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The mercury rofc much more leifarcly ia . 
thefe experiments, than with the Apple-tree 
branchj the more the fun was upon it, the faf- 
ter and higher the mercury rofc, but the Vine- 
branches could not draw it above 4 inches 
the firft day, and 2 inches the third day* 
And as the fun fet, the mercury fometimes 
fubfided wholly, and would rife again the 
next day, as the fun came on the Vine- 
branch. 
And I obferved, that where fome of thefe 
Vine- branches were fix’d on the north fide 
of the large trunk of a Pear-tree, the mer- 
cury then rofe moft in the evening about 6 a 
clock, as the fun came on the Vine-branch, 
Experiment XXIV. 
Augujl 9, at \ o ante Merid, (very hotfun- 
fhine ) Ifixed in the fame manner as Exp, 22. 
a Non-pareil branch, which had 20 Apples 
onit j it was 2 feet high, with lateral bran- 
ches, its tranfverfe cut \ inch diameter : It 
immediately began to raifethe mercury moft 
vigoroufly, fo as in 7 minutes it was got 
up to ^ 12 inches high. 
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