^ 3 ^ Statkks. 
Experiment XLVI. 
In Augufl^ I cut off the bark for an inch 
round, of a young thriving Oak-branch, on 
the North-fVeJi fide of the tree. The leaves 
of this and another branch, which had the 
bark cur at the fame time, fell early, 'viz. 
about the latter end of OEiober^ when the 
leaves of all the other branches of the fame 
tree, except thofe at the very top of the 
tree, continued on all the winter. 
This is a further proof, that lefs fap goes 
to branches which have the bark cut off, 
than to others. 
The 19th of April following, the buds of 
this branch were 5 or 7 days forwarder than 
thofe of other branches of the fame tree; 
the reafon of which may probably be, be- 
caufe lefs frefh crude fap coming to this 
branch than the others, and the perfpirati- 
ons in ail branches being ceteris paribus 
nearly equal , the Icfler quantity of fap in 
this branch muft fooner be infpiflated into 
a glutinous fubftance, fit for new produc- 
tions, than the fap of other branches, that 
abounded 
