The fpruce-fir is generally efteemed a more 

 beautiful, and elegant tree, than the Scotch fir j 

 and the reafon, I fuppofe, is, becaufe it 

 feathers to the ground, and grows in a more 

 exact, and regular fhape. But this in a pictu- 

 refque light, is a principal objection to it. It 

 wants both form and variety. We admire 

 it's floating foliage, in which it fometimes 

 exceeds all other trees ; but it is rather 

 difagreeable to fee a repetition of thefe feathery 

 flrata, beautiful as they are, reared, tier, 

 above tier,, in regular order, from the bottom 

 of a tree to the top. It's perpendicular item, 

 alfo, which has feldom any lineal variety, 

 makes the appearance of the tree flill more 

 formal. 



It is not always however that the fpruce- 

 fir grows with fo much regularity. Some- 

 times a lateral branch taking the lead, breaks 

 fomewhat through the order, commonly ob- 

 ferved, and forms a few chafms, which have 

 a good effect. When this is the cafe, the 

 fpruce-fir ranks among picturefque trees. 

 Sometimes the effect is as good, and in many 

 circumftances better, when the contraft appears 



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