CONTENTS, 
Residence of the Author— Extensive prospect on the banks of the Severn 
—Welsh mountains, and passages of the river— Roman encampment 
upon a British site— Remains of the Romans— Coins— Skeletons of men 
and horses— Traces of a forest— Soils of the parish— Limestone, its abun- 
dance and uses— origin— Rocks formed in the parish by the coral polypi 
—analysis of— Rocks of deposit— analysis of— Lead ore— Carbonate of 
strontian— Traveller’s foot burned off— Residences upon Limestone sup- 
posed healthy— Employment for laborers— Amount of stone disposed of— 
A worthy peasant— Analysis of soils considered as fallacious— Dairy 
processes— Grass lands, their nature— Wild plants— predominating plants 
in corn-fields— Soils will produce particular herbage— Mode of saving hay 
—Wheat— Culture of the potato— sorts— expense and profit— effect upon 
the soil— not considered as injurious— sketch of its history— its introduc- 
tion-some soils not favorable for the root— introduced later than tobacco 
— value to mankind — Ignorance of the first habitants of the Cerealia — 
Tendency of plants to revert to their original creation— Original species 
of the potato cannot now be ascertained — Component parts of some 
varieties — Teasel crops — its introduction — culture — gathering — value — 
its cultivation not injurious to the soil — variety of names— application- 
consumption— Bad custom in farming — “clatters” Page 9 to 41 
Study of natural history no subject of ridicule— to be made an object in 
youth — A beautiful Oak-tree— magnitude of several trees — uncertain in 
producing acorns — a history of the oak might be written — all its products 
valuable— Wych elm— its character— uses— magnitude— name— suffers in 
early frosts— not beautiful in autumn — The buff tip moth— Trees con- 
dense moisture — Air under trees— verdure — Utility and agency of foliage 
— Prevalence of plants in soils— Fetid hellebore — uses — Village doctress 
— Blossoms of plants— use not manifest — Carpenter bee — What flowers 
most abundant— design of flowers — application of flowers — love of flowers 
— emblems — amusements of children — universal ornament — cultivation of 
flowers— bouquet— Poplar tree— formation of foot stalks— its suckers 
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Dyers’ broom — gathering— dishonest practice— uses for the dyer— Confor- 
mation of flax and silk — Nature of color — Snapdragon— an insect trap— 
Dogsbane — very destructive — the object mysterious — Glaucous birthwort 
—Snapdragon vegetates in great drought — Evaporation from the earth 
— Ivy — its shelter and food for birds and insects— love of ivy — ornament 
to ruins— its effect— Foxglove— grows only in particular soils— medicinal 
uses — uncertain application — name — ancient names— Vindication of old 
epithets — Ancient and modern remedies— Snowdrop— a native plant- 
remains long in abandoned places— character of the snowdrop— Yellow 
oat-grass— affected by drought— Vervain— ancient estimation, and appli- 
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