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Growth. My intention in tbis^ was to prevent the en-- 
clofed Water from Evaporating^ or afcending any other 
way than only thorow the Plant to be fet therein. Then 
I made choice of feveral Sprigs of Mint, and other 
Plants^ that were, as near as I could poffibly judge, 
alike frejh^ founds and lively. Having taken the weight 
of each^ I placed it in a Viol, ordered as above : and as 
the Plant imbibed and drew off the Water ^ I took care 
to add more of the fame from time to time, keeping an 
Account of the weight of ail I added. Each of the 
Glafles were, for better diJiinBion; and the more eafy 
keeping a Regijier of all Circumjlances^ noted v/ith a 
different Mark or Letter^ A, B, C, &c. and all fet in a 
Row in the fame Window^ in (uch manner that all might 
partake alike of Air^ Light ^ and Sun, Thus they con- 
tinued from ^uly the Twentieth, to OBober the Fifths 
which was juft Seventy Seven Days, Then I took them 
out, weighed the Water in each Viol, and the Plant 
likewife, adding to its Weight that of all the heaves 
that had fallen off during the time it flood thus. And 
Laftly, I computed how much t2S^ki Plant hz.^. gain' d t 
and how much Water vf2iS fpentxx^on iu Th^ . Parti- 
culars are as follows. 
A. Common 
