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and gather more from pradtice and ob- 

 fervation, than he can acquu-c from books 

 and ftudy. It is upon this principle that 

 I have avoided all theoretical rules ; for 

 if we confult only the book of Nature, 

 and obferve her order, and the con- 

 fequences that refult from her prog- 

 nofticks, we fliall derive infinite ad- 

 vantage from her inflrudtions in all coun- 

 try-bufinefs, fince no voice is fo loud or 

 diftind as hers. Every plant,- and weed 

 characterizes the foil it grows upon, and 

 tells us its quality and value. A thou- 

 fand animals, and infcd:s foretel us what 

 weather, what feafons we are to expedl ; 

 and are therefore well worthy of our at- 

 tention. The late ingenious Mr. Stilling- 

 fleet, among other publications of great 

 moment, favoured the world with a re- 

 gifter of the times of the budding, blof- 

 foming, and foliage of different flowers, 



^ flirubs. 



