NATURAL HISTORY, 
to the Dart, supplying the country at the back for 
many miles into the granite and slate districts; and 
from the Babbivombe quarries, vessels are con- 
stantly conveying stone to supply the kilns along 
the banks of the Exe, whence a large part of the 
red sand stone district around and beyond Exeter 
is supplied. It is also admirably adapted to build- 
ing and ornamental purposes, and the variety and 
beauty of its markings, cause it to be in great re- 
quest, for tablets, pillars, mantle-pieces, &c. The 
cliff at Petitor, on the edge of the sea, between two 
portions of the red sand stone and which is the most 
easternly point along the coast where Lime occurs, 
has long been celebrated in this way—the blecks 
here are tumbled from the outer edge of the cliff, 
(the whole of which appears in a loose disjointed 
state,) of many tons weight, and slabs of a large 
scantlage, and pillars of 14 or 15 feet in length are 
often worked from it. The rock also, which we 
have previously noticed, at Coomb-fishacre, on the 
estate of John Shepherd, Esq. is quarried for orna- 
mental purposes; and whether we consider the 
size and fine texture of the slabs, or the beauty and 
novelty of their patterns, we know of nothing of 
this kind in the county capable of rivalling it. 
Tue Rep Sano Srone. This is in some 
places sufficiently compact to serve as a very dura- 
le building material, There are quarries at Exe 
minster and elsewhere, for this purpose. 
THe Green Sanv. If the sides of Haldon 
were driven into in tie same way as those of Black 
