We cut off pretty big branches of and, having 
tipp'd the ends, inverted them, and faften'd a Li^hus or 
ring of foft wax to the great ends^which we held upwards^ 
making with the plane of the end a Veflel of about an inch 
deep, where-into we powred water, which in a few minutes 
funk into the pores of the woodland running quite through 
the length of the branch, dropp'doutof the ends confide- 
rably faft, continuing fo to do as long as we powr'd on wa* 
ter* The like Experiment we made by faftening fuch rings 
of wax to the /^r ends, and powring in water, which run 
through the wood, and dropped out of the greater ends, as 
faftor fafter» This we tried once upon a Sjicawore without 
iliccels. 
Extract of a Letter of the above-.mentioned Mr. Lifter ^ writ' 
ten to the TnhUJher from York, April 8. 1 67 1 . both in re* 
lationto the further Difcovery of the Motionofjujces in 
Vegetables J and removing the difference noted in the next 
foregoing Letter, 
SIRy Yours of the 4th inftant came fafe to my hands* This 
lafl: Month hath been a bufie time with me in my private 
concerns, fo that 1 have but a few things to return to what 
you have been pleafed to communicate to me,in relation to 
the further difcovery of the Motion of Juyces in Vegeta- 
bles* And I muft acquaint you , that thefe Notes follow- 
ing are above 14 dayes old 5 for I have fcarce bufied my 
headjOr put my hand to any Experiment of later date. 
One or both ends of the pith of a Willow-fole (eal'd up 
with hard wax, will yet freely bleed by the warmth of the 
Fire. This was tried, when the lafl: Experiments, I lent you. 
Were 5 and were then, I think, omitted* 
March 2?th was the greateft Froft and Snow we 
have had this Winter in thefe parts about Tork* Some 
Twigs and Branches of the very fame Willovt>4ree ^ as for? 
merly, and iikewife of many other Willow^trees, taken off 
this morning, March 2 3th, when brought within the Air of 
the Fire,would (hew no moifture at all 5 no not when hea* 
ted warm, and often and long turn*d. 
March i^xh^ the fame IFilloip- branches, whi ch yefterday 
would not bleedj and were thrown upon the Grafs-ipot all 
night, 
