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count them, in fuch as were full, and out of which 
few or none had been diflodg’d by the Cutting 5 and as 
the Accounts, at different Times, and various in Heads, 
have not much differ’d, I fhall venture to infert a 
Guefs from them. It will eafily be conceived, that 
in Seeds fo minute as well as numerous, this mud 
be a very difficult Task 5 and indeed to count every 
feparate Seed, I believe would be not much lefs than 
impoffible : The Method therefore by which I make 
the Calculation is this. 
I count in an eighth Part of the Circumference of 
one Half of the Head nine Seeds, 9x8 — J2. 
there are therefore 72 Seeds in a Line, which reaches 
round the Circumference of one Half of the Head. I 
judge the Length of this Half to be to its Circunv 
ference as 3 to 2, or thereabout : Therefore, in one 
longitudinal Line in it, there rauft be 96 Seeds ; the 
whole Quantity in the Half of the Head therefore is 
72 x 96 = 691 2 5 and, doubling that for the equal 
Number of Seeds of the orher Half, there appear to be 
in one Head 2 x 69 12 = 1 3 8 24 Seeds. 
Fig. 5. Tab. I. fhews a longitudinal Section of the 
Head with the Seeds, the Stamina, and the joining of 
the Capfule with the external Membrane of the Head. 
The Stamina , examined alone, afford a moll 
plealing Sight 5 they are compofed of a white tranf- 
parent Subftance, of a pyramidal figure, everywhere 
cover’d with a pale-greenifh Gruff ; which is the Re- 
ceptacle of a vaft Quantity of an oval Farina , fo ex- 
tremely minute, as to be viftble only with the moft 
powerful Magnifiers in the double Microfcope. 
The outer Membrane of the Head becomes fepara- 
blc from the Capfule when perfectly ripe and dry $ 
and 
