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pofed of 7 round Globules placed together, ^tz. me in the 
middle, which was more prominent thart the reft, and the 
others like a Rofe round about it. 
Now what a number of Veffels and Inftrumcnts are to be 
found in fuch a fmall part of a Horn, as is reprefented in Fig. 
II. and fiird with Bows and Knots like a Rope that is twitt- 
ed 5 and perhaps every fingle knotty Particle is provided 
with as many Inftruments, wherewith to put it into mo- 
tion. 
This Vhrnommon put me in mind of the knotted Threads, 
which has employed our Ladies fo many years, and I faid 
with myfelf, if they were to fee fo perfeft and wonderful 
a%ork of Nature, how would they bewail their lofs of 
time. 
I obfervedin this Water, or father in the Green Weeds, 
abundance of ftrange Anlmdcula^ fome of which feed upon 
the fame Green Stuff, and to others it ferves inftead of skulk- 
ing holes to hide themfelves from the FiQi, which would 
otherwife devour them. 
To return to the Generation of the above-mentioned Green 
Weeds 5 1 have feveral times obforved, thatmoftof the Roots 
are thickeft at the end, aad provided wirh a great many parts 
that look like Flowers to the Eye, with long Pipes in them^ 
which I take to be a gummy excrementitious matter^ which 
by overfpreading the whole Fvoot, caufcs it to dye or withen 
Now whether this is occafioned by want of nouriftiment (the 
Weed being quite fpsnt) or whether the fame is brought by 
the Wind or Stream in deep Watera^remains to be confider'dj 
asalfo how (hallow thofe Waters- muft be where thii* Greeti 
Weed can beft grow. 
I have often diflefted fome of thefe fmai! Weeds, which 
had never yet produced any others, and have taken young 
Weeds out of them, which were fo very fmall that they 
efcaped my naked Eye. 
Let us foppofe that fig. 6. a, b, c, which we call a Green 
Weed, is composed of three endre Weeds, of v/hich that 
part 
