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efpecially in fuch Stoves and Confervatories as were too 
parfimonioufly defended by Fire. 
What he obfervetb concerning the Deftrudion of 
WheAt^ was I believe a general Galarcity, as alfb the Par- 
ticulars he takes notice of much the fame in other Places 
too, vi%, Where the Land was poor, and coldly expo** 
“ fed, there the WheAt was killed 5 that many Lands of 
‘^'Wheat efcaped tollerably well on the warm fide, when 
” the other fide was quite kjlled with the Extremity of- 
“ Cold. 
By the wArm affd cal d Sider^ I ftippofe our ingenious 
^ifObferver meaneth the funny and fliady Sides. But with us ■ 
the Wheat fuffered rather more on the Southern, funny 
Side, than the Northern ^ I fuppofcby reafon the Ground - 
was fomcwhat opened by the Sun(hine,.and the covering 
of Snow melted, and way thereby made to the Severity 
of the Nocturnal Froft. Upon which’ account I have 
heard it faid by fome skilful Obfervers, Tfoat VegetabUf - 
ffiffcred more the lafl Winter from tha Swt than the Froji, 
In Bffex alfo, about us, I obferved many final I Fields 
of three or four Acres of Wheat, to efcape pretty well, 
where fenced with thick high Hedges againlf the cold 
Winds, efpecially where they were covered long with; 
Snow 5 at leaft they came off better than other Parcels of 
Land expofed to the Winds,, that diflodg’d the Snow, 
and aggravated the Cold alfq. So in the Parifii. where t - 
live, the beft Pieces of Wheat were fuch, I obferved, as 
lay on’ gentle Defcents facing the Weft orS. W* efpecially^ 
• when guarded on the Eaftern, or N. Eaftern fide with a ^ 
Hill, or a- Wood 5- which fenced off the cold piercing , 
Eafterly and North^EafteHy Winds. - 
And not only Shrubs and Plants^ but the larger Trees • 
have in fome Places* had' their (hare of Suffering too, . 
But it was obferved by fome ingenious Perfons at one of 
the Meetings of our Society, That the Calamities* which., . 
Befell T recs> arofe not p^arel j from their - being frozen, 
but 
