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an important addition to our parks and plantations. It 

 seems to liave been known in England above a century, 

 at all events since tlie time wlien Miller first wrote. But 

 its introduction into Scotland is of a later date ; and 

 until witbin tbese few years it was little known to planters. 

 Having no plants myself above seven or eiglit years old, 

 I cannot speak as to its transplanting from experience. 

 As to bardiness and quickness of growtb, it is surpassed 

 by no tree whatever. 



Miller says, that " be believes'^ (but be gives no autbo- 

 rity) tbat tbe Norway Maple will answer tlie same purpose 

 for plantations near tbe sea as tbe Sycamore ; an opinion 

 wbicb is magnified into an assertion of tbe fact by succeed- 

 ing writers. Tbe assertion, if correct, will make tbis tree 

 extremely valuable to persons possessing maritime situa- 

 tions, wbetber for planting or transplanting. It is not 

 nearly so wonderful as one lately made, upon tbe most 

 respectable authority — namely, tbat we bave now an Oak, 

 to tbe full growtb of wbicb tbe sea-breeze is favourable, 

 if not indispensable.'"' 



THE CHESTNUT. 



Tbe Cbestnut, or, as it is sometimes called, tbe Spanisb 

 Cbestnut, (probably from its attaining great perfection in 

 Spain,) deserves to be placed in tbe first class of forest 

 trees, wbetber we consider its uncommon beauty wbile 

 growing, or its uses wben cut down. Linnaeus bas witb 

 great botanical propriety classed it in tbe Beecb family, 

 and named it Fagus castanea; but estabbsbed custom, 

 as well as convenience of arrangement, argues for a separ- 

 ate classification.! 



* Note IV. 



t Note V. 



