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kiles dry after their Aftion, on the Glafs. Some 
burft fo fierce as to break off a Piece, as N°. 5. ; 
others can fcarce be feen to have any Alteration: 
Yet no Magnifier will go fo far as to fhew the Mat- 
ter thrown from them, any otherwife than as a yei- 
lowilh Water. 
Upon applying Aqua fort is to this Farina , the 
Shape and Marks are inftantly changed to thofe 
mark’d inTAB. II. Fig. z. N°. 4.;- whereas, on the 
Hollyhock,|it has no other Effeft than burning up their 
capillary Prickles. 
The Lilium flore rejlexo of Mr. Needham I have 
never feen; thofe kind of Flower having been along 
time out of Bloom ; but, as to this of the Pallxon- 
Flower, what is placed on the Top of the Piftil, the 
deepeft Magnifier will not fhew perfeft : And tho’ I 
have endeavour’d all pollible means, could never ob- 
tain any thing fatisfaftory ; fo that I mull freely own 
either my Misfortune or my Ignorance. On the Piftil 
of the Stockjnly-Flower there are very plain to be 
feen feme kind of capillary Tubes on its Top; but 
then they appear to ftand thus 0 , without any Aper- 
ture, as deferibed by Mr. Needham. Whether thefe 
may have their Pores, or not, I am not able to fay. 
I fhall continue making Obfervations on this Part of 
the Flowers which may fall under my Infpedion, and 
hope foon to be fatisfy’d in this Point: But, as to 
his Opinion of the Aftion of the Farina , I cannot, 
at prefent, grant it any other aftive Power than 
Suftion ; for had there been any inward Mechanifm, 
the various Experiments I have try’d muft have Ihewn 
it in fome Shape or other 5 whereas thofe who have 
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