Paper · 1667 · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

An experiment on Aloe Americana Serrati-folia weighed; seeming to import a circulation of the sappe in plants, by the same Dr. Merret

Christopher Merrett

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Abstract

Abstract August 4. 1656. this aloes weighed 21 ounces, 6 drams, 2 grains. Its colour was of a pale-green, consisting of 11 leaves: it was bound about with a red dry cloth, and was hung up without oil, as is usual, in the kitchin.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The Aloe specimen weighed 21 ounces, 6 drams, 2 grains.

Taxon
Aloe Americana Serrati-foliat0
Outcome
weighede0
Value
21 ounces, 6 drams, 2 grainse0

Verbatim

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“this aloes weighed 21 ounces, 6 drams, 2 grains.”

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“Aloe Americana Serrati-folia”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

The Aloe was pale green and had 11 leaves.

Taxon
Aloe Americana Serrati-foliat0
Outcome
colour was of a pale-green, consisting of 11 leavese0
Value
11 leavese0

Verbatim

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“Its colour was of a pale-green, consisting of 11 leaves”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 74–129 · show in text ↑
t0

“Aloe Americana Serrati-folia”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 17–45 · show in text ↑