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Show GE GE the Uterus, or even into the Ovaries, it is thus left behind them fufficient to impregnate thefe Flowers, for they bore goodripe Seeds. In a Parcel of Savoys, which were planted for Seed near white and red Cabbages, the Seeds whenfown, produc’d halfred, and fome white anfwer’d : If it be confider’d how every Flower when it is prepar’d for the A&of receiving the Male Seed, is fo much under the Influence of the Sun, that the Petals open at its Approach, Cabbages, and fomeSavoys with red Ribs, and and fhut up again at its Departure, it very fome neither one Sort nor the other, but a well explains howthe Piftillum or Female Parts of Generation are relax’d at one time more than another, 7. ¢. that the Female Parts are more relax’d at the Opening of the Flower than when the Flower is fhut up; for the lower-leaves adhering to the Bottom ofthe Piftilum, muft confequently, when they bend back, put every Part of the Pijtillum into a different Pofture to that in which it was when the Petals were fhut. And it is certain, that it is the Prefence of the Sunthat ripens the Male Daft in the Apices, and opens the little Cafes in which it it is contained, giving them a Springinefs that flings forth that Duft as foonas ’tis ripe, fo as to {catter it to a confiderable Diftance. The Mixture ofall Sorts together in one ao which I fuppofe might happen by theZ impregnating the Urerzs of each other. In a Letter communicated by Paul Z Efq; to the Royal Society, wrote from England, he mentionsthe interchangin Colours of the Jadian Wheat, but if they are planted fep ftantly keep to their own Colour : inte rchangiing of Colours has b whenthe Diftance between the Rows ofASorm has been feveral Yards; tho’ he fay happens to be a high Board Fen the different colour’d Corns, the A tion of Colours is intit cly prevented. Female Parts are at this time dilated by the opening of the Flower-leaves, and the Apices or Chives concurring at the fame time it ibe awe aaa Cucni | Male and Female F\ supond of the fame Plant: The Male Flow flinging forth their Male Duft, anfwer the appears upon a flender fame End in the Generatioz of Plants, that the arge Style in the Midd Orange-c Y A&of Copulation does among Animal Havingthusgiven feveral Reafonings and Arguments uled by various ‘Aarhors, who have made it their Study to iow leed the Mode of Generation of jess ede ty whether the Impregnation of them proceeds from the Farina Fecundans, or Male Duft entering the Uterus of Plants in Subftance, or by Effi ty I fhall not take upon me to determine the Difpute, efpecially fince Mr. Boyle has proved, that all Effluvia’s are fubtile Particles of Matter, fo that it matters not how {mall or minute thefe Particles are, fince a Bodyinits firft State may be fo minute as to be fcarcely perceptible. I fhall therefore conclude with mentioning a few Experiments of my own, which I com— municated to Dr. Patrick Bl: ur, which he improv’'d as a Proofof his Opinion of Efflu- via; and Mr. Bradley alfo, as a Proof of the Farina entering the Uterus in Subftance, and Jeave the curious Enquirer to determine on that Side of the Queftion, which Reafon and Experiment fhall influence him. i feparated the Male Plants of a Bed of Spinage from the Female, and the Confequence was, that the Seed did fwell to the nfual Bignefs ; but when fow’d, it did not grow afterwards : and fearching into the Seed, I found it wanted the Puy cae Vita. ; I fet twelve Tuliips by themfelves, about fix te iho Yetdsfrom any other; and as foon ceri I iy rh. out the Stamina fo very > catter’'d none of the Male and whenthey c oo ycame out, I found they had Footftalk, < commonlycall’d Falfe times by unskilful Perfons puli’d off ffoon a ;eee that they wea great Milftake: N Fer in order to try this Experiment, I planted four Holes of Melons ina Place pretty far diftant from d with dans, to attra i {tick or otherrefin’d aGive Par 2S; "That this Farina abounds ¢ with Sulphur, and that a very refin’d Sort, is probable from the fubtile Oil which a frefh Spot of Ground, in proporti pacanuy@ ofieants you have to tranfplant : Purpofe on very moveable Apices fix’d on sires Feet uiaafrom each other : take up your Plants, being careful not to br their Roots, which would be v j the flender Points of the Stina, whereby it might eafily, with the leaft Breath of Wind, be difpers’d in the Air, thereby furrounding the Plant, as it were, with an Atmofphere of fublimed fulphureous Pounce ; for many Trees and Piants abound ¢ with it, which uniting with the Air Par- ticles, they may, perhaps, be infpir’d at i Parts of the Plant, and efpeciallyat lum, and be thence