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Dr. Robinfon to Mr. Ray. 



SIR, London, January 19. —8*. 



THE Willows will fometimes drop, and run pro- 

 digioufly in dry and clear Seafons at Noon-day 5 

 as I have been told by feveral of good Credits In 

 the Year 1 6% f the Willows wept fo fa ft at Noon-day 

 in the Month of March, near the Neat-houfes, that 

 Dr. Plucknet pafling on the Road, was extremely fur- 

 priz'd, and almoft: wet to the Skin 5 yet it had been 

 no Rain for many Weeks before, and the Air and o- 

 ther Trees were very dry at the fame time. I have 

 heard this Relation confirm'd by other Perfons that 

 obferv'd the fome. Trees may now and then be fub~ 

 je£t to Bleedings, Sweatings, Catarrhs, and other 

 Extravafations : Yet this is no very ftrong Argument 

 (I confefs) for the Arbor aqiiam fUndens, becaufe it is 

 laid to obferve certain Periods. 



The Manchinelo is not only mentioned by Hughes 

 and Lyon j but Roche fort. I think he hath mifplaced 

 it -j for as I remember he hath put it amongffc the 

 Animals. A Planter tells me that they ufe the Wood 

 for Beds and Floors, becaufe thofe Inie&s (which eat 

 and deftroy all their other Timber) will not touch 

 this. Their Beds and Floors, and other Wood 

 Work, fuffers extremely by an Infed, unlefs they are 

 made of the Manchinel Wood. 



The Cochinele is a dry'd Hexapdc, that runs up and 

 down a Ficus Indict, and turns into a Lady-Cow. I 

 took it once for a Kermes, or Coccus of an Opuntm* 

 pr *tuna. 



Sir 



