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scribed by Pliny, 5. Argillaceous, 

 described, 9. Alkaline and calca- 

 reous, described, ib. Its good qua- 

 lities, how known, 11. Its bad 

 qualities, how known, ib. Vir- 

 gil's description of, 13. Its na- 

 ture examined, 1 5, How to break 

 up for planting, 25. How to pre- 

 pare for the nursery, 26, Is re- 

 stored to fertility by rest, 27- Over 

 rich, bad for some trees, 45. 



Elkington, his mode of draining 

 recommended, 41. 



Erysimum, sprung up in great 

 abundance after the great fire in 

 London, 50. Was the Sisym- 

 brium Irio, Lin. ib. 



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Farmers, their negligence con- 

 demned, 61. Should take every 

 opportunity to improve their 

 stock of dung, 65, and how, ib. 

 Fern, where it grows luxvu'iantly, 

 an indication of a soil favourable 

 for turnips and corn, 11. 



Fig-trees, do not love dung, 67. 



Fish, recommended as manure, 61. 



Flower-roots prefer sheep-dung, 

 66. How to prepare a compost 

 for them, 69. 



Fruit-trees, thrive bestwithneat 

 and swine-dung, 66. How to pre- 

 pare the ground for, 74. Should 

 be made to spread their roots 

 near the surface, 68. 

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Gar D en-stuff, best raisedin sweet 

 natural earth, 57. 



Graminivorous animals, im- 

 prove land by their breath, 39. 

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Heath, how to destroy, 40. 



Henry, Mr. his account of fac- 

 titious marl, 8. 



Horn-shavings, recommendedfor 

 fruit-trees, 61. 



Horse-dung, examined, 17. 



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Hot-bed, how to make, 71. 

 Husbandry, IMr. TuU's system of, 

 explained, 29. 



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Lamb, Scythian, an account of, 55. 



Lands, wet, how to drain, 41. Pro- 

 ducing tall fern, are favourable to 

 corn, turnips, and trees, 11. Cold, 

 how to improve, 42. Worn out, 

 how to restore, 47. The goodness 

 of, known by the natural produc- 

 tions, 11. 



Leather, recommended as ma- 

 nure for fruit-trees, 61. 



Leaves of trees, recommended 

 for manure, 61. Some kinds of, 

 difficult to be reduced to mould, 

 39. 



Lime, is of two kinds, calcareous 

 and magnesian, 36. Their qua- 

 lities very different, ib. 



Lister, Dr. his soil and mineral 

 map recommended, 19. 

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Malt-dust, a good dressing, 65. 

 Manure, a rich one, how to ob- 

 tain, 65. 



Manures, how divided, 53. How 

 to collect inlarge towns, 65. How 

 to prepare with lime, 36. 



Map, mineral, one published by Dr. 

 Lister, 20. 



Marl, factitious, how to make, 7. 

 Chemical examination of, ib. 

 How to use, 37. 



Marls, their different kinds, 8. In- 

 troduced into Britain by the Ro- 

 mans, 36. 



Marly-la-Ville,. the different 

 strata of earth observed there, 3. 



Marsh land, how to improve, 38. 



Matter, themodificationof,makes 

 the different substances in na- 

 ture, 56. 



MiDDLETON, Dr. the first Wood- 



wardian Lecturer, 4. 

 IMiLL, one erected at IMatlock for 



