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downs of Wiltfhire is but fparingly wooded, nor is 
the foil fo natural for wood as the downs of Hamp- 
fhire, but in almoft all the outfkirts of the county 
there are valuable and flourifhing woods, viz. Chute 
foreft on the eaft, Bradon foreft in the north, Stan- 
ton, Farleigh, Weftbury, and Warminfter woods on 
the weft, and Cranbourn chace on the fouth. 
Dorset. 
The fame remark holds good with refpeé& to the 
county of Dorfet, as above made on the county of 
Wilts, that the downs are /paringly wooded, and the 
foil not fo natural for wood as that of Hants:—in fact, 
the foil of both Wiltfhire and Dorfetfhire downs is 
too black, too light, and too loofe, for the growth of 
wood, particularly for oak timber, but the reft of 
the county is in general very well wooded, and in 
many parts the foil is very natural to the growth of 
both underwood and timber. 
SOMERSET. 
The county of Somerfet is not famous for oak 
timber; as the middle parts of Wiltfhire and Dor- 
fetfhire are foo poor for its production, the middle 
part of Somerfetfhire is foo rich. Oak timber never 
comes to perfection iz any great quantity, in any 
countries where it is not the weed of the foil. Stiff 
heavy land, if ever /o poor, and indeed if ever fo thin, 
generally abounds in oak. The light, black, loofe: 
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