convey’d to the inalis, e{peciallly towards Evenand in the Night, when the beautiful la of the Flowers are clos’d up, and they, with all the other Parts of the Vegetable, are in a ftro imbibing State: Andif to thefe unit fulphureous, a aerial Part icles, we fuppofe fome Part of Light to bejoin’d, for Sir Z/aac N has found, that Sulphur attr ftrongly ; then the Refult of thefe three by uded by the regular Analyfis of Vearable Nature, to the firft enlivening Principle of their minuteft Origin. STA JUN ; [is fo call’d, ye Leaves are The Flowers ctrine ef the “Tf I (fays he) cide be Conjecture _ a Cafe in whieh the mo dil kena ee ther than mere Conj it to their Confiderat et Proof we hav attracts Air, a Hint may n S. confides whether this maynot « “ eral Kidine y-[bap’d . Je ncrA3 muchin their Opinions, norcan any of mifca vine You mauft obferve alio to Heep the Groundclear from Weeds; avy or March, you f between the Rows to loofen difficult to tranfplant. ty this ‘eae the Plants may remain twoYears, by which time they will be full large enough to be remov'd to the Places whe re they are defign’d to remain for Floweri Nor fhould they be fuffer’d to continue above threeYears at moft in the Nurfery, for after that time it will be yery dangerous to remove them, they being large, that | know amongft all the Variety of J. B. The yellow a afcertain any particular Method how perform’d : I fhall therefore d quoting the Words of the Reverend Mr. nich are a moft Deciions Su : inning of May, in fome of the worft to tranfplant, when grown thof had planted in another Place, whereI fu all the Flowers to rer upon them, from which I had a great Quantity Frui can only guefs at, fince i Animals, our greateft N vhich will be by the which time they will Spanifh Broom. Fruit remain’d to fis, r. Ly oe dry, until they have taken frefh Re Kuee, becaule it is a very flexible off foonafter they appear impregnated by the Fariz order to render the Fruit pe or in what manner it is perform’ them, and fet them a Foot Rows, clofing the Earth to 1 Feet ; and if the Weather fhould b you may give them alittle Water little Mulch firft upon the S Ground near their Stems: This be repeated once a Week, if the Roots of the Plants mayt nuate themfelves and {preac otherwife they will be far the moft active eeinsipl es in Nature, will Be a Punttum Saliens to invigorate the 7 Plant: And thus weare at laft {tantly pull’d off all the Male Filo time to time before they ! fequence was, thatall the From thefe, and it is very plain, tha the Embryo of the which, if fuffer’d to remain, woul time ov un anddeftroy Place the Plants fhould following ; at which time youfhould Chymifts obtain from the Chives ofSaffron: And ifthis be the Ufe of it, was it poffible that it could be more aptly Plac'd for the when the Flowers began to Dual ; and abont two Daysafterw ards, I faw eS Seea ci ips, where I did Bit tat, de Pe tamina, and when they Bodies ie oe with Daft ontheir Tulips, wae= ac I faw them fly into: the if y unite major, Portugal Broom. The firft of thefe Plants is very commonin the Nurferies near London, andiis fold by the Gardeners amot ing Shrubs for Wildernefs-Quarters ; where, byits long Continuance in Flo wer, together iefs, it affords an equal Pleafure er flowering Shrubs. nt is eafily propagated by fowing (which are annually produc’ d in Rs antities upon theold PI ants) in th the Year, upon a warm drySoii, anopen Expoluure, obferving not to th, (a quar— icient); nor fho until the Plants co about fix Weeks af Moifture rots the mer-time you muft Plants from Weeds, EF. Trees. The beft time for tra planting themis, as I {aid before, towar latter End of A¢arch, ovfervingt perfect mild Seafon, and wshen. South, or Wefterly; for if the Wind blows from the North or Eaft at this Seafon, it either y Nights or cold drying Winds, both of hich are equally hurtful to thefe Plants when firft remov’d, You fhould obferve lay fome Mulch roufid their Stems, to prevent the Sun and Wind from penetrating the Earth and drying their Fibres; as alfoxtto water them in dry Weather, directed, until they have taken Root, after which time they will be in no Danger. This, although a Native of Spain, and the warmParts of Europe, yet is become fo hardy as to refift the Cold of our Climatein the open Air, and will growto the Height of tw ive or fourteen Feet, and produce annually large ties of {\ weet yellow Flo VCr ad per- 3 which if fuffer’d to ‘fall to the main, and comeup thefuc— whereby you maybeeafily ing Plants without much the Ground be not dug, gal Sort is at prefent very rare ad, and only to be found in fome curious Colle&tions of Plants: This is not fo Yyy hardy |
