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Variety of Variety.

This Northampton Pipe Clay takes in yellow Sand, and becomes,
COMMMON POT EARTH.
White Sand, and becomes,
The HARSH CLAY OF STAFFORDSHIRE.
Brown Sand, and becomes,
The FINE STAFFORDSHIRE EARTH.
Large pale yellow Sand, and becomes,
FINE GREY BRICK EARTH.
This Paretonium takes in White Sand, and becomes,
GOLT.
Yellow Sand, and becomes,
LEICESTERSHIRE POT EARTH.
This yellow Stafford Earth takes in Cryſtal Sand, and becomes,
POOR EARTH OF STAFFORDSHIRE.
Talc, and becomes,
SHROPSHIRE BRICK EARTH.
With yellow and white Sand and Talc,
DORSET BRICK EARTH.
This Tile Clay taking in white Clay, becomes,
The HARD STAFFORDSHIRE EARTH.
Spar, becomes,
The OXFORDSHIRE FLOOR CLAY.
This Founders Clay takes in a large white Sand, and becomes,
The RED BRICK CLAY.
Garden Mould, and becomes,
TILLAGE LAND.
This Shropſhire Pot Earth takes in Spar, and becomes,
GALLYPOT EARTH.
Selenites, and becomes,
BLUE BRICK EARTH.
This Mendip Clay takes in Spar, and becomes,
The GREEN HAMPSHIRE EARTH.
This Stafforſhire Red takes in Spar, and becomes
The PURPLE STAFFORDSHIRE EARTH.
Brown Clay, and becomes,
COARSE BRICK EARTH.
Iron, and becomes,
The RED LAND of Rowell.
This Suſſex Pipe Clay takes in Selenites, and becomes,
The LIGHT MENDIP CLAY