TO HIS GARDENER 49 



up such as are not rooted and lay others, letting me know 

 what numbers you take off, and lay as many as you can of 

 Elms. Bring the Nurseries out of the Garden as far as the 

 Nursery ground will hold, keeping always some of the Nursery 

 ground for dunging in the Spring as last year. But put the 

 planting of the tall trees by hand first, as above. Let Alex*" and 

 Robertson keep as close to the Wood as making good necessary 

 fences will allow off. Should any thing hinder them in the 

 low wood, and yet allow of their working in the upper part 

 where they went through last, beginning of Summer, let them 

 go to it till weather allows of their returning to the lower 

 Wood, for I want to have both done this Winter. Do you 

 go to them sometimes and where they don't do thoroughly 

 right let them go over it again for we can't be going over the 

 same wood every year or two. I recommend this the more 

 particularly because I know Alex*" will only half do if not 

 forced to do right when doing. 



In this and my former letters I have given you my views of 

 work to be done in the Garden and planting for first part of 

 this Winter. Save me the trouble of repeating by your reading 

 my letters over when you are in doubts, or any thing you don't 

 find plain and distinct let me know, that I may explain it 

 before you make mistakes. Will G. Ronaldson^ or any others 

 want trees for ditching this Winter ? Remember a Shrub or 

 two up near to Alex^ Cok:'s. Where the ground is wet drain 

 off the water if you can and raise them in planting. I also 

 spoke to you of a dry knowe further down of west side and one 

 a little above the Well and other places in that ground, I 

 desired some trees to be removed and others to be put in. 



We have now had some days of fair weather with cold north 

 east Winds, good for the Wheat Seed,^ but as this has been a 

 late harvest I reckon our farmers won't consider the time of 

 year it is, but will only reckon that they are to begin so long 

 after Harvest is over by which means they do all they can to 

 have a late Harvest next year. In Herefordshire as I passed 

 the Wheat was strong above ground. Bad weather may make 



^ ' G. Ronaldson, Dodridge,' a club member. Dodridge Law is the highest 

 eminence in Ormistoun parish, and to the westwards from the Hall. 

 2 Note the sowing of winter wheat. 



