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INDEX. 



fabulous, 55. Is elegantly de- 

 scribed by Dr. de la Croix, ib. 

 Thales, the Milesian, taught that 

 all things originated from water, 

 21. 



Top-dressing, a good one recom- 

 mended, 57. A dissertation on, 

 64. 



TouRNEFORT, Mons. his account 



of plants growing upon Mount 



Ararat, 22. 

 TREES,deciduous,resemble animals 



that sleep in winter, 79. 

 Trenching, the best preparative 



to planting, 24. 

 Trench-plough, recommended, 



25. 



Tulips, their proper soil, 69. 

 V 



Varenius, his description of the 

 different strata of earth at Am- 

 sterdam, 3. 



Vines, how to nourish, 67. 



Virgil, his description of the va- 

 rious soi^« 13. 



V irgin-earth, described, 4. 



U 



Urine, a rich ingredient in com- 

 post dunghills, 60. 



W 



Water, supposed to be the semi- 

 nary of all created things, 21. 



Water-meadows, recommended, 

 40. 



Watering of plants, when and 

 how, to perform, 84. 



Whales' flesh, makes a good com- 

 post for meadow and corn lands, 

 60. 



WiLLOW-EARTH,excellentfor rais- 

 ing seedling plants, 6I. 



WooD-ASHES, recommended for 

 pastures, 62. Used for corn 

 lands in Sweden, Livonia, Fin- 

 land, and some places in Russia, 

 ib. 



Woodward, Dr. his Theory of the 

 Earth, 4. Founded a lecture at 

 Cambridge in defence of it, ib. 



Yew-tret^s, an indi'""^!'^^ ^ 

 ren soil, 11. 



THE END. 



(Thovias Witsoii and, Sma, High-Ouscgaic, I'urK.) 



