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Show NTO what Degree the knowledge of Plants is ar- rived, §.1. Wherein defective, §. 2. Why concluded to be fo, §. 3. Yet capable of Improvement, §.4. And worthy of it, §. 5. Divers Inflances given, wherein; firft of the Organical Parts, ato their external Accidents and Oeconomical Ufes,6. Thenof their Contents, Qualities, and Powers, 7. And an Improvement ofthis Part, will further that ofdivers other parts of knowledge ; whereofInfiances are given, 8. Inorder whereto, Five General Means are propounded, 9. The Firft, a particular and comparative Survey of whatever is of more Externalconfideration about Plants, 10. Inflanced as to their Figures, 11,12. Proportions, 13. Seafons, 14. Places, 15. Motions, 16. The Second, A like Survey of the Organical Parts by Anatomy, as that whichis very neceffary, 17. In what manner tobe profecuted, both without, and with the Microfcope; 18. What thereupon to be obferved, 19. And what, fromobfervantion made, probably attainable, 20. The Third, A like Surveyof the ContentsofPlants; their feveral Kinds, 21. Of all which, their Receptacles, 22. Motions, 23. Qualities, 24. Confiftence,25. Colours, Smells,and Taftes, 26. Where alfo the fame Qualities are to be inquired into, as generally belonging to Plants, 26. 27. Odours,28. Taftes,29. As their Colours, Alfo their Faculties, 30. thefe to be further examined, Zt. By Contufion, 32. All Agita- tion, 33. Frigifaction, 34. Infufion, 35. Subfeffion, 36. Di- geflion,3 7,38. Decottion,39. Deftillation,go. Arefatlion,at: Affation; |