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a blackifh heavy mould, with a good proportion of 

 clay, but* works freely j whereas the foil ofBrifling- 

 ton is moftly fuch as I have defcribed it. I know 

 of none fimilar to that of Keynfham j yet I refolved 

 to prove how far their aiTertion was well founded j 

 and obtaining fome feed from one of the needy fort, 

 J fowed half an acre on the common, an exceeding 

 fine tilth, and a better crop I never faw in Keynfham. 

 I could not prevail on any of the Keynfham growers 

 to purchafe it, although but about two miles diftantj 

 and not having either apparatus or judgment to 

 manufacture, I fuffered it to run to feed, gaining; 

 only from the experiment, that it is of a very eafy 

 culture, and might be made general, and that the 

 only difficulty is in, the preparing it for market. 



No. VI. On Coriander Setd. 



March 22d, 1783, fowed ten perch with cori- 

 ander-feed, the foil a good fandy lpam t 



