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in Bohemia, where calcareous luff is feon ahcrnatinc^ with 

 uarrow layers of a conglomerate, made up of grains ot cal- 

 careous fpar, and bhmt-edged fragments ot tlic tufl to whic.i 

 the green earth fer'.es as the cementing fubllance liut 

 in the fame place green-e;u-th forms a fleti.-laycr of about a 

 ,foot in thicknef^i, whofe bafe conlitls of rvacke-hke clay and 

 calcareous tuff; the roof of indurated marie. The green- 

 earth of New Eaft Prufiia, conlilling of earthy particlrs 

 mixed v.i-.h a coarfe fanj, forms a confid-rable "e^ '" 

 the neighbourhood of the river Mcniel, between Loffoffua 



and Salloweye. „ , , • i 



Among the loc^lkies, befides thofe of Monte Baldo in the 

 eronefe, Cvprus, Pruiri;!, and Bohemia, already pomtLd 

 the following may be mentioned : Altcnbnrg and 



t/,, in Saxony ; Oberlloin, in the Palatinate; Kovaeli, 



ill Hungary ; Pon'taudemer, in Normandy ; Scotland,^ Ice- 

 land, the 'perroe-illands, and when 



V 



out, 



Plani 



trtie amygdaloid 



occurs. • 1 , r 



'I'his earth is u/al as a pigment, particularly tor water- 

 colour painting ; and, being very durable, and not too ex- 

 .pculive, alio for lioul'e painting, &c. 



The green-earth of Cyprus, according to Mariti, is fold 

 at 4\ piallers for a meafiire of lOO cakes. It is carriedfrom 

 the pit in large baflvcts made of the palm-tree ; three ot theie 

 .bal1<ets generally contain the above mentioned quantity. A 

 great deal was exported to Holland ; often by way of balhiL 



Tliat of Bohemia, above mentioned, is fold, according as 

 its colour is deeper and its grain finer, from two to tour 

 florins the cwt. Part of it is alio burnt there in fniall 

 -kilns, and fold as a red pigment. 



By the Italians green earth is called Verde di Biciilo::ico, 

 froiii the vicinity of Monte Bolca to a place of that name. 



Grkkn Falloiv, in J^riciillun; a term often applied to 

 fuch arable land as is rendered clean and free from weeds, 

 by means of green crops, without having recourfe to the 

 procefs of naked or fummer fallowing. This eonlUtutes one 

 of the numerous improvements in modern liulbandry. See 

 i'ALLOWlNf; of Laml. 



GliEKX Finch, in Ornithology. See LoxiA Chkris. See 

 alio T.^NAGRA Gyrolii, and Frimiilla hutyracca. 



GuKEX ryh. See f o(/-Fisiii:iiy. 



Gkf.f.n- Food, in j4j;ncul/iire, that fort of £ood wiiich is 

 emploved in its green or fucculent condition, in the feeding, 

 foddering, and fupporting of various kinds of live flock. 

 This is alort of food that h.is, witliin thefe late years, been 

 much more exienfively employed tliau was formerly the 

 cafe; yet its advantages are probably in general not fo fully 

 dindertlood as they ought to be. Its importance and utility 

 uill, -liowever, foon a^jpear by the making of a few expe- 

 rimeut.<. in a proper manner. 



Ctiif.ks" Glii/s. Sec Glass. 



Gkkks //i-U', or {•reen-hue, in our Old IVrlUrs, the fame 

 with 'v:rt in forclls, ic. 



Grkkn Hides, are thofe not yet taaned, or drefleil, but 

 fach as are taken on from the care ites. See HiDii and 



CURRVISG. 



GliEK.s' Iron F.arlh. See Ikon. 



"Ghekv JJland, in Geogruph^, a fmall illaiul among the 

 Philippines, near the S. coalk of the iilaiid of St. I^ucon. 

 N. lat. 13 yi'. E. long. 121^ 2'. — Alfo, a fiuall ifland in 

 the Ealt Indian fea. S. lat. 65. E. long. 123- 30'. 

 Alfo, one of the finaller Bahama iflands. N. lat. 21 38. 

 W. long. 57 . — Al/o, one of the lelTer Virgin iflands, called 

 likewife " Serpeijt i.l^and," fituated near the E. end of 

 Porto Rico. — AHo, a low woody idand near the N. E. 

