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Secondly, That in proportion to the superiority 

 of the soil, kc. in which trees are placed, over the 

 natui'al soil of these trees, in the same proportion 

 pruning and cultivating the soil ought to be avoid- 

 ed, and thinning encouraged. 



" Thirdly, That particular regard should be had 

 to the soil and situation, where either larches, or any 

 other of the pine tribe, are planted, to remain as the 

 final crop. For as the roots of these chiefly run 

 along the surface, and as in them the great current 

 of the sap is chiefly confined to one channel, that is 

 the tmnk, consequently that tribe of trees is pecu- 

 liarly liable to injuiT and change, v^iien subjected to 

 unnatural agency. 



Foui'thly, That the only way in which oak tim- 

 ber of safe quality can be provided for the British 

 nay}% is by enclosing, presermig from cattle, and 

 properly managing, those royal forests where oak is 

 the natural produce of the soil. (Alas 1 there is 

 reason to fear, that on some future day the neglect 

 of this advice "^rill be regretted). Park oak is very 

 frequently much inferior to forest oak in durabi- 

 Hty." 



We differ from the author of the Encyclopaedia 

 of Gardenmg here, even in limhiei in his assump- 



