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begun to vegetate, the mice are not fa 

 fond of them. 



THERE is alfo another great misfortune 

 that tree-feeds fown in autumn are liable 

 to, that is, if there mould come a few 

 weeks of fine weather in the end of Janu- 

 ary or the beginning of February, it will 

 caufe the feeds to come up early, before 

 the hard frofts are over, which is the de* 

 ftru&ion of many of the young plants, and 

 fometimes of the whole. 



THIS does not, however, often happen, 

 as there is feldom fuch fine weather at 

 that feafon ; but it is a misfortune feeds- 

 fown in autumn are rather liable to, which 

 the prepared feeds prevent, the dangerbeing. 

 over before they are fown. 



THE fmall birds are great enemies to all 

 the tree-feeds that are fmall, the Fir and 

 Pine kinds in particular, and which bring 

 up the feed with the firll leaf; but as there 

 are few of them on uncultivated heaths 



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