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in Fruit. But here I muft take the Liberty to 
reply, that it muft be allowed, he is right in 
the main ; yetis there Room for an Exception, 
as there is a great Difference in clayey moift 
Earths, and their Situation. For Example; 
A black Clay, or rather a black loamy Clay, 
is the chief common Land of Alyjbary large 
fertile Vale, which is allowed by the neigh- 
bouring hilly Country to produce the faireft 
and beft tafted Apples, becaufe they grew in a 
fat, marly black Clay, much fuller of Salts 
than our red loamy Clay, and as their Trees 
{land in this low Situation, they are much 
fafer from the Damage of North-eaft blighting 
Winds, than thofe that grow cn hilly Ground ; 
for here they lie near the warm Spring, from 
whence frequently arife fulphurous foggy Va- 
pours, that caufes Snows to be diffolved here, 
when they remain on our red clayey Hills; 
therefore their Apples are much bought up, 
and preferred to thofe of our high Country, as 
being furniihed with more Spirit, a better 
Tafte, and a larger Body than thofe that grow 
on poorer Land. A Proof of which Fertili- 
ty in their black loamy Clay, is evident alfo 
from the fattening Quality that abounds in their 
Grafs and Hay, for either of thefe will fat an 
Ox : which that from our Uplands cannot do. 
Chap. 
