A discovery of the true cause of the wonderful multiplication of corn; with some general remarks upon the nature of trees and plants / By Dr. Wolfius.

  • Wolff, Christian, Freiherr von, 1679-1754.
Date:
1734
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Credit: A discovery of the true cause of the wonderful multiplication of corn; with some general remarks upon the nature of trees and plants / By Dr. Wolfius. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    . it was plain enough to be feen, that thofe Ears which had 16 or 20 Grains, were dried up at the upper end, having Hulls inftead of Grains, which confirm what I mention'd juft now (§. 21.) about the Caufe of fome Ears having lefs Grains than others. 23. One of the ripe Eears had 32, three of 'em 25?, one 28, three 27, four 26, one 25, five 24, one 23, four 22, two 21, fix 20, one ip, two 18, one 17, and two 16 Grains. Agreeably to this the Sum of all the ripe Grains was 854. 24. One Moiety of the Ears, juft as before, held not under 24, and the other Moiety not above 33 Grains, and neverthelefs the Sum of Grains in the plentiful Ears 477, is confiderably greater than the Sum of Grains of the other Ears 377. There* fore we may again reckon for each of thofe 26 Ears that could not grow ripe becaufe of the exceflive Heat, 24 Grains, confequently for the whole 624. Adding thefe 624 Grains to tne firft 854? we get a -Sum of 1478 Grains, that one fingle Grain of Bar¬ ley may produce in a very final! Degree of Ferti¬ lity. §. 25. That I might experience the Quality of my Barley, I have weighed it with other Barley, and found, that notwithftanding mine was much drier than the other, 28 Grains of my Barley flood equilibrious to 31 Grains of the other Barley, in a very exa£l Steel-yard. If 28 Grains of my Barley had been equilibrious to 30 of the other, the pro¬ portion of the Goodnefs of my Barley to that of the fields would be, as 14 to 15, and confequently better about But 28 Grains of my Corn weigh¬ ing as much as 31 others, the Difference is Hill greater than ^r. §. 26. The Goodnefs of my Grains confifted in J their being more folid and compact than the others. • For