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lift of a few regularly prognoftic plants, elthet 

 comm-^n in every field, if native •, or, if not na- 

 tive, common in every garden. For it muft be 

 noted, that many plants will blow even in the 

 depth of winter, if the weather be mild. This 

 is tlie czk of dandelion , chickweed, Jhepherd's purfe^ 

 daify^ &c. As for other precautions, I will refer 

 the reader to the piece concerning the leafing of 

 trees in the Am^n. Academ. 



This Calendar was made at the hofpitable feat 

 of my very worthy and ingenious friend Mr. 

 Mardiam, v/ho has hkev/ife made obfervations 

 of this kind, and lately communicated to the 

 world his curious obfervations on the growth of 

 trees. All the countrey about is a dead flat ; on 

 one fide is a barren black heath, on the other a 

 light fandy loam; partly tilled, partly pafture land 

 fiieltered with very fine f^roves. 



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