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remarks Mr. Barck has added the order of the 

 leafing of trees in Sweden. Mr. Stillingfleet 

 is the only person that has made correct ob- 

 servations upon the foliation of the trees and 

 shrubs of this kingdom. The following is his 

 calendar, made in Norfolk, 1765. 



In different years, and in different soils and 

 expositions, these trees and shrubs vary as to 

 their leafing, but they are invariable as to 

 their succession, being bound down to it by 

 Nature herself : a farmer, therefore, who would 

 use this sublime idea of Linnaeus, should di- 

 ligently mark the time of budding, leafing, and 

 flowering of different plants. He should also 



