1670s 6 claims

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Planting saffron heads in rich sandy mold or mixed sandy land yielded more saffron.

Taxon
Saffrone0
Treatment
a black rich Sandy Mold, or in a mixt Sandy Land, between white and rede0
Outcome
store of Saffrone0
Direction
greatere0

Not reportedComparator

Verbatim

e0

“Saffron heads planted in a black rich Sandy Mold, or in a mixt Sandy Land, between white and red, yields the greater store of Saffron”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–142

Title

An account of the culture, or planting and ordering of saffron

Charles Howard Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1678. doi:10.1098/rstl.1677.0038

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The grafted tree bore three-formed fruit, some like orange, some like lemon or citron, and some with both forms.

Taxon
Orengee3
Organ / stage
fruite3
Outcome
three-formede3
Qualifier
some emulating Orenge, some Limons or Citrons, some partaking of both forms in onee3
Setting
Grove near Florencee0

Verbatim

e0

“This Tree was, about 30 years since, first met with in a Grove near Florence”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 9–85
e3

“fruit, three-formed, some emulating Orenge, some Limons or Citrons, some partaking of both forms in one”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 209–312

Title

A phytological observation concerning orenges and limons, both separately and in one piece produced on one and the same tree at Florence: Described by the Florentin Physitian Petrus Natus, and the description lately communicated to the publisher

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1675. doi:10.1098/rstl.1675.0018

Other claims from this paper (1)
Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grafting the tree onto an orange stock was associated with its three-formed branches, leaves, flowers and fruit.

Taxon
Orengee2
Material
Orenge-stocke2
Treatment
grafted upone2
Outcome
three-formede3

Not reportedComparatorDirection

Verbatim

e2

“having an Orenge-stock, which, it seems, was so grafted upon, that thence it became”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 87–170
e3

“fruit, three-formed, some emulating Orenge, some Limons or Citrons, some partaking of both forms in one”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 209–312

Title

A phytological observation concerning orenges and limons, both separately and in one piece produced on one and the same tree at Florence: Described by the Florentin Physitian Petrus Natus, and the description lately communicated to the publisher

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1675. doi:10.1098/rstl.1675.0018

Other claims from this paper (1)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Cutting off skin and spongy parenchyma showed no sign of milky juice or breached vein.

Taxon
plante0
Organ / stage
skine0
Outcome
no signs of Milky juice follow, that is, no breach of a veine0

Verbatim

e0

“the skin of a plant may be cut sheer off with part of the spongy parenchyma, and no signs of Milky juice follow, that is, no breach of a vein”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 219–360

Title

A further account concerning the existence Veins in all kind of plants; together with a discovery of the membranous substance of those Veins, and of some acts in plants resembling those of sense ; as also of the agreement of the venal juice in vegetables with the blood of animals, &c. Communicated by Mr. Lister in a letter of January 8. 1672/73. and exhibited to the R.Society

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1673. doi:10.1098/rstl.1672.0059

Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Roof-grown vines produced grapes for good white wine.

Taxon
Vinese0
Outcome
very good White-wine of his own Grapese0

Verbatim

e0

“a pretty and pleasant culture of Vines at the house of a Gentleman, who makes very good White-wine of his own Grapes”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 28–144

Title

A way of making vines grow to advantage, all over the roof of a house

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1673. doi:10.1098/rstl.1673.0012

Observationobservedcited backgroundmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Plant veins were described as diverging bundles rather than branching.

Taxon
PlantsViridiplantaee0
Outcome
not to be ramified, but rather bundles of them di­varicatede0

Verbatim

e0

“Veins of Plants, which Mr. Lister observes not to be ramified, but rather bundles of them di­varicated”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 19–121

Title

A note of Dr. Wallis sent in a letter of Febr.'17. 1672/3, upon Mr. Lister’s observation concerning the Veins in Plants, pubish't in Numb. 90. of these tracts

Wallis Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 1673. doi:10.1098/rstl.1673.0025