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In a bunch or clufter of Roots, which I took out of the Ground 
about the middle of November, confifting of fix OfF-fets, all pro- 
ceeding from one Root, the fcveral Circumferences and Weights 
were as follows. 
1. The largeft or Mother Root, meafured fix Inches and a Qiiartcr. 
2. The next five Inches. 
3. Four Inches and a Quarter. 
4. Four Inches and an Eighth. 
5. Three Inches and three Eighths. 
6 . Three Inches and a Quarter. 
7. Three Inches. , 
The Weight of the Mother Root was three Ounces and one 
Dram. 
2. One Ounce, two Drams and an half. 
3. One Ounce, one Scruple. 
4. Six Drams and an half. 
5. Half an Ounce and one Scruple. 
6. Half an Ounce. 
7. Two Drams and an half. 
The narrow part of the Root which lies between the Bulb and 
appearance of the Leaves or Stalk, is the Neck, in which we may 
obferve the Endings of four, five or fix of the innermoft Laminae. 
It is commonly about one Inch and an half in length, in fome 
more, and in others lefs, according to the growth of the Plant. 
Where it is biggeft, it mcafures near two Inches in Circumference, 
ending fomewhat narrower than where it began. 
It is not round but flattifh^ being adapted to the figure of the Leaves 
or Stalk, that lie within it. 
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