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which attains to a large size. In the parish of Runton, in 

 the neighborhood of the sea, is a specimen which, at four 

 feet from the grand, is nine and a half feet in circmnference. 

 It was the appearance of this tree, in such a situation, which 

 led to slips of it being tried in the plantations above referred 

 to. The quality of the wood of the Sallow is by no means 

 first-rate ; and it is rather recommended as a nurse to others 

 here mentioned, than as fit to occupy the ground permanent- 

 ly. However, in some maritime situations, any sort of tree 

 would be gladly accepted, and, as it is not devoid of beauty, 

 it should be planted where those of a better texture do not 

 thrive. It will give some idea of the vigor with which this 

 tree proceeds, when I state that, after the second year, it 

 throws up shoots an inch and a half in diameter at the bot- 

 tom ; and, if trained to a single stem, it will become a tree 

 twenty feet high, in four years. Slips or cuttings are quite 

 equal to rooted plants, and there is a great saving in carriage 

 in ordering the tree in the former shape. 



The next best deciduous tree is the Black Italian Poplar, 

 which may be readily obtained of any nurseryman. It is 

 late in leafing, and to this circumstance, I think, is to be at- 

 tributed its success in the situations under consideration. 



The Scotch Elm forms a noble addition to the few trees 

 suited to grow by the seaside. On untrenched soil this plant 

 becomes bark-bound, and covered with lichen ; but, where 

 its roots have liberty, it grows very rapidly. 



The Alder is also to be recommended in plantations adja- 

 cent to the sea. Damp or swampy land is usually planted 

 with Alders, and it is sometimes thought that it delights only 

 in such soil ; it is found, however, to grow luxuriantly in dry 

 places, where the soil is loosened to the depth of two feet. 



The Birch, Larch, and Ash do not always refuse to grow 

 by the sea ; and, with the aid of the Sallow for a few years 

 to start them, I have found they succeed very well. 



Amongst evergreens, the best tree is the Pinus Pinaster 

 minor, a more robust grower than the common Pinaster, with 

 shorter and thicker foliage. It is plentiful in the extensive 

 Pinaster plantations of Jack Petre, Esq., Westwick, Norfolk, 



