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the fruit joins to the tree) is to bring non- 
rifliment to the fruit. And accordingly I 
obferve that the leaves, next adjoining to 
bloffoms, are, in the fpring, very much ex- 
panded, when the other leaves, on barren 
{hoots, are but beginning to fhoot : And 
that all peach leaves are pretty large before 
the bloffom goes off: And that in apples 
and pears the leaves are one third or half 
grown, before the bloffom blows : So pro- 
vident is nature in making timely provifion 
for the nourilhing the yet emhrio fruit 
Experiment IX. 
July 15. I cut off two thriving Hop-vines 
near the ground, in a thick fhady part of 
the garden, the pole flill {landing $ I {bip- 
ed the leaves off one of thefe vines, and let 
both their Items, in known quantities of 
water, in little bottles 5 that with leaves 
imbibed in 1 2 hours day 4 ounces, and that 
without leaves | of an ounce. 
I took another hop pole with its vines 
on it, and carried it out of the hop ground, 
into a free open expofure $ thefe imbibed 
and perfpired as much more as the former 
in 
