T H E f/75/b 



DESIGN." 



TH E Edinburgh fociety, eftablifhed in 

 the year 1755, for the improvement 

 of arts and manufactures, named, amongft 

 other articles, the following : 



For the beft differ tation on vegetation and the 

 principles of agriculture, a gold medal. 



IN order to promote fo ufeful an infti- 

 tution, the following papers were compofed, 

 and delivered in to the fociety, according 

 to the rules laid down. The judges named 

 for that article, determined, on a competi- 

 tion, in their favour. Some few additions 

 have been made to them fince they were 

 given in to the fociety. 



IN fo neceflary an art, where the terms 



are inaccurate, confufed, and differ fo much 



in different counties, to fix thefe terms, 



A 2 and 



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