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(0) BOLDNESS. 
BLUNTNESS. 
BORAGE. 
Tue leaves of this plant are prickly, hairy, 
and rugose; but the whole plant is useful. Its 
rugged appearance, which brings to mind the 
idea of that bluntness which often accompanies 
charitable bounty, is forgotten in the enjoy- 
ment of its benefits. | 

BOLDNESS. 
LARCH. 
The swain, in barren deserts, with surprise, 
Sees larch trees spring, and sudden verdure rise. 
Tms hardy tree grows rapidly, and thrives 
better in a poor soil than in rich earth ; and 
is commonly found upon the mountain’s side, 
where it vegetates at an immense elevation. 
Within the last thirty years numerous quan- 
tities of the larch have been planted in every 
quarter of this island; and the demand for 
young trees has been so extensive, that one 
nurseryman is said to have raised, in 1796, 
more than five millions. No exotic tree has 
ever been introduced into England which has 
so universally embellished the country, and 
that in so short a time. “ Its pale and delicate 
green, so cheerfully enlivening the dark hue of 

