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Difference between the Airlplexes Maritime and Syl- 

 veftres may not be occafioned by the differing Soil : 

 For confidering that both the Maritime are kls in 

 their Leaves than the Sylveftres? 'tis fotne what proba- 

 ble that the brack ifli Aliment of the one, does not 

 mollify, nor diftend the Cells of the Leaves fo well as 

 the other: But that's but a Conjecture. I wifh you 

 all Health and Happinefs, and am, &c. 



Dr. Pvobinfon to Mr. Ray. 



SIR, London^ Aug. 14. — $6. 



THE other Day I and Mv.Doody .(an. Apothe- 

 cary here) had Occafion to go f or 6 Hours 

 down the River, we found many rare Plants upon the 

 Chalk Hills and Marfhes near Grave/end; but they are 

 all mentioned by, and very well known to you. We 

 obferv'd in the long broad Veficles, at the End of 

 the Leaves of the Fucus Maritimus latifolius vulga- 

 tiffimusj many fmall dark round Bodies adhering to 

 the inner Membranes, which contained a mucous Li- 

 quor y whereas the round Bladders in the other Parts 

 of the Leaves were void of Liquor, and of thofe 

 dark folid Globules, which gave Mr. Doody and my 

 felf reafon to fancy that this Plant abounds with Seed, 

 which upon drying, difappears: And this feems to 

 me to be no extravagant Conjecture, for I begin to 

 conclude, that the Seed of this Plant (and others of 

 the fame Clafs) may in time appear as manifeft as the 

 Seed of the Capillary Herbs. 



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