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were fuppofed to come round for planting out for good, 

 two years fooner than thofe raifed from feeds fown at 

 the fame time that the feedlings were ordered. In fome 

 inftances this precaution anfwered; but, in general, the 

 feedlings, railed upon the fpot, proved vaftly fuperior 

 to any of thofe imported; and at this time (1802) there 

 is no comparifon at all between the feedlings, got from 

 Scotch and Englifti nurferies (generally two years old), 

 and plants raifed here from the feed, notwithftanding 

 the difference of two years in point of age. 



In fix years we find, that feedlings in general, raifed 

 upon the premifes, get the afcendancy over two-year- 

 old feedlings, which were imported, and put into nur- 

 fery the fame day the feeds were fown ; fo that it is 

 much better to wait patiently for the coming round- of 

 the plants raifed upon the fpot. The truth of this af- 

 fertion I (hall fubmit to any of our great planters, who 

 are in the habit of importing feedlings, and have alfo 

 eftablifhed feminaries of their own. 



What is here advanced is principally with refpect to 

 feedlings imported from Scotland and the north of 

 England ; 33 I would by no means have it underftood, 

 that there could be any material lofs, in point of time, 

 fuftained by purchafing feedlings from Irifli nurferies, 

 when fituated at a reafonable diftance, and when care 

 be taken in packing, and difpatch ufed, between the 

 times of taking up the feedlings, and pu.ting them into 

 the.nurfery, or, what anfwers fully the fume end, tha 



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