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the Seed lodged within, while the Chord has been 
whole, and ftill embraced it. 
One might have the Opportunity of feeing this 
curious Piece of Divine Mechanifm to greater Ad- 
vantage, if I could find a way to get the Seed-veftels 
from the Leaves in a lefs rude manner than by rub- 
bing them ; for they will not eaftly be difcharged from 
the Leaves, (for I believe they continue a Month 
after the Seeds are difperfed) fo as to colled any 
Number of them together, and this Method burfts 
them. When I have been attempting this, they fly 
about like exceeding fine Vapour or Smoke, and are 
very troublefome to one’s Hands, &c. by getting into 
the Pores like Cowidge . 
In the Paper marked A y is a Reprefentation of a 
fmall Piece of the Leaf of Harts-tongue magnified, 
taken from Dr. Grew s Anatomy, or Hiftory of Plants, 
Plate 72. referred to Book IV. Page 200. I was fur- 
prifed to fee that Cut fo little refembling the true 
Figure: Indeed the Dodor fays it was a cloudy Day 
when he viewed the Objed; and I am fure he had 
no juft Notion at all of the Spring which embraces 
the Pod, as to its Texture ; for it is by no means fpiral, 
or like a Screw [I have fent you a little Bit in a Paper, 
to be fubmitted to your Examination] ; nor do the 
Seeds grow in that regular Manner, as reprefented in 
the Figure. 
Whatever Ufe may otherwife be made of thisDif* 
covcry, a moral one naturally prefents itfelf to us ; 
•viz. To admire the infinite Wifdom and Skill of the 
Wonderful Creator: For what thinking Mind 
can help being ftruck with Aftonifhmenr, when he 
confidcrs the Seed-vejfels of a coarfe Plant, fo minute 
as 
