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bottom (for wet is a great enemy to it) 

 but the fruit will be fmall. In luch foils 

 it mould be planted from the feed-bed, as" 

 directed for poor foils. 



IT will grow in all foft moift fands, and 

 in ftrong loam it will grow to a great tree^ 

 but the fruit will be hard, dry, and bitter.' 

 It is a tree that will thrive in almoft any 

 foil but where there is fbnding water. 

 It is very beautiful when' in blofibm ; 

 fome clumps of them properly placed in 

 large plantations would add great dignity 

 to the whole ; and as the wood is very 

 valuable, they deferve to be encouraged in 

 all plantations; 



% . 

 PLATANITS or Plane-tree (occidental 



and oriental) are two fpecies differing only 

 in the fhape of their leaves ; and as botanick 

 diftindlions are no part of the plan of this 

 work, but plain and eafy directions how 

 to manage and bring to perfection all the 

 kinds of trees mentioned, I mall clafs 

 them together-j a3 their wood and culture 



are 



