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gardeners are able to supply us with pine- 

 apples, and other fruits peculiar to the hot- 

 test climates. 



The oak principally used for wainscot, 

 &c., is brought from Dantzic and Norway. 



The evergreen oak (ilex) is a native of the 

 south of Europe, and is planted merely to 

 ornament our gardens and plantations : this 

 variety was introduced into England in 1581, 

 and is found to grow in great perfection on 

 the banks of the Thames, west of London. 

 There is an oak of this description in the 

 grounds belonging to the Bishop of London's 

 palace at Fulham, more than fifty feet high, 

 and eight feet in circumference. I conclude 

 it was planted by Bishop Compton, who in- 

 troduced many new plants and forest trees 

 from North America and other parts of the 

 world. 



