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light and firm, fit for many purpofes, both to the cabi- 

 net-maker and the farmer : one of the handieft ploughs 

 I ever faw, was made of this tree, and, at the fame 

 time, the (Irongeft. There is another, a very low 

 growing tree, of this fpecies, with long and (lender 

 (hoots of a reddifli colour, with almond-fliaped leaves, 

 which I underftand is of French origin j the young 

 branches are remarkably tough, and are ufed by the 

 gardeners about London, for tying up parcels : this, 

 if cultivated, would be a great acquisition to baflcet- 

 tnakers, as, befides its toughnefs, the (hoots are of an 

 equal thicknefs, which is a great objeft. Although 

 this tree does not grow large, it throws out numerous 

 (hoots, fuch as are defcribed. Upon the whole, the 

 fallow is well worth attention, from its quick growth, 

 its eafy cultivation, and its many ufeful properties, 

 and, in many fituations, for its ornamental ones, parti- 

 cularly the weeping and the golden willows. 



Walnut ; juglans.-r-The general ufe of mahogany has 

 much difcouraged the propagation of this tree, which 

 was more cultivated for its timber than for its fruit, in 

 this country, where it ripens but feldom : the high 

 price of'the former (hould again introduce it, as it is a 

 beautiful wood, and very durable. This tree delights 

 in a firm rich foil, in which it grows to great dimen- 

 fions. The trees of this kind, which grew in the vil- 

 lage of Lambeg, on the verge of this county, fufficiently 



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