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to Pursh. They closely resemble each other, but 

 that they are specifically distinct, has been satis- 

 factorily established by Mr. Lambert, who obser- 

 ved, that they always keep distinct, when raised 

 from seed. 



The American larch is said to resemble the 

 European, where there are always two species : 

 but whether they are the same tree, I cannot dis- 

 tinctly say. 



This tree has never been transplanted or culti- 

 vated in this country. You now and then per- 

 ceive a solitary one before a court yard. It is a 

 beautiful, ornamental tree, and its rapid growth 

 and adaptation to the most barren soils, recom- 

 mend it decidedly to the attention of the American 

 agriculturist. 



" By cultivation," said Bishop Watson, " I 

 mean tillage, pasturage, and plantation. The 

 last, except for fruit trees, is totally neglected in 

 this country. This is owing to the abundance of 

 wood : but even already, the inhabitants of cities 

 have been forced to import their coal from 

 England. Every farmer ought to devote twenty 

 acres to the planting of trees for fuel and build- 

 ing — and using an acre a year, and continuing 

 to replant, the deficiency will be supplied, allow- 

 ing twenty years for the growth of wood. The 

 Hindoo, who plants a tree, digs a well, and has a 



