Of the proper Choice of Soils, Sec. 2 1. 

 Ground void of Stones 5 and this Obfervation 

 tells us alfo, that Trees of fmall Strength in 

 comparifon of the O.^k, being planted in or 

 near a Stone Wall, the Roots have fo increas'd 

 and fvveird, making their own Way by Rea- 

 fon of a hard Rock feme Depth under Ground^ 

 which the Roots could not enters that they 

 have lifted up the faid Wall, and in a few 

 Years thrown it quire down to the Ground : 

 Fourthly, there is another Sign of the Barrcn- 

 nefs of Ground, which is to be adjudg'd by its 

 own Cohftitution ,- for it is well known to 

 ihem, that are not ignorant of the Confii- 

 tution of the World, that a Body is compos'd 

 of all the Eleinents, Earth, Air, Fire and 

 Water; and altho' all thefe Elements are fim- 

 ple Bodies of themfclves, yet in all Bodies 

 elfe are all the Elements, becaufe Water eva- 

 porates into Air. and that Vv^ater is again 

 made of Vapour, Rain teacheth us 5 and that 

 Earth and Water alfo is ratified, may be 

 prov'd by many Examples*, and that Fire the 

 Spirit infus'd working by Heat in all Bodies, 

 is not to be denyed by thir. You fee that 

 the Conftitution of a Body participates of the 

 four Elements, which is to fay, Qualities 

 hot, cold, moift and dry^ but, to come nearer 

 our main Point, the Conftitution of that 

 Ground, where one ot the four Elements 

 /doth moft predom'nate, is an apparent Sign 

 of Barrennefs, as when the Grounds are either 

 extreamly cold and moift, or hot and dry ; 



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