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such prodigious dimensions, as no body will adventure 

 to ship, and bring away. All these bear their seeds in 

 conick figures, and squamons, after an admirable 

 manner and closeness, to protect their winged-seeds. 

 The hemlock-tree (as they call it in New-England) 

 is a kind of spruce : In the Scottish Highlands are 

 trees of wonderful altitude (though not altogether so 

 tall, thick, and fine as the former) which grow upon 

 places so unaccessible, and far from the sea, that (as 

 one says) they seem to be planted by God on purpose 

 for nurseries of seed, and monitors to our industry, 

 reserved with other blessings, to be discover'd in our 

 days amongst the new-invented improvements of 

 husbandry, not known to our southern people of this 

 nation, &c. Did we consider the pains they take 

 to bring them out of the Alps, we should less stick 

 at the difficulty of transporting them from the utmost 

 parts of Scotland. To the former sorts we may add 

 the Esterund firs, Tonsberry, Frederick-stad, Heller- 

 one, Holmstrand, Landifer, Stavenger, Lawrwat, Gfc. 

 There is likewise a kind of fir, call'd in Dutch the 

 green-boome, much us'd in building of ships, though 

 not for men of war, because of its lightness, and that 

 it is not so strong as oak ; but yet proper enough for 

 vessels of great burden, and which stand much out 

 of the water : This sort comes into Holland from 

 Norway, and other Eastland countries ; It is some- 

 what heavier yet than fir, and stronger, nor do either 

 of them bend sufficiently : As to the seeds, they may 

 be sown in beds or cases at any time, during March ; 

 and when they peep, carefully defended with furzes, 

 or the like fence, from the rapacious birds, which are 

 very apt to pull them up, by taking hold of that 

 little infecund part of the seed, which they commonly 



