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of which fire overspread by the diluvium of sand, formed 

 from them." Emerson. 



To produce pine forests, or groves, artificially, it is 

 only necessary to procure a sufficient quantity of the seeds, 

 and sow them broadcast among the bushes of various sorts 

 which grow in pasture-land. If the seeds are to be 

 planted in open fields they should be covered but slightly, 

 with a light soil, but on no account should they be buried. 



The pines are not apt to flourish when used as orna- 

 mental trees, if planted singly, as they do not have that 

 protection which is necessary to their healthy growth, and 

 which, when standing thickly in forests, they afford each 

 other. 



The Pitch pine grows luxuriantly when planted along 

 the coast, and is invaluable, in many places, to hold to- 

 gether the shifting sands of our county's shores ; while 

 it has been shown, by early authors that in Europe, the 

 planting of forests has proved the most profitable way of 

 utilizing barren lands. It is a matter of great surprise 

 that the people of this country should be so slow to follow 

 the foreign example. It is but recently that the subject 

 of tree planting has come to the notice of the people in 

 general. As far as I can learn, the only persons who have 

 ever attempted systematic experiments in aboriculture, in 

 Essex county, are Richard Fay, Esq., at Lynn, and lion. 

 Benjamin Perley Poore, at Newbury. Neither of these 

 gentlemen, however, have attempted planting large tracts. 

 But Mr. Poore's trees are illuftrations of what may be 

 done by very many of our land proprietors, having ren- 

 dered their owner both satisfaction and profit. 



Essex county is noted for its barren hills, and Huckle- 

 berry p;isiures. Near us are examples of land, where, if 



"For further information upon tree planting, see Emerson, "Trees and Shrubs 

 of Massachusetts." 



