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others shoot out, and there is nothing gained 

 by it. As there is so foiinidable a host of 

 advocates in its favor, they should show some- 

 thing in the shape of historical proofs of its 

 utility : state, for instance, which of the giants 

 of the forest was trained and trimmed by the 

 ancient Britons : — this they will not attempt ; 

 they have no records, no traditions of so 

 early a date. They may yet be forced to 

 admit that it is introduced as a kind of help 

 to the trees overgrown by the pines and 

 others in the mixed plantations. 



It is impossible to examine even this 

 brief description of the manner in which th-e 

 giants of the vegetable kingdom are formed, 

 without admiring the wisdom and skill of the 

 Almighty Creator of them, and feeling a deep 

 reverential gratitude for His having combined 

 so large a mass of matter, so indispensible 

 to the use and comfort of mankind. 



By advocating the principle that so l^rge 

 a number of trees should be planted ufon an 



