EDITOE'S TABLE. 



"The preliminaries of draining and trenching having been properly attended to, and the soil 

 in a condition to receive the plants, and the exact spot for each pejnanenf ti'ee determined on, 

 mix in the site for each, if the state of the soil seems to demand it, a portion of decaying vegeta- 

 ble matter, as rotten leaves, for the immediate reception of the plants. 



" Then, with the exception of such prepared sites, plant the whole of the trenched ground some- 

 what thickly with common evergreen tree? and shrubs, for the purpose of affording shelter to the 

 ornamental and permanent specimens subsequently to be placed there. If the situation is very 

 much exposed, and the soil unfavorable, the trees planted for shelter should be allowed to make 

 one or two seasons' growth before placing the permanent specimens. And, in the meantime, they 

 too should be prepared to meet the difficulties of their intended new situations, by a course of 

 treatment, for which the following instructions are offered : Procure some pieces of elm plank 

 about IJ inch square and nine inches long, also a quantity of larch stakes about 1| inch in diam- 

 eter, and of the same lengtli with the pieces of elm, and split them longitudinally. Then take 

 four pieces of the elm, one for each corner, and nail to them the pieces of larch, leaving spaces 

 about three-quarters of an inch between each two, and on one side, or rather the top, entirely 

 open. You have now the skeleton of a box, or, perhaps, it might be properly called a crate, for 

 the reception of a plant, and the spaces between the bars are to allow free egress to the roots. 

 Prepare as many ci'ates as you intend removing plants to exposed situations. Have ready some 

 good turfy loam, with which is mixed a little leaf-mold, fill the crates with the compost, and place 

 a plant in each, as in the ordinary mode of potting. At first they should be placed in sheltered 

 situations, but removal should take place twice a-year, in spring and autumn ; and at each remove 

 a less sheltered situation should be chosen, till they at last occupy a tolerably exposed locality. 

 They should always be kept planted as deep as the top of the crate. At the close of the second 

 season they will be in a suitable condition to be planted in their permanent places. They need 

 not be removed from their crates, as they will be quite rotten before the roots are of sufficient 

 size to be obstructed by them. By adopting such a course, success will be obtained where every 

 other means have failed. 



" It is also an excellent system to employ crates for preparing trees intended for removal, even to 

 favorable situations. By using them larger and stronger, large and valuable specimens may be 

 removed without risk of failure ; and the system is especially to be recommended for trees which 

 are known to transplant badly. 



" In determining the distances which the pei-manent plants should be j^laced from each other, 

 no rule can of course be given. As they are ultimately to form a picturesque arrangement, a 

 design will, of course, have been previously decided on, in which their individual characters, as 

 well as effect in combination, will be recognised. Due attention to this will prevent much subse- 

 quent vexation. Where several are to form a group, care must be taken that their ultimate 

 appearance will not be that of a clump — th« most unpicturesque and artificial of all arrange- 

 ment, and is that best calculated to destroy the individual character of the trees composing it. 

 They should be so placed that their branches shall mingle without destroying each other. A 

 number of trees, though in a great measure detached from each other, will, when viewed from a 

 little distance, seem to miagle together. And the arrangement may be such, that, from whatever 

 position they are seen, a different form of outline shall be presented to the eye. Variety is 

 thus produced ; and while each tree preserves its individual character upon a close examination, 

 the distant effect of the whole is that of a picturesque group. There is no necessity for crowding 

 valuable trees together for the purpose of producing the appearance of a close wood, when seen 

 from a distance. 



""We have dwelt above on the advantages produced by a proper and timely application of 

 shelter to trees in exposed places. But highly injurious results may arise from it, if its removal 

 attended to when it in any way obstructs the progress of the trees it was intended 

 It must never be forgotten, that such aids are only valuable in assisting tlie Aoun 



