their capillary fap veflels : The great influence 
the perfpiring leaves have in this work, and 
the care nature has taken to place them in 
fuch order, and at fuch proper diftances, as 
may render them moft ferviceable to this 
purpofe, efpecially in bringing plenty of nou- 
rifhment to the young growing fhoots and 
fruit whofe ftem is ufually furrounded with 
them near the fruit's infertion into the twig. 
We fee here too that the growth of fhoots, 
leaves and fruit, confifts in the extenfion of 
every part 5 for the efFefting of which, na- 
turehas provided innumerable little veficles, 
which being replete with dilating moifture, 
it does thereby powerfully extend, and draw 
out every duClilc part. 
We have here alfo many inftances of the 
great force of the afeending fap in the vine 
in the bleeding feafon 5 as alfo of the fap s 
freely cither afeending or defeending, as it 
(hall happen to be drawn by the perfpiring 
leaves, and alfo of its ready lateral motion 
thro' the laterally communicating fap veflels 5 
together with many proofs of the great 
plenty of air drawn in and mixed with the 
fap and incorporated into the fubftance of 
vegetables. 
If therefore thefe Experiments and Obfer- 
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