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thickets of them, the beft way is to thin 

 them gradually at two or three different 

 times, and leave them as . regular as poffi- 

 ble. 



ALL the pine kinds will thrive and grow 

 to fine timber at eight feet diftance on the 

 befl of ground ; and all the forts of firs at 

 ten feet diflance. The only way to have 

 fine trees of thofe kinds is to keep them 

 thick, for they extend their fide-branches 

 to a great length when they have room 

 to fpread, and do not grow fo tall and 

 (Iraight in their boles as when they are 

 confined* 



PLANTATIONS of eighteen or twenty 

 years old, that have been neglected and 

 are very thick, may be brought to order by 

 following the directions for that purpofe, 

 which will preferve many good trees ; but 

 if it is in a country where firing is fcarce, 

 and of confequence under-wood of great 

 value, they would turn to more profit to 

 cut them all down an inch below ground, 



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