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Parks and pleafure-grounds might be rendered 

 enchantingly beautiful, by clumps of quickfets, 

 black-thorns, hollies, &c. interfperfed here and 

 there for the proteftion of acorns,* purpofed to be 

 fown among them. Under their umbrage, oak- 

 faplings, which delight in Ihade, would thrive ex- 

 ceedingly i be fafe from the brouze of cattle, with- 

 out the expence of fencing, and the lawns become, 

 bounded with (lately timber, not only a lading 

 but improving ornament to future generations. 



Why fhould we truft to chance to fow our woods? 

 What would be the expence of a bufhel or two of 

 acorns' fet by hand a year before each cutting ? when 

 a man might pafs between the flubs, planting them 

 in vacant places at ten or a dozen fleps apart j at 

 fuch diftances they would have room to grow with- 

 out annoying the underwood, till their own value 

 made amends for its deficiency. 



Clofe planting I profefs rnyfelfno friend toj oaks 

 drawn up like hop-poles, excite my indignation 5 



* Some years acorns are fcarce and difHcult to be got, but as 

 fuch years of fcarcity generally Tucceed to years of plenty, num- 

 bers of fecdling oaks may be drawn from wheat-ftubbles in the 

 neighbourhood of woods, which if taken up careful and planted 

 ^he fame day, will grow readily and gain a year. 



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