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Defign 5 their being the lead Plants I had, was the 
only Reafon. 
I promifed myfelf the Pleafure of feeing their 
Leaves erefled when ele&rifed, but was difappointed 
(wherher its being the dormant Seafon of the Year 
for all Plants might not be fome Hindrance, I can- - 
not determine) ; neither did the Leaves flag on their 
being touched. However, I was agreeably recom- 
penfed, by a Stream of fine purple blue coloured 
Light, much refembling an AmethyA, that Blued 
from the Extremity of each Leaf upwards, of an 
Inch in Length, when the Finger, or any other 
Non-ele&ric, approached near it. This Colour I at- 
tribute to the watry Particles in the Earth, having 
often obferved the very fame Colour ifliiing from 
the long Leg of a Syphon. On putting my Finger 
on the Gun-barrel to flop the Eledricity, the Leaves 
of each Tree had a trembling Motion, which re- 
mained for fome little Time, and immediately ceafcd 
on withdrawing my Finger from the Barrel, and ad- 
mitting the Ele&ricity. This conflantly happened, 
as I put my Finger on or off the Barrel. 
The Stxchas Plant has a very long hoary Leaf, 
and bears its Bioffom on a very (mail, (lender, and 
almoft naked Stem, riling near a Foot above the 
Body of the Plant. This Stem had a Motion given 
it, when any Non-ele&ric was brought within about 
two Inches of its Summit, much like the Vibration 
of the Pendulum of a Clock ; which vibrating Mo- 
tion was parallel with the Breech of the Gun, quite 
contrary to the fame kind of Motion I had before 
obferved in a Needle, hanging perpendicularly by a 
Thread at the End of the Gun 5 the Needle always 
vibrating 
