330 7 he Conclufion. Chap. 12. 



not an EfTential in Vegetation, but, on the 

 contrary, direftly oppofite to it. To clear 

 up this would indeed lead us farther than the 

 Nature and Compafs of this Chapter. I 

 muft therefore quit it for the prefent toa 

 more convenient Opportunity, and finifti what 

 more remains concerning the Nature of out 



^ beft forts of Foreft-Trees. 



,ec/;f All that has been faid of the Training up 

 an Oak, is likewife to be pradis'd in Beech, 

 that being next to Oak, very hard to bring 

 up by artificial Methods^ this Tree when 

 train'd up ab Origine from Seed fowed in the 

 Place where they are always to ftand, will 

 profper in very poor Land, and is of the 

 nobleft Shade and Shelter for Beafts. If to 

 this be added the great Advantages that Mr. 

 Hill has propos'd in relation to Beech-Oil, or 

 indeed were it only Maft for Deer, ^c. this 

 Tree will appear to deferve our Care in a par- 

 ticular manner ^ and inftead of planting fo 

 many ufelefs Limes, Beech fliould have our 

 greateft Care in Sowing, Planting, and all 

 other Methods of Propagation and Improve- 

 ment. The Nature of this Tree I have fpoke 

 of at large already, and (hall only obferve the 

 imnieaiurable Arcana's that are in the Syftem 

 of Vegetation 5 fome Trees profpering in a 

 very wonderful manner, where others will 

 roc grow at all, and cann t by any humail 

 Art be compeird to affume any other Order 

 but that which Providence affign'd to them 

 from the Foundation of the World. 



I have 



