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This plant, which is frequently met with upon the 
continent of the northerly parts of Europe, has been 
but lately difcover’d to grow in England, and that 
only in one place ; viz. in a wood not far from 
Harefield in Middlefex, where it was fiifh difcover’d 
by Mr. Blackftone, an ingenious apothecary in Fleet- 
ftreet. This is one of thofefew plants omitted by 
the late Mr. Ray in his excellent Synopjis , which are 
found to be natives here; and, from their great 
fcarcity, it is not wonderful, that they were unob^ 
ferved by that great naturalift. 
LXXI. An Account of a Machine for killing 
of Whales, propofed by John Bond, M.D. 
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Read Aprilzj, | "lEFORE I give a particular defcriptiort 
l 75 z ' |j of this machine, I humbly beg leave 
to premife fome account of the prefent method of kill- 
ing whales, which I have collected from feveral per- 
fons of credit, who have been employ’d at Greenland, 
that thofe, who are unacquainted with it, may fee, 
how dangerous and uncertain it is, and how much 
fome improvement is requir’d to render it more fue- 
cefsful. 
Whales being of the fame firudture internally 
with quadrupeds, mufl: come frequently to the 
furface of the water to breathe; and when they 
expel the rarefied air from their capacious lungs, 
thro’ a narrow tube, which protrudes above the 
upper jaw, they occalio n a great noife, which tl e 
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