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Indies in 7 Minutes) by a Nonpareil-Branch two 
Foot highj with 20 Apples, and feveral lateral Branch- 
es, whofe tranrverfe Sedion was ^ of an Inch diame- 
ter, It is to be obferv’d, that the Mercury rofe highefl 
in a warm Sun ; but the whole force of imbibing was 
much greater than the Mercury could lliew ; becaufe 
feveral Bubbles of Air came out of the Sedion of the 
Branch, as the Water went up, which happened moftly 
in large Branches , which raifed the Mercury but to a 
fmall height ; But Branches ftripp*d of their Leaves, 
hardly raifed it all. 
He made Peafe imbibe Water, under the prefiure of 
great Weights ; and found, that Peafe, when fwelhd, 
fuBained a Weight equal to 1^00 ft, by their force of 
imbibing, or growing. 
The force of imbibing, he fhews, to be owing to the 
attradive power of the Particles of which Plants are 
made up ^ all kinds of Wood (even Cork) when their 
Particles are well foak’d, being heavier than Wa- 
ter. 
N. B. It is very difficult to foak Cork fo thoroughly as 
to make it heavier than Water : But / found it true, in 
a Tube vohere a Cork had been feafd up with Water for ^ 
four Tears, fo as to he moveable in the faid Water. 
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