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solid rock, still the roots of such trees generally seek 

 down to where there is moisture. There are many 

 instances of this on the estate of Dunglass, the pro- 

 perty of Sir James Hall, Bart. Large trees are to be 

 seen in the glen at Dunglass growing out of the solid 

 rock, many of which are very great curiosities ; they 

 have strong roots, some of them upwards of twelve 

 inches projecting from and running down the face of 

 the rock for ten or twelve feet to where they receive 

 the moisture, the base of the rock being marshy and 

 w^et, and some of them washed with a running stream 

 of water, &c. 



