CONTENTS.

THE

DISTRICT OF MAIDSTONE.

The Means of Information stated, 3. Its Situation and Boundaries, 4. The Outline irregular, 5. Its Extent, about 100 square Miles.— Its Elevation, with respect to the Sea. with respect to the adjacent Country, 6. The Surface extremely varied, 7. The Climature behind its Latitude. Instance of a mild Autumn. Its River is the Medway, 8. The Soils are singularly various. The Varieties detailed. The Subsoils equally various, g. General Remark on the Soils and Substrata. Fossil Productions, to. Many old Stone Quarries. The nearest Stone Country to London. Ancient London probably built, with Stones from hence The present Quarries described, 11. Corkstone described, and analyzed, 12. Part of Westminster Abbey buile with this Stone, 13 Sugar Bakers burn it for Lime. A Note on Stone and Chalk Limes. Common Rag described, and analyzed, ¥4. Hassock described, and analyzed, 16. Contains seedlike Granules. Experiments with these Granules, 17. Its Use in Agriculture, 18. Fullers Barth, a Fossil of this District.