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lift of a few regularly prognoftic plants, either* 
common in every Held, if native *, or, if not na- 
tive, common in every garden. For it muft be 
noted, that many plants will blow even in the 
depth of winter, if the weather be mild. This 
is the cafe of dandelion , chickweed , jhepherd's purfe , 
daijy, &c As for other precautions, I will refer 
the reader to the piece concerning the leafing of 
trees in the Amasn. Academ. 
This Calendar was made at the hofpitable feat 
of rny very worthy and ingenious friend Mr. 
Marlham, who has likewife made obfervations 
of this kind, and lately communicated to the 
world his curious obfervations on the growth of 
trees. All the countrey about is a dead flat ; on 
one fide is a barren black heath, on the other a 
light fandy Ioann partly tilled, partly pafture lancj 
flickered with very fine groves* 
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