54 SOILS FOK 



THE BIRCH. 



The Birch, like the mountain-afh, is found 

 growing naturally, in almofl every kind of foil, 

 from that of a deep, moid, loam, in a low bottom ? 

 to a poor, fandy, gravelly or moorifh earth, oa 

 the fides of the Grampian mountains. 



It is found to luxuriate moft in deep loams, ly- 

 ing on a porous fubfoil, or in alluvial foil, by the 

 fides of rivers or fmaller ftreams. Even in fuch 

 fituatipns, though among ftones and rocks, as on 

 the river Dee (Aberdeenfhire) in particular, the 

 Birch flourifhes moft exuberantly. On the fides 

 of hills, in dry foils, it grows flowlyj but on fuch, 

 its timber is moft durable. 



THE CHERRY, (Wild Gean.} 



The cherry may, properly enough, be reckoned 

 a forefl tree ; it is often found growing naturally, 

 both in our woods and groves, and is likewife 

 often planted. It thrives belt in a fandy loam, in 

 low ground, or on floping banks ; and in fuch 

 fituations becomes moft valuable. In cold, damp 

 foils, it grows very flowly, and foon fickens. It 

 grows freely on rich foils ; but in fuch its wood 

 is too foft, and too light-coloured, for the pur- 

 pofes to which it is otherwife moft applicable. 



