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Flower. They both continue in full Bloom till the 
Middle of March , when the Male BloiToms begin to 
wither and drop off. And by the loth of March the 
young Berries begin to fhew themfelves, fweiling forth, 
one under each Female Bloffom ^ which often adheres to 
the Top of the Berry ; and being carried up with it, 
prefently withers, and foon falls off again ^ tho* lome 
continued on till the 12th of May^ when the Berries 
were of the Size of a great Pin’s Head. 
This cotnpleated the Year’s Obfervation. And I 
think it is much to be wondered at, that this Plant, 
which hath been the Admiration of all Ages, ftiould 
(fcarce ever) find one Obferver fo curious as to fol- 
low the Changes of it, through one whole Year’s Re- 
volution. For if this had been done with any Accu- 
racy, it muff have been very evident, that one Sort of 
Mifleto was very different from the other: One Sort 
bearing very fmall Flowers, with Berries fuccceding 
them : the other bearing much larger Flowers, not fuc- 
ceeded by any Berries * 5 the very Footftalk of the Male 
falling off with the Flower:, whereas the Footftalk of 
the Female, becomes a Footftalk to the Berry. It is 
poffible, that this Difference of the Sex, in the Plants 
of Mifleto, may be of Confequence in Medicine : To 
thofe therefore, who would make any Experiments of 
the different Virtues of thefe Plants, I offer this gene- 
ral Obfervation : That there is no Time of the Year 
wherein the Difference of thefe two Sorts, or Sexes 
of Mifleto, is not very eafy to be feen and known, 
by the Marks I have mentioned: And the meaneft 
Herb-woman will foon have Skill enough to bring 
the Sort they are ordered to procure ; there being as 
great 
