TO HIS GARDENER 47 



East or directly West of it, as you find the best place for a 

 hole. This makes not only a variety of trees but a variety in 

 the manner of planting and will show from the Road by D. 

 Wight's Barn Yard. Make the hole and slip in the horse 

 chesnut at once, for if David sees you open new ground he'l 

 think himself undone. I suppose the Beeches of the long walk 

 west of the bottom are a great grievance. We must not vex 

 him too much at once. Remember some time before, not till 

 the throng of planting is over, to sued off every thing over tops 

 the Horse Chesnuts, Sweet Chesnuts and Hollies near the Road 

 at back of the Haining, and sned up the Hollies there to see 

 if we can get them brought up to a good height. 



When you have planted about a week at the tall trees, I 

 suppose you '1 be able to give a guess how long it will be before 

 you finish the planting all the tall ones I have ordered. Do 

 them before you plant the Wood except the Firs, which I doubt 

 not your having planted before this gets to you. When you 

 have had occasion in taking up of other trees or in looking for 

 them, to see what Chesnuts, Horse Chesnuts and English Elms 

 you find of a size for planting out, let me know that I may 

 give orders where to plant them or to let them stand another 

 year. I still long to hear if the lower part of the Wood is all 

 sned up, or when you think it will be done, and how the 

 planted trees look there and if full enough of all kinds, 

 particularly of Oaks and Firs. Give me an answer to this. The 

 planted trees in it should be well sned up, otherwise the Allers 

 and Birches ^ will overgrow them. It has been a long time 

 adoing, and I suppose they mean to make a whole Year's 

 Work of it, and I expected a great deal more of them. I 

 wrote to J. Dods lately to tell you to put men to making 

 of the holes were wanting to be made in the wood. Let me 

 know when you think that will be done that I may give further 

 orders. If you don't advise me when you think Works will 

 be done I shan't know what further orders to give, so give 

 me always notice in time as near as you can guess. 



You can plant the hedge upon the new ditch at the planting 

 South of Runchie hall at bye times and also supply the dyke 



Self-sown wildings in contrast to planted trees. 



