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admits of but ihw exceptions, certainly 

 does not warrant such expectation. 



In pursuing the present examination, it 

 will not be attempted to show the diffe- 

 rent properties of each sort of Firs, as 

 opposed to each other ; probably, a long- 

 life would scarcely be sufficient to fully 

 investigate the subject ; nor can we be 

 certain that much good would result 

 from it; as sufficient facts have been col- 

 lected, to enable us to state with confi-^ 

 dence, that all the sorts most commonly 

 cultivated in the island would be coon 

 TIMBER, provided they were properly 

 trained, and grown to a competent 

 age. 



The sorts just alluded to, are the 

 Scotch, the Common Spruce, the Black 

 and White American Spruce, the Silver, 

 and the Weymouth Pine. The Balm of 

 Gilead Fir is not included in the list, he-. 



