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contrary, it is very ufual to meet with 

 thofe that offend, either in being too 

 dry, light and parching, or over moift, 

 heavy and cold 5 or elfe b)^ being un- 

 fortunately fvtu'ated, as being fonie of 

 them too high, fome too (loping, and 

 fome again too low, and too much in 

 a bottom. Happy are th(?fe gardiners 

 that meet with thofe firft forts of ground> 

 that are fo admirabLy well difpofed for 

 cultivation, in which they iiave hardly 

 ever any bad fuccefs to fear, but com- 

 monly all m^anner of good fortune to 

 expert s on the other fide, unhappy, gc 

 at leaft much to be pitied, are thofe 

 whofe lot it is to have always foitie of 

 the great enemies of vegetation to com- 

 bat with 3 I mean, either great droughts, 

 or more efpecially exccflive moiftures, 

 becaufe this laft, befides that it is always 

 attended with a chilling cold that re- 

 tards its produdlions, it is likewife apt 

 to rot the greateft part of the plants, 

 and cohfequently, it is very difficult to 

 correft, and almoft impoffible entirely 

 to fupply fo great a defedj but it is 

 hot altogether fo difficult to qualify a 

 ary temper, for provided it be not ex- 

 tream great, and that v/e have the con- 

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