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Of Earth) and earthy Subft 



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Dark loam 

 Earth. 



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Earth and 

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Lutea montt 

 Yellow earth. 



Subpinguis crocea. 



Red earth. 

 Schiftica purpurea. 

 Purple earth. 



Sabulo "oarie mixta, wL 

 The mixed loam, or fandy 



foyl. 



6. Humofa nigra. 

 Black mould. 



7. Humofa radicibus inter- 



texta. 



Turf, and fwamp-mould 



8. Humofa & paludofa. 

 Mud and dung. 



9. Fimofa. 



The earth obtained from 

 _ the remains of animals 





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Thefe are the common forts of native earth generally found in Jamaica : and 

 indeed, in moft other countries : the firft is what we properly call pure loam, or 

 mould j it is of a free open texture, and muft conftitute the principal part of 

 every cultured foyl to yield a profit fuitable to the labourer's toil. 



The fecond is of a poorer fort, and frequent in the mountains of this Ifland, 

 where a conftant moifture and frequent admixture of vegetable mould renders it very 

 luxuriant, and a proper matrix for many of the principal timbers and more fucculent 



The third fort abounds in moft of the hilly lands ; it is more or lefs of a 





plants. 



bolar nature, and not efteemed either a kind or a luxuriant mould, though the na 

 tive provifions, and the vines of the country thrive beft in fuch a foil. The fourth, 

 and fifth are the common forts in the lower lands and favannas, which we generally 

 find both a kind and fertil bed, when fupplied with moifture ; but this often fails, 

 and leaves thofe fields almoft ufelefs. The fixth and feventh, are chiefly the pro- 

 duce of decayed vegetables, and known to be the richer!: and moft luxuriant bed 

 for all forts of plants. The eighth is peculiar to thofe bottom lands fituated near 

 the fea, and is commonly mixed with bruih and mangroves ; the foil is rich, but 

 the fituation of the ground renders it only fit for Scotch grafs, and other marfhy ve- 

 getables. The ninth is common enough, but feldom u fed in this country ; for few 

 of them have any notion of the real properties of manure, or of dunging lands which 

 they already think too rich : A moift, free foil, with moderate heat, will any where 

 produce a luxuriant growth, but the warmth of the glebe alone can maturate or 

 enrich the juice. 



The moft remarkable compounds of this kind now found in Jamaica are the, 



TALCUM 



Subfufcum diaphanum lamellis tenuijjimis fubelafticis. 

 The brownifh Talk with very thin lamina?. 





I had once received fome of this as a production o{ Jamaica ; but have been, fince 

 informed, that it was brought there from the coaft of Guinea. It differs but little 

 from that with which we are fupplied from Mufcovy. 



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Argent ea particulis minimis elabilibus. 



MICA 



The filver Mica. 



Aurea particulis elabilibus impalpabilibus. 

 The golden Mica. gjg 



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