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ing plants is one-half loam, of a free fibrous nature, 

 one-half fowl's and sheep' s-dung, well incorporated. 

 On Norwood loam, so highly thought of by some 

 pine-growers in its vicinity, Mr. Dodemeade observes, 

 that he had been told that no admixture of other 

 matters with it was necessary ; but if this statement 

 was good in theory, it is denied in practice. Even 

 the pine plants bear contrary evidence ; grown en- 

 tirely in this loam, they always appear of a yellowish 

 green and of a stunted growth, indicating a want of 

 stimulating matter. According to his own experi- 

 ence, Norwood loam only possessed one good quality 

 favourable to pine-growing, viz., its soft unctuous na- 

 ture rendering it open and free for the escape of 

 water, and preventing it from binding hard, or crack- 

 ing when used for potting ; but unless stimulating 

 snbstances are adopted for the plants to subsist on, 

 and to feed the fruit, a person, he thinks, might as 

 well expect to see an apple change to an orange as to 

 cut a 4lb. Queen pine grown entirely in this soil. 

 Then, again, the composition of this loam differs ac- 

 cording to the situation whence it is dug, as is shewn 

 by the following analyses of two, one known as Ha- 

 milton's loam, and the other the Woodman's Field 

 loam : — 



