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Trees, and that the Leaves of Trees, left on the Ground, 
produce Snails. 
But we fliou'd rather think, that when we in Autumn 
leave the Leaves of Trees lying on the Ground, the Eggs 
of Snails lying in the Earth where thefe Leaves lye, are 
better defended from the hard Cold, than thole which 
lye where no Leaves arc. 
As foon as I did aieec with the fjrementioned Friend, 
from whom I had received thefe Eggs (which was on 
the 4th OiAugiifl)\ did not only tell him after what man- 
ner 1 had managed thcfe Eggs, but I al(o invited him to 
come to fee the Snails that was come out of the Eggs, 
which he likewife did; being moreperlwadec/, that out 
of thefe Eggs fhould come forth what we call Agedijfen, 
The following Day the fame Friend brought to me 
one of the greateft Wine-yard Snails, which he had 
found on th^ lame place where he found the Eggs be- 
fore. 
This Snail had upon its Shell (ome wet Eorth, in the 
fame Condition juft as if they were come out of the 
Ground. 
This Snail he took up, and faw that the Snail brought 
forth one Egg more, and Ihew'd me the Place where 
the Egg came out. 
As foon as I was Mafter of the Snail, I put it up in a 
Glafs Tube, being fo large that the Snail could turn it 
ftlf in it, and about Ten Inches long. 
The Snail had not been there half an Hour, but it 
had brought forth on the Glafs Seven Eggs, and a- 
bout Two Hours after, Seven Eggs more, and when I 
looked on it again; I found that the Snail by creeping 
up and down had broken all the Eggs in the Glafs ,• lo 
th::t there could be nothing di(cerned, except the Mem- 
braneof the Eggs. 
This 
