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nation of the chalk hills of Dorfetfhire, 

 and continues to the Landsend. 



V. The CLIMATURE of Weft 

 Devonfhire is particularly marked. The 

 lituation of the Diflrid between two Teas ; 

 its immediate expofure to the main ocean, 

 in the direct paffage of the South-weft 

 winds, and the elevated fammits of the 

 mountains, which furround it, arrefting 

 the fleets of vapours as they arrive heavy 

 laden from the Atlantic, unite in ren- 

 dering this portion of the Illand liable to 

 an excefs of rain ; this, to a coolnefs ox 

 climature, and a latcnefs of feafon. 

 Though fituated in the moft Southern 

 climate of the Illand, its harvefts are com- 

 paratively late ; but vary in a fmgular 

 manner with the feafon. 



In 1 79 1, wheat crops in general were 

 green, the iirft of Aiigiiji, and hay harveft 

 was, then, barely at its height. The twenty- 

 fifth of Auguft, corn harveft was in for-r 

 wardnefs, the weather having recently been 

 dry and hot. Neverthelefs, at that time, 

 much corn ftill remained green y efoecially 



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