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Hence rife thebranchrng Beech, and vocal Oak, 

 Where Jove of old oraculoufly fpoke. 



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Here are very many Kinds of Trees re- ^/^^^ 

 ducible to this Clafs 5 but fome of them ^'""^ ' 

 being of little Ufe in refped to the Forefls 

 and Woods I am treating of, I fhall pafs them 

 by, and enumerate only thofe that are the 

 fitteft for this Purpofe, which are the Oak^ 

 AJJ)^ Beech^ Hornbeam^ Sycamore^ Maple^ the 

 Horfe and common Chefnut^ the Wahiut 5 and 

 of the Greens, the Scotch and Silver Firr 5 

 and for Hedges, the Holly^ Tew^ and White 

 Thorn, Thefe are all very well known, for 

 which reafon I have got over them as foon 

 as pofGble, and proceed to the Method to be 

 obferv'd in Raifing them, as they ftand col- 

 leded together under this Head 3 and indeed, 

 as to the General, one Management will do 

 for them all, though there may be fome 

 fmall Exceptions, ad in all other Cafes there 

 are. 



It were almoil a needlefs Matter to dired of the 

 the Choice of Seed, which every one knows '^^^^' 

 ought to be gathered from the moft healthy 

 Trees in their feveral kinds. 1 (hall not there- 

 fore multiply the Observations and Rules 

 which the Antients have left in this Point, 

 much lefs their Lunar and fuch-like ex- 

 ploded Direftions. 



Tis fufRcient for my Purpofc, to advife, 

 that it be not gathered too early nor too late 5 

 the one being pernicious in refpeft to its 



flirinking 5 



