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The 4^Ii fort of ri/ing vefsels are thore which go Check- 
er-wife btween the great rifing vefsels. Thefe vefsels are. 
of a firm Wood , in proportion to the vefsels of other 
Wood s for the finall round which is placed in the white 
is only the opennefs of every rifing vefseU and the white 
wherein the round is placed is the wx>od that formcth 
thevefsel^ and thefe vefsels arefo clofe and firm joyned 
to one another 5 that they feem to be but one;, as if we 
fhould im igine that fmall holes were bored regularly ia 
firm wood. 
Fig 15. KKK. are the Horizontal vefsels cut crofs 
through : of which I have reprefented two in their length, 
fig. 14. A BG.andHH. 
Fig 1 5.L L are fmall rifing vefsels in their length cut one 
from another. 
Fig. 17- Is a piece of Palm wood, drawn by the fame? 
Magnifying Glafs that the Mauritius Ebony wood was. 
This Wood tho I examined a great deal of it/ 1 could find 
Ifttle difference in the feveral parts / and therefore 1 have 
here contented my felf with defcribing a fmaller portion* 
It confjfts (for ought Icanfindj of two forts ofalcending 
vefsels W;^.Great vefsels;» and fraalkr vefsels lying amongft 
the great. The great Velfels confift alfo of Skins being 
befet with fmall rifeing particles , as in fig. 18. where the 
Veflels are opened longwaies* and reprefented by E£ E E. 
The fmall Veflels have their cavities very like thofe of 
the fmall veflels in Mauritius Ebony Wood 5 and.are de- 
fcribed cut the longwaies in fig. 18. FF* 
A B or C D. are the Horizontal Vefsels which in their 
length {hew themfelves thus 5 but being cut ovcrthwart 
are as G Gin fig. 18. 
Figi 19. A BCD E Is a defcription of a very 
fraall piece of Straw cut crofs , in which the part of the 
eircumference (A F) may be difcerned how great it is. 
AbBF Is the riad of the Straw, ,wJhich to qtitward Ap-^ 
