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Befides thefe trials on cabbages, Mr. 

 Smelt has executed fome other experiments 

 which deierve particular attention. One 

 upon the breaking up and laying down to 

 grafs, is very curious. 



A field of 2 2 acres, old lay, that had not 

 been ploughed of 40 years, was grown lb 

 bad, mofl'y, and hide-bound, that he de- 

 termined to break it up : The foil fcemingly 

 gravel, but found from experiment to be of 

 a marley nature. It was all pared and 

 burnt, in April and Alay 1 766, as thin as 

 poflible ; ploughed once, and fown with 



of the necks is twifled even to paining 



the eye. 

 Unknowji. Three fmall landlcapes •, companions. 



The center one fpirited and well finilhed. 

 Scarlatti. A madman's brains. This is truly, 



phrenfy embodied. 

 Viviano. Landfcape. Very fine ; the colours 



elegant, and the perfpeciive light, through 



the rock pifturelque. 

 Unknown. Four Imall cattle-pieces on copper. 



The colours very fine, and the defign 



fpirited. 

 Ditto. Landfcape ; the flight into Egypt. 



Excellent. 

 Bitto. Landfcape j a hermit's cave. The rocks 



and trees very wild and finej and the 



light through the cavities natural and 



piclurefque. 

 Jan. Steeu. Two fmall landfcapes. Pleafmg. 



Unkncwn. 



