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N. B. The above tree has only the ftem and one 

 limb meafured, and the other limbs now contain 

 about 47 feet. 



Though this tree ftill improves by (landing, it is to 

 be obferved, that it docs not pay one and a half per 

 cent. This fliews that there is great temptation to 

 the growers of timber to fell it before it be grown 

 fufficiently large to be ufeful in the dock-yards, for 

 feveral purpofes where large timbers are abfolutely 

 neceflary. It is therefore to be wifhed, that a greater 

 price may be fet by government on all trees above 

 50 feet, and particularly on compafs timber and large 

 knees. 



The growth of knees may be promoted by cutting 

 off the fpire of fuch young trees as throw out a good 

 flrone limb, about three or four feet above fuch 

 limb; and by layering, or plafliing of faplins, to fix 

 the Rem along the ground, from which young (hoots 

 will arife nearly perpendicularly, and make the 

 llropgeft knees, and much fooner than from the 

 limbs of trees, 



The growth of compafs timber may be promoted 

 by bending young trees, and tying the tops of them 

 together for feveral years until the (lems get fixed, 



I am. Sir, 



your obedient humble fervant, 



FRANCIS WEBB. 



To Mr* Matthews. 



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