THEIR PROPERTIES*' &C. 8^ 



no other refpeft. The large red, and the large 

 black Geans, fo well known as fruit-trees in Scot* 

 land, are fub-varieties of thefe improved by culture, 

 and are only to be had by grafting or budding. 



The Wild Cherry grows to be a tree of very 

 confiderable ftem, fo as to produce good fizeable 

 boards and planks ; and its timber is beautiful, 

 durable, and is ufed for many purpofes. By the 

 cabinet-makers, in particular, it is ufed for chairs, 

 tables and the like. It takes a fine polifh, and, 

 by a little ftaining, is made nearly to refemble ma- 

 hogany. 



THE CHESNUT. , 



(Fagus castanea.) 



The Sweet or Spanifh Chefnut, is a ftrikingly 

 grand tree of the firfl magnitude. Whether w 

 confider the rich appearance of its foliage when 

 flandmg fingle, the bold forms its branches take; 

 or the general outline of the tree, it is a fuperb 

 object, emulating, and even outftripping, the oak 

 in thefe refpeds. It is therefore mofl highly pro- 

 per for the decoration of the park, and of the 

 lawn. Many Chefnut trees, however, fhould not 

 be planted clofe to a refidence, becaufe the flower* 

 F 2 emit 



* In many parts cf the country, it is called, by the c- 

 binet- makers, Scots Mahogany. 



