18 THE PRACTICAL PLANTER. 



bulwark of his native land, is an object worthy 

 of the true patriot. 



It may, perhaps, be unnecessary to inform 

 him, that for this purpose the Oak, the 

 Larch, the Elm, and the Beech, should be 

 objects of his peculiar care. They are all 

 used in ship-building, and the two first 

 named are of greatest importance. 



Mr. Marshall justly observes,* "It is a for- 

 tunate circumstance for this country, that the 

 two trees which are most likely to furnish 

 its navy with an internal supply of timber, 

 should delight in soils and situations of op- 

 posite natures ; and every judicious planter 

 will endeavour to assign to each its natural 

 station.'* Meaning plainly the Oak and the 

 Larch ; for above he says, " The Oak, in 

 shallow barren soils, and in bleak exposed 

 situations, cannot be raised with profit, as 

 a timber-tree; while the Larch, by out- 

 growing its strength, sickens in deep rich 

 soils." 



In addition to these observations, it may 

 be remarked, that where the Oak flourishes, 

 the Elm will not fail ; nor will the Beech 



* Planting and Rural Ornament, vol. 1, p. 54. 



