88 WOOD AND GARDEN 



on the same poor land say, " Where the farn grows tall 

 anything will grow " ; but that only means that there 

 the ground is somewhat better and capable of cultiva- 

 tion, as its presence is a sure indication of a sandy soil. 

 The timber-merchants are shy of buying oak trees 

 felled from among it, the timber of trees grown on the 

 wealden clay being so much better. 



