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moftly of madrlpores. Further in the coun- 

 try the earth is of a reddiih caft, and evidently 

 argillaceous. This is broken, by cultivation, 

 into fine mould; and the foil is deeper, though 

 lefs rich, than that near to the Town. 



In fome divifions of the part of the 

 country called Scotland the land is white ; 

 and pieces of earth have, here, been found 

 fo hardened as to bear the knife or chilTel, 

 and it has been poffible to mark, or write with 

 them, as with chalk; and hence one fpot 

 has been denominated chalk-eftate : but the 

 name is founded in error, for the foil is not 

 calcareous : it is argillaceous, and being har- 

 dened by the evaporation of its aqueous 

 parts, the earth is rendered white by expofure 

 to the weather. The diftrid of Scotland 

 comprehends the whole of the parifli of 

 St. Andrew, and part of two other parifhes — 

 the tutelar faint contributing in larger pro- 

 portion than both the others. 



This part of the ifland is uncommonly 

 jpifturefque, and comprehends a very grand 

 and interefting variety of fcenery. With the 



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