[W]ere the Aer copiouſly mixed vvith the Sap here, as in the Pith, Fruit, and other Parenchymous Parts; it vvould give ſo quick a Ferment to the Sap, as to dilate and amplify the Bladders of the Seed, beyond its preſent compact and durable Texture; and ſo expoſe it, either to a precipitant Grovvth, or ſudden Rot.
1676 November 19 (Gregorian calendar), Nehemiah Grew, “The Anatomy of Leaves, Flowers, Fruits and Seeds. […] The Fourth Book. Chapter V. Of the Use of the Attire.”, in The Anatomy of Plants. […], [London]: […] W. Rawlins, for the author, published 1682, part II (The Anatomy of Flowers, […]), page 172