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kind of experiments ; in the progrefs of which, I am perfuadecl, 
they will receive great pleafure as well as knowledge, and both do 
honour to themfelves, and a real fervice to their country. But as 
gardeners and feedfmen, from their conftant experience, mud: 
know the nature of fach bodies better than mod: gentlemen, efpe- 
cially as it is their daily bufinefs; I don’t doubt but that excellent 
and ufeful Society for the encouragement of arts, manufadures, 
and commerce, will amply reward their difcoveries. 
It maybe neceflary to add to the article of preferving feeds in wax, that whereas many 
of the valuable kinds, fuch as cloves, pepper, &c. are too fmall to be rolled up in wax fepa- 
rately ; many of them may be inclofed in fmall balls of warm wax in fuch a manner, as to be 
kept from touching each other; and when the balls are cold, they may be put into melted 
wax, in the fame manner as in the experiment to preferve oak acorns, tea-feeds. Sec. in wax, 
before- mentioned. 
Tire 
