I'O Additional Remarks on the 



garden. Even London and its suburbs, though peo- 

 pled with more than a million of inhabitants, are plen- 

 tifully supplied M'ith all kinds of roots, fruits, and 

 esculent vegetables, from grounds within the distance 

 of twelve miles. 



But this could not be accomplished without a rich 

 soil, and a high degree of cultivation. The variable 

 state of the weather may be accounted for from the 

 vicinity to the ocean, the lofty mountains in Wales, 

 in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, &c., which attract the 

 clouds, and, suddenly changing the state of the winds, 

 produce copious showers in the mountainous districts. 

 Hence the annual fall of rain varies, according to 

 situation and the state of the winds, from 21 to 36 

 inches. A westerly or south-west wind prevails, in- 

 deed, almost three-fourths of the year, which disposes 

 to frequent rain. But the quantity of rain which falls 

 during the course of the year is a very uncertain test 

 of the moisture or dryness of any particular season, 

 situation, or climate. There may be little, or evert 

 no rain, and yet the air be constantly damp and foggy;" 

 or there may be heavy rains, with a comparatively 

 dry state of the atmosphere. The same depth of rain 

 will likewise produce different effects on the air, ac- 

 cording as it falls upon a flat or hilly country : for 

 large quantities soon quit the hills or high grounds, 

 while smaller quantities have more lasting and power- 

 ful effects on a flat country. Much also depends 

 upon the nature of the soil, whether clay or sand, 

 whether firm and compact, or loose and spungy. 



