FOREST TREES. 



THOSE that are accurate in botany can 

 dhlinguifli many fpecies from feedlings, 

 fbwn at the lame time, of any kinds of 

 trees or plants ; and it is owing to their 

 ingenuity and difcoveries that makes us 

 poiTeffed of fo great a variety of beautiful- 

 plants of all kinds. 



THE only difficulty in feedling- trees is 

 to know which is the heft wood ; as in all 

 kinds of feeds fome improve, fome dege- 

 nerate, and many keep to their kind. But 

 when there are many vifible differences in 

 plants from the kind that was fown, there 

 is no doubt but the very nature is altered ; 

 and although they may feem to be im- 

 proved by being more vigorous than the 

 others, perhaps trie wood may be'rnucli 

 inferior. 



IN flowers and other inferior plants,' 

 their goodnefs is foon difcovered, and in 

 general (efpecially in flowers) fhe ftrorfgeft 

 and freeft growing are the worft ; but in 

 trees it will be a long time before ;t can bz 

 L 2 knowiiy 



