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enriching these kingdoms in a few years, by 

 saving the large sums which are annually sent 

 out of the country for pine timber. Amongst 

 the earliest planters of larch we notice the 

 Duke of Atholl, who, we are told by Dr. An- 

 derson, planted 200,000 every year ; and by an 

 account which we have lately been favoured 

 with, it appears that his Grace planted 

 1,102,367 in the winter of 1819 and the fol- 

 lowing spring. They were planted on 556 

 acres, or 548 Scotch acres, at 2,000 per Scotch 

 acre, at the rate of about 30,440 daily, for 

 thirty-six days, being one day's labour for 1,054 

 men, or thirty men for the thirty-six days. 

 The expence of planting was about five hun- 

 dred and seventy pounds, or twelve shillings 

 and sixpence per Scotch acre. The present 

 Duke of Atholl has had the satisfaction of 

 seeing a frigate of thirty-six guns built en- 

 tirely of larch timber of his own planting, 

 which we believe is more than any other indi- 

 vidual in the universe can boast of. It was 

 launched from the stocks at Woolwich, about 

 three years back, being named the Atholl. 

 At the same time a frigate, named the Niemer, 

 was built of Riga fir ; and as they are both of 

 the same size and form, and are destined to 

 the same station, the government will have 

 a fair trial of the comparative value of these 



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