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a) greater length of time, than the Sallow. It 
is even preferable, in this refpeé. to the Beech, 
It emits little fmoke, and is neem {weet and 
wholefome. 
_ It is almoft unneceffary to fc of the value 
of the Ozer; for whoever contemplates the con- 
fumption of this eftimable twig, in the im- 
menfity of wicker and bafket-work which is 
ufed, muft be convinced of the importance of 
its cultivation. The ingenious Dr. Hunter fays, 
- that a plantation of Oziers will produce from 
five to fix pounds the acre annually, provided 
fuch plantations be in the. neighbourhood of 
the hafket-maker, or by the fide of fome river, 
which may enable him to fend his wares by wa- 
ter, at{mall expence, to a proper market. Yet 
furely, at thefe prices, there are not many 
places in the kingdom fuch as have been defcrib- 
ed, which may not be fuccefsfully cultivated, and 
yield a very handfome profit, exclufive of the ex- 
pence of carriage, efpecially fince the great ex-. 
 tenfion of our canal navigation. 
The Porrar, being termed by many writers 
an aquatic, has been _ frequently planted 
in an improper fituation. In lands conftantly 
wet, it may live fora few years, but it never 
arrives to any perfection in them; for where its 
roots are perpetually wet and cold, early fymp- 
toms of decay foon appear. With the exception 
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