172 LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



" Among them the alder, however common, 

 " holds a distinguished place, on account of 

 " the depth and freshness of its green, and 

 " its resemblance, when old, to the noblest 

 " of forest trees — the oak. In a very dif- 

 " ferent style the plane is a tree of the most 

 " generally acknowledged beauty ; and it may 

 " be observed, that the boughs, both of that 

 " and of the witch elm, form themselves into 

 " canopies, with deep and distinct coves be- 

 " neath them, in a greater degree than those 

 " of almost any other deciduous trees ; a 

 " form of bough peculiarly beautiful when 

 " hanorino; over water. As the aim of the 

 " planter would be to make the whole of 

 " these trees push forward in a lateral direc- 

 " tion, it might often be right to plant some 

 " other trees behind them of a more aspiring 

 " kind, such as the poplar ; and by means of 

 " such a mixture, together with some of the 

 " lower growths, very beautiful groups may be 

 " formed, without any appearance of affected 

 " contrast. 



" It may not be useless to remark on this 

 " occasion, that all trees, of which the foliage 

 " is of a marked character, and the colour 

 " either light and brilliant, or in the opposite 



