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Show deeaiBealol of Plants. ical Thorns are fuch as thofe of the Rasberry Buth, bein a moft extraordinary fmall andinvifible proportion cf CHAP. V. Of the FLOWER. from the Ligsous Body, but as, it feems, wholly from the Shin, or from the exteriour part of the Barque. 1e Growth of this Thorn may farther argue what in the apter we {uppofeds fe. That as the proper Tendency of the s Body, isto Afcend; {o of the Corti al to Defeend. For as the vous Thorv, like other Parts of the Trak , in its Growth afcends; This, being almoft whollyCortical, pointeth downdward. The ufe of Via } I bu if Gyre ¢ barrack } obfeved. } , ock hath s Mr.- Shar Ingeniou the se Thorns 4. §. Upon the Leaves of divers Plants two ProduGions thew themfelves, fc. Hairs and Gloubulets. Of Hairs, only one kind is taken notice of 5 although theyare various. Ordinarily they are of a Simple Figure; which when fine and thick fet, as on moft Flairy Buds 3 or fine and long, as on thofe of the Vie, we call them Down, 5. §. But fometimes theyare Branchedout, from the bottom to the top, reciprocally on everyfide, in fome refemblance to a Stags Horn; asin Mullen. And fometimes they are Affral, asupon Lavender, and fome other Leaves, and efpecially thofe of Wild Olive; wherein every Hair rifing in one round entire Bafis a little way above the furface of the Leaf, is then difparted, Star-like, into feveral, four, five or fix The general Parts . whereof are moft commonly three; c. the Ex- palement, the Foliation, and the Attire. 2. §. The Empalement, whether ofone or more pieces, I call that which is the utmoft Part of the Flower, encompafling the other two. “Tis com” pounded of the three general Parts, the Ski, the Cortical and Lignous Bodies, each Empaler (where there are divers) being as anotherlittle Leaf; as in thofe of a Quince-Flower, as oft as they happen to be overgrown, is well feen. As likewife in the Primrofe, with the green Flower ; commonly fo call’d, though by a miftake: For that which feems to be the Flower, is only the more flourifhing Empalement, the Flowerit felf being White, But the continuationofall the three aforefaid Parts into each Empaler, is difcoverable, I think, no where better than in an Artichoke, which is a 6. §. The Ufes of Hairs are for Diftinétion and Protection. That of Diftindion is but fecondary, the Leaves being grown to a confideable fize. That of Protedfion is the prime, for which they wereori- true Flower, and whofe Empalers are of that amplitude, as fairly to fhew them all: As alfo, that the Original of the shiz ofeach Empaler or Leaf is not diftin& from that of the reft; but to beall one piece, laid in fo many Plaits or Duplicatures, as there are Leaves, from the outermoft to the inner and moft Central ones. 3. §. The Defign of the Expalement, is to be Security and Bands tothe other two Parts ofthe Flower : To be their Security beforeits opening, by intercepting all extremities of Weather : Afterwards to be their Bands, and firmly to contain all their Parts in their due and moft decorous poftnre: fo that a Flower without its Empalement, would hang as uncouth and taudry, as a Lady without her Bodies. 4. §. Hence we have the reafon why it is various, and fometimes inally form’d together with the Leaves themfelves, and whofe fer- Leaves, whichtheir exceeding tendernefs then requires; fo that they feem to be vefted with a Coat of Frize, or to be kept warm, like young and dainty Chickens, in Wool. ; 7. §. Globulets are feen upon Orach, both Garden and Wild; and yet more plainly on Mercury or Bonus Henricus. In thefe, grow- ing almoft upon the whole Plant, and being verylarge, they are by all taken notice of: 8. ¢. But ftri@ Obfervation difcovers, that thefe Globulets are the natural and conftant Off-fpring of very many other Plants. Both thefe Globulets, and likewife the diverfity of Hairs, I find that Mr. Microgra phy. Fook hath alfo obferved. I take notice, that they are of two kinds . Tran{parent, asupon the Leaves of Hyfop, Mint, Banme, and many more White, as upon thofe of Germander, Sage, and others. All which, though the naked Eye will difcover, yet by the help of Glafes we may obferve them moft diftin@ly. The ufe of thefe we fuppofe the fame, in part, with thofe of the Flower, whereof we ‘hall {peak. ft Ay Points, ail {tanding at right Angles with the faid perpendicular Bafis. vice they enjoy in their Infant-eftate : For the Hairs being thenin form of a Down, always verythick fet, thus, give that Protefion to the ii hi ~VGEE_E next proceed to the Flower. wanting. Some Flowers have none, as Tvlips; for having a fat and frim Leaf, and each Leaf likewife {tanding on a broad and ftrong Bafis, they are thus fufficient to themfelves. Czrzations, on the con‘trary, have not only an Empalement, but that ( for, more firmitude ) of one piece: For otherwife, the Foot of each Leafbeing very long and {lender, moft of them would be apt to break out of compaf : yet isthe top of the Evpalement indented alfo3 that the Indentments, by being lapp’d over the Leaves before their expanfion, may then protect them; and by being fpread under them afterwards, may better fhoulder and prop them up. And if the Feet of the Leaves be both long and very tender too, here the Empalement is numerous, though confifting of feveral pieces; yet thofe in divers Rouwds, and all with a counterchangeable refpe& to each other ( whichalfo the ofthe Learned Sir Thomas Browz obferves ) as in all Kxapweeds, and other Treat. Quincunsss Flowers ; whereby, how commodious theyare for both the aforefaid ends, may eafily be conceiv’d; and well enough exemplified by the Scales of Fifbes, whereunto, as to their pofition, they have not ar unapt refemblance. L 2 5. § |