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bodies of Trees in a grove j ail the nouriih- 

 mcnC being drawn up to the tops of the 

 fcvcral branches by the leaves which arc 

 there expofed to the warm fun and free 

 drying air, whereby the branches of Tree 

 expand much. 



And where the lateral branches are very 

 vigorous, fo as to make flrong {hoots, and 

 attract the nourifnment plentifully, there the 

 tree ufually abates in its height : But where 

 the tree prevails in height, as in groves, there 

 commonly its lateral branches are fmallefh 

 So that wc may look upon a tree as a com- 

 plicated Engine which has as many different 

 powers as it has arms and branches, each 

 drawing from their common fountain of 

 life the root : And the whole of each yearly 

 growth of the tree will be proportionable 

 to the mm of their attracting powers, and the 

 quantity of nourilhmcnt the root affords: 

 But this attracting power and nourifhment 

 will be more or lefs, according to the differ- 

 ent ages of the tree, and the more or lefs 

 kindly fcafons of the year. 



And the proportional growth of their 

 lateral and top branches, in relation to each 

 other, will much depend on the difference 



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