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White clover fpreads its fibrous roots upon the 

 furface of the ground, and is not fo apt to be thrown 

 out as red clover ; nor is it ever deftroyed by any 

 accident, if the earth is rich and firm \ frequent 

 rolling makes it flourifh' abundantly, evert on light 

 foils i but without that, on fuch foils it inevitably 

 will perifh ; (by the term tight, I do not mean 

 fandy, as fometimes is fo exprefTed, but ground that 

 is not weighty ; we here call it deaf.) 



If thefc hafty obfervations can be of any ufe to 

 the members of your fociety, they are much at 

 their fervrce. 



Some years ago, I publifhed two volumes of 

 t€ Essays on Agriculture ;" in which I threw out 

 ■ feveral obfervations on grafles, but the above are 

 not among them. There are few plants more va- 

 luable for certain purpofes than broad clover. But 

 there are many which injome rejpecls exceed it. I 

 muft not however longer trefpafs on your patience, 

 than to aflTure you that I fhall be ever happy to 

 contribute my mite to the advancement of fcience. 



I am, your mod humble fervant, 



JAMES ANDERSON. 



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