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gree of experience, perfectly incompati- 

 ble with his very numerous avocations. — . 

 That he erred, sometimes, creates no sur- 

 prise ; but that he erred so seldom, is tru- 

 ly astonishing. 



It is highly probable, that, when wri- 

 ting upon the foregoing subject, Evelyn 

 was iniluenced by the opinion of Law-^ 

 son, who Avrote above two hundred years 

 ago, and whom he quotes, at some 

 length, with great commendation. In- 

 deed, if Lawson's knowledge had been 

 equal to his zeal, the whole would have 

 been well applied. — We have, however, 

 to observe, that the very title of his book, 

 (A New Orchard and Garden,) implies 

 that Forest Trees were by no means a 

 leading object with him ; and his man- 

 ner of treating the subject speaks still 

 more decidedly to the point ; for his 

 directions, in regard to pruning fruit 

 trees show clearly he had studied that 

 subject; but his method of training fo- 



