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geft into four equal Parts ; I found in one of thtfe parts 
about Fifty Seeds, and according to this, did this Straw- 
berry contain Two hundred Seeds, and another that 
was much kfs I did guels to contain One hundred and 
twenty. 
F^g, 4. AB, C. D. E. dees delineate the Plant taken 
out oi a Seed of a Strawberry. 
A. B, C, is that part that is to grow into the Root, 
and C. D. E. A. are the two Leaves which generally lye 
very near one upon another ; but being tltac they were 
a little difplaced in taking them out, f ordered the de- 
figo to follow itfo, that you might fee the two Leaves 
the better. 
Now if we confider that a young Plant of Straw- 
berries doth Ihoot in a Year (for I never heard that they 
Sow Strawberries) into feveral Shoots over the Ground, 
which take Roots, and grows all up into Plants, and 
bear the next Year ,• and that befides this, each Plant 
does produce many Strawberries, each whereof has as 
many Seeds as is before laid : VVe muft again lay cur 
Hand upon our Mouth, and be aftoniihed at the en- 
creafing and great multiplicity of Seeds of this 
Plant. 
When I pbferve any remarkable things on fmallCrea* 
turesj then I niake it my whole bufinefs to confider of 
the greater ones, which entirely do agree with the lef- 
fer ones ; When fome Years ago I did fancie to fee that 
fubtle Hair, which the Flies have in great abundance a- 
bout the end of their Feet, which are delineated by ft- 
veral; by the help of which Hair the Flies can run up 
on any fmooth Body or Glafs, that every one of thefe 
Hairs had a Hook-like part on their end, wherewith 
they could hold themfelves more firm to the Glaft, 
which Hook-faftiioned parts on each little Hair I could 
never fee, although they were mentioned by others. 
When 
