60 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



hemlock spruce is well adapted : the latter is, 

 in my opinion, the most beautiful of that 

 class of evergreens i it likes shade and a 

 moist ground, though I have seen it flourish 

 in drier and more exposed situations. 



When I said that these masses of shrubs, &c. 

 should be marked out from the principal 

 point of view, I did not mean that they need 

 not be studied from any other point : on the 

 contrary, it is essentially necessary that they 

 be examined from every situation from which 

 they are to be seen, that no beauty, as far as 

 can be avoided, may be lost through in- 

 attention. 



In order to assist the arrangement of these 

 plantations, I should recommend forming 

 them on the ground, with branches of various 

 lengths, with the leaves on, which gives a far 

 better idea of the intended effect that can be 

 given by stakes : the branches, being laid on 

 the ground, can be turned in any direction, 

 till the best forms are obtained, which may 

 then be marked on the turf with the edging- 

 iron. Larger branches, stuck in the ground, 

 will direct the placing of trees with the same 

 advantage over a mere stake. Good hints 

 for such planting of a lawn may be found on 



