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would not be active enough for the craggy 
walks of Cumberland. 
The rain having entirely ceased, we saw 
the late Bishop of Landaff’s extensive planta- 
tions to great advantage. Such as were toler- 
ably well sheltered, seemed to be in a very 
thriving state. It was easy to perceive that 
the larch was the favourite tree with this 
celebrated planter, as it equalled in quantity 
almost allthe rest. Where new enclosures are 
anticipated, this is certainly a most useful 
plant, the thinnings being so admirably cal- 
culated for railing, but on other accounts it 
seems to be daily losing ground in the estima- 
tion of: the public. Like the black Italian 
poplar, its uncommonly vigorous growth for 
the first ten or twelve years, has not in many 
instances been followed up by a proportionate 
improvement afterwards; and although both 
these fashionable plants far outstrip our more 
sturdy forest trees in their early thriving, and 
bring a quicker profit to the owner ; such as 
plant for their children as well as themselves 
begin to find that the oak, the ash and the 
common poplar, ultimately pay them better. 
I apprehend there are few large plantations 
on low ground, in which the oak, judiciously 
placed, has not in thirty years overtaken the 
larch. I made an average a few years ago, 
