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convinces us, that Nature in her Operations 
is in no wife confined to our Conceptions of 
Bignefs, but adts as freely in the minute Fa¬ 
bric of a Mite, as in the bulky Compafs of 
a Whale or Elephant ; nay, that the rather 
feems to wanton in her Skill, by giving a 
greater Number of Limbs, and more nu¬ 
merous Ornaments, to the minute Creatures 
than to the larger ones. When thefe Things, 
I fay, are feen and reflected on, it is eafy to 
conceive the reff. 
Moil Kinds of Seeds muff be prepared, in 
order to difcover the minute Plants they con¬ 
tain, by ffeeping them in warm Water till 
their Coats can be feparated and their feml- 
nal Leaves opened without Laceration : tho* 
fome new Sorts may better be diffedted dry. 
But Seeds, even without any Preparation, are 
exceeding pretty Objedts, and afford infinite 
Varieties of Figure, Colour, and Decoration. 
The Seeds of Strawberries rife out of the 
Pulp of the Fruit, and appear themfelves 
like Strawberries when viewed. 
Poppy Seeds (and what we call Maw- 
Seeds, which come from Germany , and are 
produced by a Kind of Poppy) in Shape re- 
femble little Kidneys, but have Furrows or 
Ridges on their Surfaces curioufly difpofed 
with regular Sides and Angles. From thefe 
Seeds a Duff may be fhaken, that looks 
agreeable enough when brought before the 
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