 Loaft. of New HoUiuid; 12 miles E.N. E. of Cape Grafton. 

 i)'. lat. 16 48. W. long. 214' 5', — Alfo, an itkmd in Hud- 



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fon's bay. N. lat. 61'' 2'. W. long. 72' 40'. — Alfo, an 

 ifland in the Atlantic, near the coaft of Main. N. lat. 44 41' 

 W. long. 67' 23'. — Alfo, a fmall ifland near the E. coafl 

 of Antigaa. N. lat. 17- 13'. \V. long. 6i' 21'. — Alfo, a 

 fmall ifland in the Wefl Indies, about a mile N.E. from the 

 ifland uf St. Thomas. 



CrKrKN' Ijlaiids, a duller of fmall iflands in the Pacific 

 ocean, difcovcrcd by Schouten and Lc Maire. N. lat. 

 4 5^- E. long. 154' ^o'. — Alfo, a range of fmall iflands 

 in that fiart of the Eafl Indian fea, called the " fea of 

 Mindcro,"' near the E. coall of Palawan. N. lat. 9' 33'. 

 E. long. 119" 6'. — Alio, a group of low iflands in Prince 

 \\'illiam's found, fituated within the S.W. channel, between 

 Montagu's ifland and Knight's ifland. Capt. Cook, in lii» 

 third voyage, 1778, obferved that they were entirely free 

 from f:iow, and covered with wood and verdure, and there- 

 fore called them by this name. Tl;e channel between Mon- 

 tagu ifland and the Green ifi;mds is bt>tween two and tlu-ee 

 leagues broad, and from 34 to 17 fatiioms deep. 



GuEi'.N Ijhmd Harbo-jr, a bay on the W. coaft of the 

 illand of .Tamaica. N. lat. 18 24'. \V. long. 78' 17'. 



GliKKV Key, or PcKUCO, a fmall ifland among the Ba- 

 hamas. N. lat. 23^ ^6'. W. long. 77 ■ 50'. 



Gi!i;i:v Lend Ore. See Lead. 



Gui:i-:n Moiir.liiuis, in GiO-^rapiy, a range of mountains in 

 AiULrica, extending N. N. E. to S. S. W. and dividing the 

 waters which run eailerly into ComieCiicut river from thofe 

 whie'i tall wellerly into lake Cliamplain, lake George, and 

 liuiUou's river. The afcent from the eail to the top of the 

 Cireen mountain in Vermont is much more eafy than that 

 trinn the well, till you get to Onion river, where the 

 mountain terminates. The vegetables that naturally grow 

 on this mountain are hemlock, pine, fprucc, and other 

 evergreens, which always exhibit a green appearance; and 

 hence its name. The chain of mountains extends through 

 Matfachufetts and Connecticut, and terminates in New 

 Haven. Kellington peak, the higheft of thefe mountains, 

 is about 3454 feet above the level of the ocean. Morfe. 



GitEKX Feint, a cape on the W. coall of Africa. S. lat. 

 11° 53' — Alfo, a cape on the coafl of Weft Florida, in 

 Penlacola bay. N. lat. 30" 31'. W. long. 87' 4'. 



Giimcx Sauce, in ylp-':cidliire, a term lometimes proviii- 

 cially applied to the common forrel. 



Gki;i;v Scouring, a dileafe to which flieep, calves, and 

 cuttle are frequently expoled, aad which is with difficulty 

 removed. See ScoL'll. 



CinvMS-Shiinh, in Ornilbulogy, the ScoLOP.\x glottis of 

 Eiiui'.eus; which fee. 



GitKKV Sicine/s. See CilLORO.si.s. 



GiiEE.v Side, in ylgriculliire, a term often provincially 

 applied to grafs-land, turf, or fward. 



Gheks' Silver, the name ot an ancient cuftom within the 

 manor of ^Vriltle, in the county of Effex ; which is, that 

 every tenant, whofe fore-door opens to Greenbnrv, ihall 

 pay a half-penny yearly to the lord, by the name of green 

 /dver. Blount. 



GuEE-\ Scd, in ^'Irriculiure, a term provincially applied 

 to grafs-ground, turf, or fward. 



GuEEN-.S/o«c, in Mimralo^y, according to the more ge- 

 neral acceptation of the word, is a rock compofed of horn- 

 blende and feldfpar, and belonging to w hat is termed by Wer- 

 ner the trap formation. (See Trap.) Mica and quartz 

 are likewife fecn to conilitute ingredients of tiiis rock, 

 but they are not confidercd as cffentially belonging to it. 

 The Groenjien of Cronfted is, upon the wiiole, the fame i-.s 

 our green-llone ; but in fome cafes too great latitude J.-.s 

 been given to 'hat name. 



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