<}2 THE BOX. 



rey ; Boxley, in Kent ; and Boxwetl 

 in the Cotfvvould in Gloucefterfhire. In 

 all thefe places the box grows in woods 

 or thickets; it is alfo plentiful upon the 

 chalk hills near Dunftable. A ftony 

 fhallovv foil, of the lime-ftone kind, feems 

 beft to fuit it. In old gardens it was 

 much cultivated for the purpofe of clip- 

 ping into thofe artificial forms which were 

 once fo much admired ; and alfo for 

 hedges. A dwarf kind is ftiil one of 

 the commoneft borderings of flo cr beds, 

 and plcafes the eye by its perpetual ver- 

 dure. The wood of the box is of a pale 

 yellow ^ colour ; and being very hard, 

 fmooth, and folid, is much valued for 

 various purpofes. The principal of thefe 

 are the making of combs, mathematical 

 rulers and other inflruments, flutes, {hut- 

 ties, and turnery wares. It bears a high 

 price, and may be cut about every thirty 

 years. 



FINIS. 



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