Of the Refufcitatiofi of Plants . sit 
Dr. Cox likewife adds, “ that mixing equal 
Parts of Sal Ammoniac and Pot-Afhes, the 
sc latter of which 'had a very ftrong ful- 
sf phureous Smell, yet feemed to abound 
with Salt confiderably alkalized ; the Mix- 
sc ture being put into a tail Glafs Body, im- 
* e mediately upon feeling the Heat a great 
<f deal of volatile Salt was fublimed, and in, 
S( the Glafs Head he obferved, to his Sur- 
prize, a F orefl in Perfpedtive of Firs , Pines , 
* 5 , &c. fo admirably delineated, as not to be 
ee excelled* if imitated, by the Pencil of the 
€C greatefl Mailer. 7> 
Having left a fmall Quantity of Compound 
Syrup of Balfam in a Phial, that was fet by 
and forgot, with only a Piece of Paper thrufl 
into the Mouth of it inilead of a Cork ; 
when it came to hand two or three Months 
after, I found all the watery Part evaporated 
and the Sugar cryflalized at Bottom : and, 
what furprized me very agreeably, the fa- 
line Particles of the Gums and Balfams, of 
which it was compofed, had ihot themfelves 
almofl intirelyr ouni the Infrde of the Glafs 
Phial, in the moil regular and pretty Con¬ 
figurations imaginable j and remained fo for 
a long Time afterwards 
The Activity and Volatility of Salts are 
wonderful, and I make no Doubt many en¬ 
tertaining Experiments might eahly be made 
by Intermixtures of vegetable and other 
Salts, if any Body who has Leifure would 
P z inten- 
