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loofe, fpreading, and lefs eredl than the true Englifli, though, 

 when young, they are extremely beautifuL 



Where the land is tolerably deep, though coarfe, and inclined 

 to clay or till, thofe on Scots ftocks will fucceed better than the 

 Englilli on its own bottom; but where the ground is thin and 

 hungry, it is in vain to plant them. 



On moifl, heavy, coarfe, and even wet lands, that have any 

 competent degree of ftrength, plant the rough Dutch Elm ; and 

 in fach fituations, I have even raifed goodly thriving plantations 

 of the Engiifh, grafted on ftocks of them, which makes a fairer 

 tree than thofe on the Scots flock, and has a nearer refemblance 

 of the true Englifli, as the Dutch Elm itfelf has. At the fame 

 time, though this plant mofl generally affe<5ls a deep foil, I have 

 feen many flately thriving trees of them on burning fand and 

 graveL 



The French Elm afFe<fls a deep rich moift earth, 'where they 

 will make amazing progrefs, and become beautiful trees. In 

 fuch a fituation, if the Engiifh Elm is chofen, graft them on 

 ftocks of the French, which makes the fineft plants of the whole 

 tribe, the Englifli on its own bottom only excepted, and which 

 has no competitor, when fuited to its proper foil. 



The French Elm may alfo be much improved, by grafting it 

 on the Englifli, when required to be planted on fuch foil as is 

 direfled for that plant. 



Here it may be neceffary to obferve a pradlice extremely 

 common amongft ignorant nurferymen, which is, cutting theii' 



