\MKNTAL PLANTING. 



only came up, and being planted out, remained stinted plants. They were 



mted to their present sites in 1767, being at that time about 17 



in oirth. at one loot from the ground. The other four trees were 



from a cone brought from \Vilton House, the well-known seat of 



rl of Pembroke, in 177:?, and were planted out where they now 



A very healthy beech, transplanted in 1777, to a spot near 



of very inferior girth. The following table will afford 



; heir progress and present condition. 



1787. 1799. 1812. 1827. 1832. 



No. 1. Cone from Lebanon, raised ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. 3 feet from 

 . measured in 1777, 1. 10$ 2 ll 4 11J 6 10 8 11 9 34 ground. 



Cone from Lebanon . . 1 10* 3 11 6 7 10 86 Ditto. 



Cone from Wilton, planted 

 out in 177". niAt to No. -2 . ... 37 6 1\ 9 4 10 Ditto. 



. Cone from Wilton, oppo- 

 north-eust angle of house, 

 planted 1778 . 3 7\ 6 6 9 6 10 2i Ditto. 



Cone from \Vilton, oppo- 

 site suuth-iM>t angle of house, 

 planted 1778 6 6< 9 5 10 3 Ditto. 



No. 6. Cone from Wilton, in the 



park, planted 1778 9 6 10 6 Ditto. 



A second species of cedar (Pinus Deodara) exists in the Himalayan 

 mountains. It attains to a great size, and in all ages has been regarded 

 with great consideration by the natives of these countries : usually planted 

 by them around the temples of their gods, it would indeed seem, from 

 its name, (devadara or deodara, which means God's tree,) to be, in 

 some measure, dedicated to that especial purpose. It bears some resem- 

 blance to the cedar of Lebanon, equals it in size, but, judging from some 

 of scenery in the Himalaya which we have seen, is, probably, of 

 .spiring habit. Seedlings have been raised in this country, and its 

 hardihood has been ascertained by a specimen, several feet in height, 

 which thrives in the open ground at Hopetoun House. As it can only 

 vd from seed, we recommend this fine tree to the peculiar atten- 

 tion of individuals connected with the country of its growth. 



in beauty to the cedar, as a park tree, we may t perhaps, reckon the 

 SCOTCH Fin (Pinus sylvestris.) Nothing can well be uglier than a drawn-up 



of Scotch firs. A large, undulating, and sloping wood, consisting of 



this tree is, on the contrary, an object of striking beauty, beauty indeed of 



a peculiar and sombre character, suiting well with heathy forest land of 



;md finely adapted to invest with an effect novel, and im- 



, in this climate, a lake entirely surrounded by such a wood. Some 

 such ei n m:i y I H ' S( ' l ' M around Virginia Water, in Windsor 



park. The Scotch fir is also fine as a single specimen, when it becomes 



and nmbi ml tufted ; or condensed into small groups com- 



posed of a lew specimens only. Hut, upon the whole, we are of opinion 

 that the most appropriate application of coniferous trees, in our climate, 

 in not to intermix them with deciduous trees, but to assemble them into 

 what ha* been appropriately called a I'inetum. This has been admirably 

 done 1 ille, at his beautiful scat, Dropmoie. Such an ever- 



;in invaluable winter refuge. The individuals composing 

 it are derived from many countries throughout the northern hemisphere $ 



