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tions, by the fides of rivers and brooks, in hol- 

 lows among crags and rocks, on Hoping banks, 

 or at the bottom of a hill or mountain ; whence, 

 from fmall beginnings, me has often extended her 

 felf-fown woods over a variety of country, into 

 magnificent forefts. 



Hence in rearing of a wood we have a variety 

 of examples, and a choice of fituation, fet before 

 os. One rule we muft invariably adhere to; 

 namely, to sow, and not to plant. All the woods 

 of nature are raifed from the feeds, fown on the 

 fpot where the trees grow ; and we are certain 

 that her timber trees are never inferior, but often 

 fuperior to fuch as have been planted by the hand 

 of man. 



It is an opinion very generally entertained, that 

 planted timber can never, in any cafe, be equal 

 in durability and value, to that which is fown. 

 We certainly feel ourfelves inclined to fupport 

 this opinion, although we readily admit, that the 

 matter has not been fo fully eflablifhed, from ex- 

 periment, as to amount to pofitive proof. But 

 although we have not met with decided evidence, 

 to enable us to determine on the comparative ex- 

 cellence of timber raifed from feeds, without be- 

 ing replanted, over fuch as has been raifed from 

 replanted trees, we are left in no doubt as to the 

 preference, in refped of growth, of thofe trees 

 which are fown, over fuch as are planted. 



When 



