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facts which strikes us with admiration when reflecting on the general 

 hai-mony of the universe. Hence in tropical and warm climates, 

 innumerable means of satisfying the wants of those places are found 

 in the variety of fruits and other vegetable productions, not known 

 in higher latitudes, in which the consumption of animal food being 

 greater, the plains are spread out into luxurious meadows and pastures 

 in which numerous flocks supply this necessary of life. 



This distribution of plants is a subject worthy of notice and 

 especially in a district like that of Hull, when, within the space of a 

 few miles we have a great variety of soil ; as for instance many of the 

 plants inhabitants of the sea coast, are occasionally found on the shores 

 of the H umber. In the immediate vicinity of the to^vn, the alluvial 

 and clayey deposit is in great abundance which has its peculiar vegetable 

 productions. About three miles west and north West of the town we 

 have the chalky soil in which are found plants particularly partial to 

 such a region. And lastly, if we are at the pains of travelling 

 to Cottingham, we shall find a soil abundant in sand, and therefore 

 producing those plants which are favourable, from their peculiar forma- 

 tion and habits, to dry situations. But to the practical botanist 

 the environs of Beverley ai'e particularly favourable to his pursuits, 

 on account of the great variety of plants found there. 



The above considerations have led the writer to propose a brief 

 notice of the various plants growing in the neighbourhood of Hull, 

 with especial reference to their natural order, general conformation, 

 and peculiar habit and properties of each, with such general physio- 

 logical and anatomical observations as the above may suggest and 

 call forth. 



J. H. G. 



