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heads burfl: with elaftic force, and ejecT: fmall 
round feeds, which are eafily difcoverable by 
the microfcope. It is the mucor mucedo 
which is here defcribed ; but there are thir- 
teen diftincT: fpecies of mould, or mucor, 
which appear at different times of the year ; 
one kind, called the golden, from it's brilliant 
yellow colour* covers th% whole furface of 
plants, on which it grows, and ftains the fin- 
gers yellow, if touched. It is generally found 
upon the plants belonging to the boletus fa- 
mily, and has the property of repelling 
moifture* It is faid to remain free from wet, 
though immerfed in water for a year. Great 
indeed are the wonders of nature in all her 
works, and in none more than in thofe of the 
vegetable kingdom ! 
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