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Trees and Shrubs considered with Re-

ference to their Uses in the Eco-

nomy of Nature, and to Man, 219.

SECT. I. Trees and Shrubs considered

with Reference to uncultivated

Nature, 220.

Influence of a Predominance of Forest on the
indigenous Animals; on the herbaceous
Plants; on the Waters, Rivers, and Lakes; in
increasing the Moisture of the Atmosphere;
in moderating the Heat of Summer, and the
Cold of Winter, 220. Forests of Britain, of
France, of Germany, of Italy. 220.; of
Holland, Belgium, &c., 221.

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