GROWING GOLD. 



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CHAPTER VL 



EVIDENCE ON THE 

 RATE OF GROWTH OF THE OAK. 



Pontey, in page ninety-six, states that 

 larch and oak flourish equally. 



Matthews, in page forty, admits the rapid 

 growth of oak timber after it has attained a 

 certain size. 



Withers, in his pamphlet on the cultivation 

 of timber, states, that nearly two hundred 



