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footr as the Capfulahttzks upon the ripening of the Seed, 
{preads its (elf everyway, as Fig. 10. tho' beiore the 
Threds were clofed up in one, as Fig. 1 1 . by which 
means it eafriy carries the fmall Seeds on the Wings of 
the Wind to great diftances. Viewing theft Seeds more 
nicely, I faw that part whence the Root has its begin- 
ning (which makes one third part of the Seed) fur- 
ni(ht with very many Veflels, confiding only of oblong 
and round Particles. The reft of the Seed confided of 
two Lobes cf a dark herby Colour made up of Globules, 
and between thefe, two very fmall Points rifing up, which 
were the beginnings of the Leaves of the Tree or Embri* 
Plant, which the Lobes themfelves were tonourifti till it 
Ihould be furnifh'd with a Root to provide for it 
felf. 
I took fome of thefe very fmall Seeds, and fowed 
them in wet Sand in my Clofet in June, the better to 
difcover the manner of their growth Thefe Seeds being 
very much dried, and thereby (hrunKen, appeared thro' 
the Microfcope, as Fig. u. though they were not all 
alike, fome being more, fome lets dried up. A B E F 
is that part whence the Root (hoots forth. When they 
had lain in the wet Sand 36 hours, they (hewed as Fig, 
13. the Proportion of the part G H K L being then 
conilderable, and in Co (hort a time 6 Roots were fhot 
out from it,, and the two Lobes HI K began to (hew 
themfelves. In 71 Hours the Roots began to divide and 
ramify, and to take hold on the Sand. That w 7 hich is 
obfervable in this Tree is, that the Seeds come to their 
perfect maturity before the Leaves of the Tree have their 
full growth, whereas other Trees perfect not their Seeds 
till after the Fruit in Autumn ; To that this Tree has its 
young Plant grown up the fir ft Year. The fame is ob- 
fervable in the Elm ; fome of the Seeds whereof I ga- 
ther'd in May, dry'd and fow'd them, and in three days 
they fprung up. I try'd the feme in the downy Seeds of 
