Siris: a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water,: And Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 - 174 pages |
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... more or less oil and balsam in all evergreen trees , which retains the acid fpirit , that principle of life and verdure ; the not retaining whereof in sufficient quantity , causeth other plants to droop and wither .
... more or less oil and balsam in all evergreen trees , which retains the acid fpirit , that principle of life and verdure ; the not retaining whereof in sufficient quantity , causeth other plants to droop and wither .
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Those who have examined the structure of trees and plants by microscopes , have discovered an admirable variety of fine capillary tubes and vessels , fitted for several purposes , as the imbibing or attracting of proper nourishment ...
Those who have examined the structure of trees and plants by microscopes , have discovered an admirable variety of fine capillary tubes and vessels , fitted for several purposes , as the imbibing or attracting of proper nourishment ...
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And perhaps some will think it not unreasonable to suppose the mechanism of plants more curious than even that of animals , if we consider not only the several juices secreted by different parts of the same plant , but also ...
And perhaps some will think it not unreasonable to suppose the mechanism of plants more curious than even that of animals , if we consider not only the several juices secreted by different parts of the same plant , but also ...
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And , indeed , what share of a plant's nourishment is drawn through the leaves and bark , from that ambient ... It is an opinion received by many , that the fap circulates in plants as the blood in animals : that it ascends through ...
And , indeed , what share of a plant's nourishment is drawn through the leaves and bark , from that ambient ... It is an opinion received by many , that the fap circulates in plants as the blood in animals : that it ascends through ...
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Only I cannot help observing , that the vulgar argument from analogy between plants and animals Joseth much of it's force , if it be considered , that the supposed circulating of the fap , from the root or lacteals through the arteries ...
Only I cannot help observing , that the vulgar argument from analogy between plants and animals Joseth much of it's force , if it be considered , that the supposed circulating of the fap , from the root or lacteals through the arteries ...
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