend well. Fix not long with them in any Place 5 

 for the Gentry of France are very proud, and will 

 foon (when acquainted) learn them to defpife their 

 Tutors, however well deferring. I pray take fpecial 

 Care how I may entertain a Correfpondence with you 

 abroad. 1 



Mr. JeflTop to Mr. Ray. 



SIR, 



IN Anfwer to your laft, I give you this following 

 Account of thofe Things you enquired after, from 

 Mr. Fijhefs own Mouth. A weak Spirit of Piimires 

 turned Borage Flowers red in an Inltant: Vinegar 

 did the fa t me, a little heated. This 1 faw. 



Generally Spirit of Vitriol, Spirit of Salt, and all 

 acid Spirits, turn the Leaves of Herbs, Flo vers and 

 Berries, of what Colour foever they be, into r< d. 



> Any 



