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thing glutinous and very Oily5and parts not with much, 
if any Whey, and therefore it is eafily formed into 
Cakes alone. 
Convolvulus major, f. B, bleeds freely a white Juice, convohu- 
as I Experienced in the middle of Augujl not only^^* - 
the Scalk and Leaves, but the white Flowers alfb in 
proportion, bleed as plentifuliy as any part elft. This 
Milk is very fliai-p , Qu. If it be not Purgative? 
After our Notes upon white Juices, which Cake with- 
out parting with, a Whey, w^e will inftance in one of 
the. like Nature , which is of a Saffron Colour, the 
'^\x\Q\\Chelidoniummajiu Ger, wcunded, freely affords ? cfeM^f- 
/ this Juice breaks not with a Whey, but is eafily formed ^"-^^'^ 
into Cakes, and ftiffens in the Sun ; it is thick, and 
of the Confidence of Cream, upon the fpringing forth. 
of it, of the Woiind. 
There is another very Clammy Juke, which i^ of a 
golden or yellow Colour , upon Drawing; and this 
is the Seed Vellels of Centaurium luteum perfoliatum C.B. 
in July, and after, even when the Seed therein contain- 
ed are turned black and ripe, yield plentifuliy and 
freely enough. ( Thefe Juices, which the heads or 
Seed Veflels of Plants afford, may be thought of the ^^JPj^ 
fame nature , with- thofe Juices which the pulp of 
Fruits afford ; the pulp of Fruits, and thefe exterior 
Veffels being parts equivalent, that is. Apples ffor ^^,4"/^^«^^^^^ 
Example are nothing elfe, but the Seed Veileis oiperfoiia-- 
their Kernels.) it is Liquid upon firft Drawing, and J^^/J^'^* 
after a while it thickens, parting with no Whey ^j^^ice, 
(N. B. I call this Coagulating po) and this is of the 
Colour of Amber: ft {ticks to ones Fingers, and pulls 
forth into threads like Bird-lime | it would never be- 
come harder then very foft Wax, and that by being ,^ 
jdryed in the Shade only ; for if never fo little espofed ^'J'^"^^^'^' 
to iht heat of the Su€ and Fire, it ftreight-v,'ay became 
exceeding 
