Ipetual fupply of Moifture^ than of much Earth, I will gitre you 
^experiment, which may feem to determine the point, though 
I yet fufpend my Judgment, 
I took the largeft of Kentifb CodHns I P^armains ^ Pe- 
pins andDeuxaaS5 I wither'dthem(which may befoondooe 
many ways 0 and then I cut them in the midie quite through 
the midft of the kernels, having carried them feme d^yes io my 
pocquec : all that faw them , took them to be very wood , and 
they were indeed like very clofe Cork. And fome Philofophi- 
cal perfons ( though I affirm'd no falfliood, but concea'd the whole 
matter ) did upon the view fpread it abroad 3, that I had the -Art 
of csnverting all Fruit into Wood 5 pulp and kernels and all was 
wood. The fame may be done upon Pears^ CowcumberSj Tur- 
nlp$5 and all the Grains and Vegetable Seeds that are ftock In 
theffl , and arecheri(h*d by a fupply of Marly Water. Thus 1 
have had the blades of Wheat and the helme of Pcafegrow out 
of them to the length of a foot, and then by hanging it in a do- 
fet, all becoms turtfd into wood % and in fome time after , til is 
turnd into Duft and Earth. And as we are well taught by Matter 
Bojlcj that pure Liquids may be converted into Earth % fo thefe 
Terreftrial parts of the Fruit may be from the Liquois thither 
collefted , and derived from the Mafs of the Earth, 
But to return to the clearing of the affinities above claimed • 
I Inftance in Berherj roots , perforated by me » which bore 
Berries , that had no ftones at all : And in hoUow'd Apple-trees 
the kernels will be very thin , and empty fkins , and uocapable 
ofgromh^ Gardeners tell me, that if you take the hard ftick 
out of the rootofParfly i it will bear no kind feed. But it may 
be objeded , that a very hollow Odk and an hollow Blmi doc 
bear pregnant feed. I anfwer, that an Blme is all Timbci to the 
Bark 5 and an Oak^ when tis all putrid at the heart, yet may 
have firm wood enough to convey the Spirit of the root into the 
Acorn 5 and the Roots maybe found, when the Body of the 
Tree is much decayed by rain, beating in at the lopp*d tops, or 
by other paffages through the Bark, Wefee,th2t^^4;;5, whutt 
and other Grain grow kindly, if the Eyes and parts nextadjoy- 
ning be whole , though the Beans be full of great holes in other 
pans , or the main body of the wheat be cut olF with Sciffers. 
Oooo How- 
