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Knots, a species of disease in timber 185 



treatment of .. . 186 



Laburnum, the soil it affects ~ 44 



i an ornamental plant chiefly ib. 



value of its wood in inlaying ib. 



Lands, not tillable, to be planted 15 



- lying within a mile of the sea, may be enhanced 



in value by planting 31 



Larch, as a nurse, preferable to the Scotch Fir 11 



conforms to most soils and situations ib. 



luxuriates on mountains ib. 



sickens in deep, rich soils 18 



excels Fir, and vies with the Oak 20 



wood is durable, and almost incorruptible ib* 



is a succedaneum for Oak ib. 



would not be apt to splinter in engagements ... 21 



is of much quicker growth than Oak ib. 



merits the attention of every friend to his country ib. 



may be trained as ship timber ib. 



" ' > trees at Dunkeld, fit for shipbuilding 22 



trees will bear to be clipt, as quick as Beech ... ib. 



should be reared with unremitting solicitude 23 



is superior in waterworks ib. 



' trees, at Dunk eld and Blair, of four tons of 



timber each, and not more than sixty years 



old 2<f 



excels Beech, and is more durable for keels ... 25 



the soils it most affects , 44 



- luxuriates beyond all other trees 45 



ought to be cultivated in all districts of the king- 

 dom , ib. 



produces turpentine 57 



nursing the ., , ' 71 



should not remain above one season in the semi- 

 nary ib. 



' its progress in infancy 72 



its age and size for planting , 9$ 



