£ which was yr »1 times as iiiuch as the additional weight of
‘ the Mint. Solarium or Nighf-Jbade was fet in Spring-Water
f the Plant weighed when put in Gr. 4.9, when-taken out
io ^ haying gained in 77 Days yy Gr. the Watet expended
f during the Paid time was 3708 Gr. which was 6 $ \ times 'as
f much as the Augment of the Plant; this Specimen had fe-
c veral Buds upon it when fir ft fet in the Water,thefe in fome
c Days” became fair, and Flowers,, which were at length
' Succeeded by Berries.' Lathyris, Sea-Cataputia, Gerhardz
- "'was fet. in Ipring. Water, it Weighed when put in Gr. 983,
* wli|n7 taken forth Gr. for i] -the additional Weight for
I thisWholfe 77 Days being Gr. 3 =* the Quantity of Water
e ipent up<|| ft during the Time was Gr. xyoi, which is 714,
c 7 times as much as the Plant was augmented. I t is to be
c noted that the Orifices of thele Glafles Were -covered with
e Parchment, perforated -with an Hole, adapted to the Stem
Tbf the Plant. dM int was^fet’ in Hy&frParke Conduit
‘Water, which weighed when put in iayGr. w-herfitafeen
t_forth i f r 'G r . -the', whole Quantity foffWate^upended
c upon this Pf ant amounted to i+ ifo 'S r. •the PMh’t had run
e up two Foot in height and had Ihot one <?onfiderable colla-
^ a l'B r a n c h ,; to the F ibrin* 0$ the Roots adhered a'ter-
c reftial. Matter.. dMint w&i fetrin Hyde-Tarhe Conduit
c Water, in which was dilfolved an Ounce and half of eom-
f mon Garden-Earth,* the dMint Weighed Whehput in
J'YdGr. when taken out 144. Gr. Water expended was Gr.
*; was fet in HyMTarh? Water with the faifie"
f Quantity ;of Garden-mould as the former, the dMint
| weighed when put in 91 Gr. when taken out gy& Gr. the
* Water expended was 14.970 Gr. the Earth in both thefe
f Glafles ^as very fenfibly and confiderably wafted, it left
ca green Snbftance here as above. dMint was'fet in
^ Hyde-Tnrk.'Waterdiftilled off in a great Stifi, * the dMint
‘ weighed when put in 114 Gr. when taken o u t iy y Gf
* Water difpended was 8803 Gr. this Plant Was pretty kindl
y , had two final! collateral Branches and feyeral Roots,
with
‘With terreftrial Matter adhereing toThem, the Water #al
ffpretty thick,, had many! and mH m terreftrial Paf-
j t-icle-g fwimmirg in it, and fome Sedinknt at the bottom
^af'ithe Glafs, thisTrlafs had none Mrtthe greeniMatter *,
* boyemcntion’d in it ^Aihetrefidue soffthe Water remaining
f in the Still wasWely turbM^highcolpufd and redttifti, like
ffordinafyjBeer-jthe^A^«/ weighedwhcn putintothisWa-
fatet pi G r.' Watdrexpended 4.344. Gp TfiisPlant was
| lively^ afid' had' lent out fixcbllaterai Rranchisi abd fdve5
flral' Robts7 I took’ HydedFark Conduit Waiter; 4n which
Kwas'-diflol-v’d^a Dram of 'the! in th felhgi
‘ denly hpgan to wither and,,decay, and ^ i# ina few-da^si
^ as fikewile did two moreSprigs thafcwefe fef in itTueckfi
f fivelf:. In another Glafs-I diflbly’d a hi Qunc^of'Gardefii
‘ mouldy and a Dram of Nitre, and inafhirdtelfian Ounce
4©f Wbdd-4ihes and a Drim o f rjtffihs&l :feutut|^Pial^jfii
f thele fucceeded no better tham in the former!. In other
f Glaftegi Were dilfoW’d feveral forts-. offrr Earths , Clays
f- MaflesV and variety of Manures^vftfejtwa&lbtshdiftilfii
* Watefs, and other Experiments I made of ifey'e&l
c in order to get Light and information^ what haftned or re-
f tarded, what promoted and impededWcgetation:, but'thele
f do not belong to the Head that I am now upon.c In Hyde*
c P^r^Conduit Water 1 fird'a glafejfpnbeiabout ;ro Inches
^tohg,--the Bore about ohe;ifixthiOf an Inehsanlfiia'meter^
f fill’d! Wfih yerfi fine and White Sand, 1which xl ie p t front
I falling down out of the Tube into the Viabi, by Tying-a
ithihpiece of Silkyover that «fid ofi t4Ti&belyvMch.cwaS
f downwards, upon the
| the Water by little and little afeended to ;the,upper;Q>
Orifice o f theTubef and yet in all Days itlftoodthitsi
* a very inconfiderable quantity of Watbrhaft gone
- ftafee zo Grains, tho’ the S^nd continued moift to the very
c top to the laft 5- the Water imparted a green Tincture to
( the Sand quite to the top of the Tube^ and in the Vial it
f had precipitated a greenilh Sediment mix’d with blacki
' -F f " to