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perfect form and beauty, and filled up as required with common kinds with a 

 view to their future removal, we should at once be relieved from the painful 

 task of having to displace trees which we should wish to stand, as well as 

 easily preserve the true character of the whole of the adopted plants, or such 

 as were appointed to be permanent. 



The improver must be very particular in placing his principal plants 

 so as to preserve views, thereby avoiding the unpleasant duty of removing 

 them when they become obstructive. In doing this, he must take his views 

 from the principal windows, and from the most important parts of the 

 pleasure grounds, (remembering at the same time that the windows ought 

 in preference to command the best prospects.) It will be necessary to 

 have the assistance of a person with long rods, (made as conspicuous as 

 possible by having the tops of them painted white or red), to fix as 

 may be directed. These rods may either have the names of the trees to 

 be planted written upon them, or be numbered, and a book be provided with 

 corresponding numbers opposite the names of the plants to be introduced, 

 stating at the same time the kind of soil or compost required by each. 

 Perhaps, while so placing these trees and shrubs, we may interfere with 

 the prettiest view elsewhere; but I think this sometimes advantageous, 

 by producing different scenes from different windows, and thus producing 

 variety in the general composition of the chess-ground and the scenery 

 beyond. It must be always borne in mind that these adopted trees and 

 shrubs are to be planted in various-sized groups of two, three, four, five, 

 or more, according to the extent of ground and other circumstances. Some- 

 times a single tree or two may be planted near the fence which divides 

 the kept ground and park, so as to form a unison with contiguous tr.es 

 in the park or field, always remembering that a solitary tree or shrub in 

 the midst of a glade is bad, since it destroys repose, and never gives that 

 force or expression to the landscape which it has when trees are associated 

 together, or with buildings or other objects. A tree or shrub placed thus 

 singly can only be appreciated as a specimen. The chosen trees which are 

 to remain amongst masses of shrubs should be cautiously arranged in 

 groups, allowing necessary views, and also so as to vary the surface of 

 the shrub mass. In planting the groups, whatever may be then extent, 

 equal distances and straight hues must be studiously avoided. A group 



