290 Mifcellaneous Difcoverles . 
Things. Peaches, Quinces, and Tome other 
Fruits, have likewife a foft Down, which is 
worth examining, as well as the Hairs 011 
many Sorts of Leaves, Fruits, and Seeds* 
37. There is a very fine Down, or Flair, 
called Cowage , or Cow-itch , growing on a 
Sort of hairy Kidney-bean that comes from 
the Faji-Indies . . The Pods, about three 
Inches long, referable a French-bean , and 
are covered with this Down, or Hair, which 
is very if iff for its Bignefs, caufes Pain and 
Inflammation if rubbed on any Part, and 
when viewed by a Microfcope appears like 
Multitudes of Needles. 
A Sort of curling Morns , riling out of the 
Middle of fome Carnations and Pinks, are 
exceeding pretty Objeds. 
. 38. The Flakes of falling Snow are various 
in their Configurations, and extremely beau¬ 
tiful, if examined before they melt : which 
may eafily be done by making the Experi¬ 
ment in the open freezing Air. Descartes, 
Dri Grew, Mr. Hook, Mr. Morton, Dr. 
Lang with, and others, have given us fe- 
veral of their different Star-like Forms : and 
Dr. Stocke, of Zealand , has lately com¬ 
municated. to the Royal Society fome new 
Figures, unobferved before. 
The Configui ation of the Particles of Dew 
may perhaps he likewife Well worth obferv- 
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