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which are called terrene, for that they live only 

 upon the earth, such as Oaks, Beech, Elm, etc. 

 Amphibious animals, such as the otter, beaver, 

 tortoise, frogs, etc., which live as well on the land 

 as in the water, may be compared to the willow, 

 alder, minths, and such others. The Irish kinds, 

 or aquatic race, whether of the rivers or of the 

 sea, are analogous to the water-plants, such as 

 water-lilies, water- plan tains, etc., which only live 

 in rivers or fresh water; or the fuci, coral, coral- 

 line, etc., which are sea or salt-water plants, and 

 not any one of those will live out of its proper 

 element. 



" From whence we may conclude how improper 

 it would be to plant a water-lily in a dry, sandy 

 desert, or an oak at the bottom of the sea, which 

 would be just as unreasonable as if we should 

 propose to feed a dog with hay or a horse with 

 fish. However, this rule of nature has been so 

 little observed by some of our greatest planters, 

 that we can hardly boast of good success in one 

 out of five plantations that has been made. 



" But I shall beg leave to remark still further, 



