g le b a g r am in e a , c e fp e s g r am in o fu s : h ie -
q u e p ro p r ie n on ab a c im ix ta t e r r a , fed a
v c g e t a b i i iu m , g r am in i s , mu i d 6cc . f a in
s & ra d ic ib u s terras a d n a t is , v ir e n t ib u s
& v ig e n t ib u s , ta ils ju d ic a tu r $ q u ib u s ra-
d ic ib u s , q u i t te r ram ta n tum c o n t in e n t ,
put-refa&ifi , te r ram illam m o r tu am n e m
o c e fp item v o c a b i t . D e in 6c c e fp ite s
ilii t e r r e n i , q u i in qu ibu sd am lo c is c om -
b u s u n tu r , n on n ifi ra tio n e fu o rum vege«*
ta b ilium adtualibus d e f la g ? a d o n ib u s fu b -
eu n d is id o n e i fu n t ; f ic u t i q u o q u e C L
B o e r h a v e n c e fp ite s e r ic e o s ta n tum r a t io n
e v e g e ta b i lis a liq u o d a lim e n tum ig n i da«
r e c e n f e t : v id . Chem. Part. 1 .pug. 20 0 .
Id q u o d e tiam in c e lp ii ib u s n o ftr is tu r f i -
nis o b t in e t , u tp o t e q u o s n on n ifi ra tio n e
g r am in i s , m u f e i , a lia rum q u e p lan ta rum
p a lu it r ium in flam m a b iie s 6c c om b u f f iie s
e x illim am u s .
§♦ X X X I . T u r fa r u m ita q u e fu b f ta n -
tin 6c m a te r ia , u t v e g e ta b i li v e r a , v iv a
6c v i r e n t e , e v id fo i, nil m a g is n u n c ra tio *
ni c o n fen ta n eum e f t , q u am turfiv- in io«
c is h um id o -p a lu ft r ib u s c r e fc e n t e s 6c q u o -
tannis fu c c r e fc e n te s fta tu e re ,
§. X X X I !. Quare nemo rsuncabfone
dictum cenfebitj ft turfas cefpites mufeo-
/#*, gramme os, palufircs, lignum paluiire,
locum vero n a ta le tn JUvarn pmujirem , a u t
mine*
p h y Si c a d e T u r f i s . 1 4 }
ftiineràm ligni palujlris faîütare libuerit 5
utpote quæ filvælub aqua minime putre*
fcëUtes, fed potiuS creicentes, nunc fub-
terfaneæ dicendæ, fub fterilibüs æqüe ac
platen Abus-6tfrugiferis agris reperiunturj
ira ut arbores fæpe, plantasque imo pra-
ta 6c agios fertiles fupra filvas iiias fubter*
fattens occur re re videamus.
C A P . XI I .
Türfàs Exatnen Chemicum.
I. i^ioiifideiatis h avenus turfis juxta
eXtfcinatn tantum ilia lu m faci-
etn, nunc Ut ad interióra deveniamus,
êcquicquid, liceat ita loqui, in intimis
füis vifeeribus cofitineant, Cruamus, ne-
celle erit* üt per externa 6c intelua ftmul
tohfiderata 6c colle£tn, eo clarius patear,
quiddeiliis cérto ftatuere poffimus. Tur-
fife itaqlie Hollaildicæ pröbe pulverilatæ
unciis vigïnti quatuor, retortæ imtnifîis,
gradatim dfeftillàndo prodibàt primo mul-
tom phlegmatis itrertis 5 hoc excipiebat
odor fempyrtumaticus f inde leparato
phlegmate, fequebâtur fpirirus flavus, 6c
vâd latera c o l l i , terra quædam alba p in -
gu is, fpeciem fàlis volatilis repræfèntans,
'adhælebat f ftp-ne ebdebarur fumus
albus,