116 €F rOREST TREES. SECT. X. 



filling up with others that are worfe, to within about 

 eight or nine feet of one another. They v/ill at this 

 diflance come to fair timber, or may be thinned at 

 pleafure; and even among thefe, a fmall crop of un- 

 derwood might be had which would fhelter the timber 

 plants, and help to draw them up ftrait. 



As to little plantations, of thickets, coppices, clumps, 

 and rows of trees, they are to be fet clofe according to 

 their nature, and the particular view the planter has, 

 who will take care to confider the ufual fize they 

 attain, and their mode of growth. An advantage at 

 home for fhade or fhelter, ^and a more dirt ant object 

 of ficrht, will make a difference. For fome immediate 

 advantage, very clofe planting may take place, but 

 good trees cannot be thus expecled; yet if thinned in 

 )ime, a {trait tall Item is thus procured, which after- 

 wards is of great advantage. 



For little clumps, or groupes of foreft trees, (as elms) 

 there may be planted three or four in a fpot, within 

 five or fix feet of one another ; and thus be eafily 

 fenced : having the air freely all round, and a good 

 foil, fuch clumps produce fine timber. 



Single trees of every fort, grow off apace, and are 

 jnore beautiful than when in the neighbourhood of 

 others, and particularly firs, pines, larches, limes, 

 walnuts and chefnuts: the edible fruited chef nut is only 

 good for timber; but the horfe is very ornamental, 

 flouriming however only on high dry ground. As to 

 rows of trees, whether fingle or double, when planted 

 for zfcreen, they may be fet about feven or eight feet 

 afunder, upon an average, according to their nature, 

 taking care to prune them occafioiially, from too gall- 

 ing an interference. 



Avenues are now feldom planted, but when they 

 are, two good rows of elms, limes, chefmits, &c. mould 

 be fet at the width of thehoufe, at full thirty feet diftance 

 in the rows : to thicken which, intermediate plants 

 may be fet; and alfo an inner row, to be removed 



when 



