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ledge to exercife either — Or fome that have 

 been diflieartened by the mifcarriages of 

 others in the particulars mentioned — Or 

 others that have been overruled by the diffi- 

 dence of others from entering into projects, 

 (as they may have been invidioufly called) 

 of this kind. 



I AM coming next more largely to treat 

 of a branch of culture of Oaks that are paft 

 the latter difcipline : But are the very pro* 

 per objeds of that mentioned at the begin- 

 ning, viz, young groves raifed from the a- 

 corn, or otherways — -Or in common woods 

 -—Or great wafts — not exceeding the fizes 

 mentioned therein. Whereby I propofe to 

 make it evident, that many proprietors of 

 fuch vegetable jewels, in order that they 

 might avoid the errors of Meffieurs Law/on, 

 Evelyn y and Cook ; are fall'n into another. 

 For in order to advance fuch ftriplings in al- 

 titude they let them grow fo tbick and in 

 fuch clu/ferSy that their heads have nothing 

 but the zenith of heaven to enjoy : Whence 

 for want of elbow room, they chafe and gall 

 each other 3 unlefs here and there fome over- 

 mafterly plants, partly from a fuperior ex- 

 cellence from an acorn, and alfo in a good 



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