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grow there, unlefs a wood is near that has 

 trees bearing feeds, which may fcatter 

 their feeds there as well as in any other 

 field. 



1 AM far from being againfl the intro- 

 ducing and propagating of foreign trees, as 

 many of them are great beauties ; but I 

 would not have planters be too (anguine, 

 and plant large plantations of foreign trees 

 on the recommendation of foreigners, for 

 all or moft nations are partial to their own 

 country, and recommend the produce as 

 far fuperior to what they fee in other 

 places, without confidering what it is that 

 makes the difference. 



IT muft be many years before thegood- 

 nefs of the wood can be determined by 

 young trees raifed from the feed and planted 

 in England. The bed method would be 

 to procure fome wood that has come to 

 maturity in the country the feed comes 

 from, and of the fame kind, and it would 

 be neceflary to know what kind of foil 



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