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asunder, and the trees are twenty feet from each 
other in each row. I measured such trees as first 
presented. themselves, with the exception of one or 
two which seemed unhealthy. They are on a steep 
bank, and a gravelly soil. The trunks of the Iron 
Oaks are covered with a lighter moss on the whole 
than fixes itself on the English Oak; but make a 
fine appearance. I measured many outside trees, 
and observed, that the Iron Oak seemed to have as 
great a superiority over the other, in this situation, 
as it has when surrounded by neighbours. As to 
height, the Iron Oaks very generally out-top the 
- others, and are the master trees; but, you know, 
that, in a plantation, a slender tree will often be 
nearly as tall as its sturdy neighbour. 
«© PS. On looking over the oaks‘again, I think 
the Iron Oaks carry up the thickness of their buts 
a good deal better, ceteris paribus, than the others; 
and, therefore, they have five or six times the quan- 
tity of wood in them. 
« There are but two beeches, and they are both 
outside trees, and therefore, larger than they other- 
wise would be. The circumference of the two was 
12 feet 4 inches; average 6 feet 2 inches. 
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