Perkins, Henry, 1803-1889, publisher, Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, printer, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Philadelphia : H. Perkins, 134 Chestnut Street · leaf 25
g thread, having a smallpiece of wood tied to one end, which,resting transversely on the card, pre-vents its being drawn through. To theother end of the thread attach an acorn ;and, having half filled the glass withwater, suspend the acorn at a short dis-tance from the surface. The glass must be… … TRANSMUTATIONS. 5 into the water; and, in a few days more, a stem will shoot outat the other end, and, rising upwards, will press against thecard, in which an orifice must be made to allow it to passthrough, From this stem, small leaves will soon be observedto sprout; and, in the course of a few…
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