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lieved of the 'vegetable; hence, we very 

 naturally overlook the mal-treatment to 

 which inattention exposes it. But cer- 

 tainly the season in which it vegetates, or 

 the circumstance of its first shoots beins" 

 frequently destroyed by Frosts late in 

 May, exhibits no proofs of hardiness; and 

 the same may be gathered from the wood- 

 man's remark, that the bark is frequently 

 difficult to take off in cool weather. — Nor 

 does its hemg found upon very cold ex- 

 posures prove the fact, but much to the 

 contrary ; " the starveling oak upon the 

 ** mountain's brow," is almost proverbial ; 

 it will live^ but can never thrive in such a 

 situation. The truth is, that the plant 

 requires a considerable portion of warmth, 

 not only to put its juices in motion, but 

 to keep them so ; as is proved by its ap- 

 pearance and progress in different de- 

 grees of elevation. The contrast between 

 the plants, produced in the extremes of 

 shelter and exposure, is indeed striking; 



