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Show 0f the Seeds or Eggs of 7'14;th Book I. PartIVi, Book I; Part 1 V. fometimes with a Stone as in Apricocks, Peaches, Plums, 6w. and othertimes with a kind of bOny Coat, as in Grapes, Figs; and Cartilaginous in the feeds of Citrons, Oranges, Limons, and a more {oft Membranous Coat in _ Beanes, Peas, and the like. C H A P. Thcvarious «1 his thicker Coat, {tony in fomc feeds of Fruit, and bony, Cartilaginous, 323.5," and Membranous in others, being the outward Iutegument, lomewhat refem. XXXVIII. 0f the generation of 73/5211; bleth the {hell of the Eggs of Birds, as the Cborioir 3 and the more thin covering immediately enwrapping the Seed,is fomewhat like the ‘fine Membrane euclo- [inc the white of the Egg, and may be called the Amman. IThe feeds of Plants are adorned with various colours, fizes, and figures, fome are Conick, as thole ofApples, Limons, Citrons, Qranges, Almonds, Pea- ches, Apricocks, Plums, Nuts 3 others are round as thole of-Figs, Peas, Tares, or Lentils 3 and other innumerable Seeds are endued With irregular fliapes. The tweral The Seeds are integrated of feveral parts, as the Confiituents of various "m"fs‘m' fubl‘tances (belonging to Plants) out of which the Root downward, and The Sum; {hoot upward, and their Kine, Wood, Leaves, Flowers, and Seeds do arife. So that feeds of Plants may be called Eggs, as they hold Analogy with "mm" thofe of Animals, efpecially Viviparous, becaufe they are fupported by Liiitflcwiifiih: quor carried into their Coats and Bodies, by Tubes of Sap, as by preparing 51%;." All- Seminals Velfels, until their firf't Rudiments Rep by Rep arrive their maturity, as attaining unto perfection of parts. E g Aving‘treated your Eyes with a pleafant profpeét of Flowers , made ‘ up oi Clips, Leaves, and Filaments or [hum/1,1, which are contextures of Sap and Air-pipes, beautified with variety of colours , flupes, and files, drefiing the heads of Plants, as minilterial to the Stylifo tm Procefs, the rudiment of the Womb in which the Buds are formed : And luvino entertained your Taft with {tore of pleafant Fruit, as Syfiems 0F numiro us Veliels, iiiterfiierfed with divers Veficles, as {0 many little Cilltern s of Liquor to convey Aliment to Kernels, the Eggs of Plants lt'ared within the fo- lid confines of Cartilaginous, bony, and {tony Shells ; My province at this time, is to give an account of the parts of Seed, and how they are pro- ductive of Plants, which is as plealant, as curious to conlider, how they hold fome cortefpondence with the generation of Animals, as having Secun~ dines fomewhat refembling the Cboriorz and Amniofl conlifting of manifol d Tubes, tranfmitting Seminal and Nutricious Juice to the body of Seeds, the epitomes of Plants, containing their feveral parts of which they are integrated. The Seeds protluélive of Hams, are l'omewhat lika Animals in the manner of th;irtht‘Idtion. Perhaps fome fcruPle may arife, whether the bony or flony Integuments (in which the Feed is preferved, as in Plums, Peaches, and the like) be Secundines or Wombs cherifhing the Eggs of Plants 5 01‘ whether the Carti- laginous walls, enclofing the feeds of Apples, Pears, (7w. may be entitled Wombs or Secundines, to which as by (talks the Seeds are faftned and re- ceive nourifhment. The Flowers decaying, their Cups are tied by {talks to the origens of Fruits are n vunihrtl bf Fruits, conveying Sap and Air to their various Cylinders, making up fine Sap-vdicls, Compages, befet with divers minute little bottles onuiee, giving fupport to the Seeds, imparting to them a productive dilpofition, as giving the principles or rudiments of Plants, alikenefs of all parts, from whence they proceed; whereupon, aslhumbly conceive, the lap of Plants paging through the Root, Trunk, Branches, Frondage, Foliage, and Flowers, doth receive their various difpofitions, and communicate them to the Seeds, whence'they are rendred pregnant, as having a generative faculty, when fafely lodged within the bowels of the Earth, as in a common fruitful Womb. To this end the feeds of Plants are endowed with a double Coat, the out- ward and thicker may be called the Cborion, and the inward and finer vail may be flyled the Amnz'on; thefe ufeful Integuments are choice Compages framed of numerous Tubes, often uniting with Inofcularions after the manner of Network, in whofe Interftices are feated many little Veficles of Liquor, which is tranfmitted firfl: from the outward vef't as a Cbarion to the more in- Thtthickcr coat of Seeds may be called (Jovian. and the thinner, Amnirn. ward as an Amnion, and thence to the various parts of the Seed, giving it neuriflrment and life, and a power to vegetate, when lodged in the teaming bofom of the Earth. The Cods, the Wombs of Beans and Peas, are compofed of many fibrous Pipes of Liquor and Air, which are brought from their fialks, and branched into numerous divarications (after the manner of Network) whore Ame are ' inter-a The Cods of . Beans and Pens are compofcd ofmauy fibrous Pipes of Liquor and Air. |