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1t is undoubtedly very remarNaDle phc-
nomenen, that the earth, when dug to the
depth of eight or ten i.et or more, produces
many sorts of plants, provided it Is advanta
eeously exposed to the sun, but what IS more
extraordinary, is, that this new vegetation
frequently affords plants of kinds which
have never been remarked in the country.
1t is natural to ask, whence came these
rlanty? Can it be admitted tha. the seeds
of these new plants were contained III the
several kinds of earth! But could ali those
seeds, which had been perhaps above three
thousand years under ground, without hav-
ing ever been exposed to the action OF the
sun, have preserved the power OF general,
ing. If we strew ashes on high and ARID
heaths, we shall see sometime afterwards
clover and vetches growing there, though
these two plants had never before been
seen on those places. Shall we believe that
the seeds Of the clover and vetches were III
the ground, and only waited for stimulus
to germmate. But how did the seeds come
theres We know that high and arid heaths
never produce clover: it cannot therefore
be considered as proceeding from plant
which formerly grew there. But even oiu
we admit the possibility that these kinds of
earth NAV contain clover seed, TINS opinion
cannot be maintained in some parts OF East
Friesland, where wild clover is made to
grow BY strewing pearlashcs Oh peat-marsh-
es.-BulLetM UniUerSel.