Vegetable Statich. 
The fame day I fixed in the fame man^ 
ner a gage to an Apricochtreey itraifed the 
mercury 3 inches 5 and tho* all the water 
was foon imbibed, yet the mercury rofe 
every day an inch, for many days, and fub- 
lided at night i fo that the branch muft daily 
imbibe thus much air, and remit it at night. 
Experiment XXX. 
We have a further proof of the influ- 
ence of the leaves in railing the fap in this 
following Experiment. 
Aiiguft 6th, I cut off a large Rujfet Tippin 
a (Fig. 15.) with a ftalk i f inch long, 
and 12 adjoyning leaves^ growing to it. 
I cemented the ftalk fall into the upper 
end of the tube d, which tube was 6 in- 
ches long, and i inch diameter 5 as the ftalk 
imbibed the water, it raifed the mercury to 
four inches high. 
I fix’d another Apple of the fame lize and 
tree, in the fame manner, but fitft pulled 
olf the leaves ; it raifed the mercury but one 
inch i I fixed in the fame manner a like 
bearing twig with 12 leaves on it, but no 
apple 5 it raifed the mercury 3 inches. 
I then 
