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ing classes in colliery and manufacturing dis- 

 tricts ; and tlie trunk, or bowl, if of sufficient 

 girth and dimensions, is admirably adapted, 

 and commands a very high price by wheel- 

 wrights, for " timber bolsters." 



LIME. 



This is by no means a profitable tree to 

 plant in this part of England. It is very 

 ornamental in and suitable for many and ap- 

 propriate situations, as avenues, cemeteries, 

 and churchyards; but its timber I cannot 

 pronounce as profitable. It used to be in 

 demand by Broadwood and Co., and other 

 pianoforte-makers. I once sold a good many 

 large trees of it, but with difficulty, and the 

 purchaser of them told me that, unless he 

 could get a large order for wooden legs, he 

 feared he should not be able to dispose of 

 them otherwise. 



HOUSE-CHESTNUT. 

 An ornamental tree, and much prized for 



