Flowers of Benjamin . 161 
out from Time to Time (with a Feather) in 
the Form of long fender fhining tranlparent 
Bodies, and fmell very fragrantly. 
They dilfolve readily in warm Water ; 
and a Drop of the Solution being examined 
by the Microfcope, will be found a very en¬ 
tertaining Gbjedl'.—For,firftof all there arife 
from the Edges clear, colourlefs, and fharp- 
pointed Cryftals (vid. Plate VI. a a) which 
palling towards the Center, fpread out like 
beautiful minute Shrubs, each having tv/o 
or three Branches, like what are feen b b b* 
Thefe gradually enlarge and lengthen, di¬ 
vide and fubdivide into feveral Arms and 
Shoots, in the Similitude of Trees (vid. f) 
compoling all together a Reprefentation of 
beautiful little Groves or Plantations. Some 
however continue fhort, and fpread into a 
Sort of Leaves, indented fomewhat like thofe 
of Dandelion, c c. Little Branches likewife 
fhoot out from Points in the Middle of the 
Drop, as in the Picture at g: and fometimes 
very elegant Figures of another Kind are 
formed in fome Part of the Drop, compofed 
of Branches riling (on a new Bads) from one 
another, all arched alike with an equal Cur¬ 
vature, and having the convex Side of each 
Curve adorned with many little Shootings, 
at equal Diftances and of equal Lengths, 
none of which appear on the concave Side of 
the Curves. All this is fhewn at e. 
Vol. II, M Thefe 
