25© Of the Farina of Flowers. 
per. Then take a fmgle Talc or Ifmglafs 
between your Nippers, and, breathing on it, 
apply it inftantly to the Farina , which the 
Moifliure of your Breath will make adhere to 
it. If too great a Quantity of Powder feeras 
flicking to your Ifmglafs, gently blow off a 
little •, if there be not enough, breathe on it 
again, and touch the Farina with it as be¬ 
fore. Then put your Glafs into the Hole of 
a Slider, and apply it to the Microfcope , to 
fee if the little Grains are fpread according to 
your Liking ; and when you find they are, 
cover them cautiouily with another Talc, 
which fallen down with a Brafs-wire ; but 
let not the Glaffes prefs hard upon the Fa¬ 
rina , for that will deflroy its true Figure, 
and reprefent it different from what it is. 
A Collection of the mofc remarkable 
Farinoe thus preferved mufe be a lading 
Entertainment to thofe who fhidy Na¬ 
ture : to fuch I alfo recommend a diligent 
Examination of the little Cells that con¬ 
tain the Farina , and likewife of the Piftils 
or Uteri , and other Parts of Generation in 
Flowers. Let them only begin with the 
Arch-Angel, or blind Nettle with a white 
Flower, or'even with the common Mallow, 
and they will difcover Beauties impoffible to 
be defcribed. And as every other Flower 
has Organs for the fame Purpofe, though of 
a different Form and Structure, here are 
Wonders 
