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that from a fortuitous flood of the like fuc- 

 culence, a forcible protrufion is not made 

 thro' the capillary cortical vefTels, to the 

 unhappy formation of the aforefaid DwarfiJIj 

 germens laterally. 



All which qualifications I take to be 

 neceflary to a regular proceeding of nature 

 in this part of her province. And I look 

 in the general upon all puny lateral produc- 

 tions on the bodies of Oaks, even the too 

 early iffuing forth of the main arms to be 

 preternatural, or invitd naturd ; in other 

 words, that nature ordinarily proceeds not 

 to the generation of germens in thofe parts, 

 nor fo frequently of too early and untime- 

 ly arms in the Oak's minority, (in good 

 woodfoils at leaft) but as {he is one way or 

 other forced thereto, by extraneous means. 

 Another indication of the healthful ftate of 

 young Oaks, is, that their upper boughs are 

 very much ered:, and even their lowermoft 

 inclining thereto ; that is to fay, not much 

 pendant, or hanging downward, but tend- 

 ing more to an ereft, than a horizontal po-^ 

 fition J efpecially when winter has freed 

 them of the weight of their leaves 5 as like* 



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