F O R E S T T R E E S. 155 



CHAP. VII, 



On American Foreft-Trees. 



MOST of the common kinds of forefl- 

 trees in England have been treated 

 of, and the manner of propagating and 

 bringing them to perfection; btit there 

 are numbers of American tree-feeds brought 

 over every year and fown in England, 

 many of which are fine plants and pro- 

 mifmg. 



IN the year 1772 I had a collection of 

 tree-feeds from America, amongft which 

 were many forts of Oaks, which were fown 

 in very indifferent foil, but awarmfituation; 

 moft of them grew very well, and made 

 fhoots much fuperior to what I expected 

 in fuch ground. 



THE woods in America are, in general, 



on 



