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Excerpt from On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature, Vol. 3 of 4: With Occasional Remarks on the Laws, Customs, Manners, and Opinions of Various Nations The stamina of the owers of sorrel thorn are so peculiarly irritable, that, when touched, they will ia-i cline almost two inches; and the upper joint of the leaf of the Dimes. Is formed like a machine to catch food. When an insect, therefore, settles upon its glands, the tender parts become irritated; the 'two labs rise 'up, grasp the insect, and crush it to death. The sensitive plant shrinks back and folds its leaves upon being touched, afier the manner of a snail; and a species of the hedysarum of Bengal has its leaves during the day in continual motion; on the approach of night these leaves sink from their erect posture and seem to repose. Nor is this motion confined to the time of being in full perfection; for if a' branch is cut of and placed in water, the leaves will, for the space of an entire day, continue the same motion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."