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fcrafmuchas, in his opinion, they perform the part of rhe^ 
Skm in Animals, which in them is fo made up of Nerves^ . 
Veins, Arreries, Lymphedudls, Tendons , and Glanduis , thac- 
the.nourifliing Juyce, by fmall paflages conveyed into it , ac- 
quires a new texture and a new kind of fluid. ty, whereby v\ baC- 
is ufeleft is feparated , and the reft , being returned into the 
inner habit of the Animals body, nouriftes and repaires u% 
Thus, faith he, there are found in Leaves all the forts of 
VefTels to be iv£t wiihin the body of Plants, as Air-veffels, 
Woody-fibres, and Veffels of Tranfpirarion. This he il!u- 
ftrates by Obfervations taken from Infefls , and upon whofc 
skin abundance of moifture gathers together; they alfo fre- 
quentiy cafting their skin , as Plants do their leaves. This 
opinion of his, ^uiz. that the Nutritious Juyce is further con-. 
Gofted in the Leaves , he endeavours to render more probable 
by the confideracion of the little Seminal Plant, which con- 
rains two Leaves ; infinuating alfo, that from the Leaves there 
is a regrefs of the concofled Juyce into the lltm , and confe- 
quencly a peculiar circulation. 
But to proceed 5 our Author efteeming the Branches to be 
produced for the generation of the Vegerable Egg ^ he teaches, . 
futably thereunto,. ttiat a Blo^om or Floyver is ^ as 'twere, the - 
^/^fi^^ together with the Egg ov fatusoi the Plant, which in 
due feafon is^expofed to the Air, to make h' grow at- lengch 
inroanewOfFfpring. In explaining the manner of the pro- 
duftion of FldWSYs^ and their variety , he is very curious \ 
ashea'To is in that of Seeds \ which latter he obferves to be 
lodged in divers Cafes or Caskets, performing the office of an ^ 
Uterm ^x\Ax\\Q parrs thereof. And. feeing the S^^^af grows in 
very many Plants to an edible Fruit , he defcribes the (Irufture 
and parts of feveral Fruits, viz. Figgs^ Cherries^ Grapes^ Fears^ 
Citrons ^ Limons ^ Ormges ^ Gottris^ Btravc-herries^ NutSy 
mmdst Acorns^ Chefhuts^ Legums^ Corn^&ic. taking notice of 
the fingular apparatus, formed by Nature for the fake of the Seed^ 
which he calls the Fcetus and the true compendium of a Planr, 
made up of al! the principal parts thereof. Upon ailwbich he 
enlarges with great accuratenefs. 
But his Obfervations about G^fo, and other Excrefcences 
and Appendages of Trees, he referves for another Difcourfe 
(which.. 
