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Fury of deftrudtive turbulent Winds, efpecially 
where their Trees are of low Stature. It is 
true, that in Devonjhire there are fome Marble 
Rocks that have but a fhallow Surface of 
Mould, but their main Soil is a Clay, and in 
many Places lies very deep before the Rock can 
be come at ; and here they think themfelves 
happy in having fucli a Soil to plant on, as 
they do the like in Herefordjkire ; but I cannot 
fay they have in this laft County a ftony Foun- 
dation under their Clay, as in Devonfiire. But, 
for further illuftrating the Benefit of a Clay 
Soil to plant on, the following Copy of a Let- 
ter will make appear. 
The Copy of a Letter from a Cyderifl: in 
Devon [hire to this Author, fhewing that 
Clay is the bell Soil to plant in, and that 
Wilding Apples make a better Cyder than 
Table Fruit. 
'Elf or d Leigh , near Plymton in DevonJhire y 
Oft . 29, 1748, 
S I R, 
c? IT Am now doing fome Bufinefs for a 
ci A Gentleman, which I believe will imploy 
“ me moll of the Winter, He is a Gentleman 
<f of a good Eftate, and a compleat Cyderifl, 
“ delighting much in Planting. I told him, 
C£ you are famous for Cherries ; on which he 
“ ordered me to write to you to fend him ten 
“ of your bed Sorts, fix of the Kerroon, and 
four of the Bleeding Hearts. But if you 
“ have 
