1 3.0 Vegetable Staticks, 
and ftcm above the notch was in a flrongly 
imbibing date, in order to fupply the great 
perfpiration of the leaves. 
Experiment XLIV. 
Auguft 9th at lo d,m, I fix'd in the fame 
manner (as in the foregoing Experiment) 
aTDuke Cherry branch 5 feet high, and i inch 
diameter, but did not cut away any of the 
bark or wood at the great end 5 I filled the 
tube with water, and then cut a dice off the 
bark an inch long, 3 inches above the great 
end 'y it bled at the lower part moft freely, 
while the upper part continued dry. 
The fame day I tryed the fame Experi- 
ment on an /Ipple-branchy and it had the 
fame effed. 
From thefe Experiments 'tis probable that 
the fap afcends between the bark and wood, 
as well as by other parts. 
And fince by other Experiments it is found 
that the greateft part of the fap is raifed by 
the warmth of the Sun on the leaves, which, 
fecm to be made broad and thin for that 
purpofe j for the fame reafon, it's moft pro- 
bable, it fhould rife alfo in thofe parts 
4 which 
