The |gg] N A T U R A L H 1 1 ■ : (
: I In fomeofthe Alga'S'6r‘Sea-Oaks I hav-e obfetY’d!\rarious
Capfulis. impleted with a pellucid Geliy, and in th&ib an in-
finite Number off-globularBrain^bwhich ic an h o t ima'gin
whmitkM&Gapfalie are come to! tbeihiuU.Mati«%i
thofe of a foetus, there is: a Difruptionrof;their Membranes,
t& t chry&lHn&Humquflpi (foft I fall, it becaufel i t f o
nearly rcfembles that of the Ufa) with the Seeds is excludedj
the Taft of i t is a little Mucilaginous andfomewhatSaline;
which Phenomena demonftrate it to be a proper iferment
to propagate the termination o f thofe Plants : ! am’farther
confirm’d in this ;Opinion, beeaufe upon the: Rocks
where thefc Plants:grow,: I t o e frequently feen this kind
o f chryllalline Humo'uf, and out of that, various.kinds> of
Alga's or- 'Se*tOal®'&xMw*tA!i& Ififft#rbuting2 ^itktwa'
frtiall. Leaves, and afterwards TuccelTwel^formU into the
whole figure of the Plant. What therefore-the. ancient
Botanifts, and fome o f our modern Onesjhave alledged of
thefe, alerting them to be amphibious. Plants, only produced
without Seed, if we.fully confider the above-recited
Phenomena I think, may fairly be judgM. an Error, I can;
only fpeak experimentally as.to the Alga, but for tbe Seeds
o f the Corals, Corallines, idMoff'es, Spuhges tf [^^c^oneas,
I will not be obliged fo ftri&ly to acconntior.-,^
Coralline we have in thefe parts in great quantities, and
it is almoft noted to any yulgar Eye for its. eminent Virtues
in filling Worms; and I think it may be prefer’d to
any other Alcaly; it being a compofition o f marine'and al-
calious Particles, and by that means anfwering two Intentions;
and by reafon o f its fafenefs, in g iv in gp f .which
there can be no miftake in the Dofe,it may challenge a greater
Fame than Mercurius Dulcis, which by [being given either
in too great a quantity, or not being rightly fublimed, has
fometimes produced moft difmal Effects; wherefore the
Perfon who meddles with this ought to know the right
Dofe for the Years, and particular Conftitution of the Patient,
tisnt^and likewife be rightly fatisfjrdctlaa|‘the(vMedicme-is
rated,; fo thktlheswho prdlefihesiitanotpnli^w-jjaNthe-risi®^*
ltis Rep u fea t i o n/hu t <h a z ar dsilifeCwa f£l the Life.bfrinsPatjebt:
HyS»iiiakin^thils B'fawjqTwo PerfbhsljPoifQn’d-fbeyond're%
ccsye^y;' which Inftanee -Id think;m ay.iifficisfif lyi; gantinil
usowheny aiTd ?hoWitolprefeitedt, t and that] JuadieSi ‘N«'fes§
andApothecarie^!andfWifeWomen,u#ho^a#||i(jfc36ompe3
tentjudges Whether if k rightly, omhot
may. nothereafter. attemptrto.give' iCJfef libefaU^i; m tfey.
haygdone.
\sSpanges ,we. frequently find thfowntupon the Sheiares^ibui
have,not anyy.b u a n d xAlQ0 mahof various fqgcsi
*5 $ *hei Air
IbgpGqS)white Shgafy^s ^ e^ t^a fty j the.
%gat-^anes4 0 it vismot for thgj o f any known u fe
vby. Experhnehtsirwfeefeitay «fsfife bfeima#
uppp0if t luqeeeding j Agm farther MMifefCI Msfl
P I If iCsnij^y-cadd tntSyijhat th^quftntiijftqfff§agtt t t o
IPffellfbad: from qnq | C O n ^ d g ^ -
bfe ;.iTb?fe m Other kinds^qf AlgqlSj whi^bjifie /Iqhatn?
tant^qoiiimonly^l Mermaids Purjes$ of thgfq tfy&mars
T^flifqt|^«i|he rBlagk ..andrhq.YglqWitfqrnfcpjy
|e lf Wk-what SpecieSithG^'ibe^^gi^h^Fhi^dlteVfes
|§fc$!3$l thein-fgipwingjfgnd I only fi^nd thqm^ftPEei^sr
^%%^-lbores*
tl^feCoafts;| and thefe, I .think, are,
Amphibious Plants in thefe p a r t s ,g
- perfect j^.rinq Plaj^s}are «Rmea-pps^ut.
thefollqwing arqcpmmon enough, Soldanella/Bu$T
thorn,‘Plantain, SparOileTi/oA^p^rg^y
SedumMinimum, $eq-$pwge 3
Samphire, Marjh Sangphire yea rn ed , Ppppjty
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