OF FOREST-TREES. 



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(ovth a fair, long, ann sttaigfjt body, for timber profitable, ibugc, 

 great of Mk, ano of infinite la0t* 



3lf all timber-trees toere gucf), (txiill 0ome 0aj?O boto gboulD toe 



Ijaue crooked wood for wheels, coorbs, &c. ? 



Ans. OreiB!0 all gou can, ano tfjere toill hz enouflib crooked for 

 tl)O0e u0e0» 



Q^ore tban tWt m mo0t placed tf)ep srotxi 00 thick, tfjat mitUt 

 tbem0elt)e0, nor eartb, nor ang tfjing unoer or near t&em can tbritie; 

 nor sun, nor rain, nor air, can no tf)em, nor ang t&ing near or 

 unoer tl)em, ang profit or comfort* 



31 0ee a number of hags, tobere out of one root gou 0ball 0ee 

 tbree or four (nap more, 0ucb i0 men'0 un0feilful greetiine00, tobo, 

 De0iriinj manp, baue none gooD) prettp Oaks, or Ashes, 0trai0bt 

 ano tall ; becau0e tbe root at tbe fir0t 0boot giDe0 0ap amain : 16ut 

 If one onl^ of tbem migbt be 0uflfereD to grotn, ann tbat toell anD 

 cleanlj^ pruneo, all to bi0 uerp top, Uibat a tree 0boulD toe baue in 

 time : ann Voe 0ee bp tbO0e roots continually ann plentifully 0pi:ing^ 

 xng, ncttoitb0tanning 00 neaBlp toounnen, tobat a commomtp 

 sbouin ari0e to tbe owner, ann tbe commonwealth, if wood toere 

 cbcri0beo ann ornerlp nre^^en. Cbe toa0te boughs clo0elp ann 

 gkilfulip tafeen atoap, toouln gine 00 store of fences ann fuel ; ann 

 tbe buia of tbe tree in time toouin grolo of buge lengtb ann bigne00 : 

 OBut bcre, metbinfe0, 31 bear an ur!0feiiful arborist 0ap, tbat trees 

 batje tbeir 0etieral forms, etien by nature ; tbe Pear, tbe Holly, tbe 

 Asp, &c. groto long in tn% toitb ftto ann little arms : Cbe Oak 

 by nature b?oan, ann 0ucb lifee : ail tbi0 31 grant: OBut grant me 

 al0o, tbat tbere i0 a profitable enn atin use of euerg tree, from 

 tobicb if it necline, tbougb by nature, yet man by art may, nay 

 mu0t, correct it Bo otber enn of trees 31 nener couln learn, tban 



