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to be content without trees— to wait for their slow 

 arrival at maturity, according to the common mode 

 of treatment — or to have recourse to some method of 

 accelerating their growth when planted young, dif- 

 ferent from any that has been recommended in the 

 previous part of this work. 



That trees planted at the early age at which they 

 are commonly removed from the nursery, may be 

 reared to such a state as will render them efficient 

 both for ornament and shelter, much sooner than is 

 commonly attained, will appear probable, at least, 

 from the following considerations. In the first 

 place, it is possible to make a far better selection 

 of kinds for this purpose than is usually done. Se^ 

 condly, Much better plants of every kind might be 

 easily procured, than are commonly made use of, 

 even in cases where quickness of growth is a princi- 

 pal object. Thirdly^ The ground itself could be 

 put in a more favourable state for the acceleration 

 of growth, than we see practised in one out of a 

 thousand instances ; and, fourtJdy, The manage- 

 ment after planting might be very materially im- 

 proved. That the making choice of such plants as 

 are naturally quick growers, using none of any de- 

 scription but such as are vigorous and healthy, put- 

 ting the land in the most favourable state to pro- 



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