70 PLANTATIONS. 



Plantations ; putting into a well prepared soil, 

 good, stout, well-rooted, and vigorous plants, at a 

 considerable distance, will best effect that object. 

 And as I have referred to Sir Henry Steuart's 

 method of removing large trees, it will not be out 

 of place here to observe, that the abuse of that 

 plan has very frequently brought it into disrepute, 

 and given birth to the conclusion, that it was not 

 adapted to the end proposed : and thus blame has 

 fallen on the ingenious, skilful, and scientific 

 Baronet, instead of its resting on the heads of 

 those whose "mismanagement" had actually in- 

 vited the failures which they were doomed to 

 suffer. 



Those who have most carefully attended to 

 Sir Henry's instructions in removing large sub- 

 jects, will have been most successful ; and while 

 they will be the first to admit that the plan is one 

 of very considerable difficulty, and requiring the 

 greatest possible amount of attention ; they will 

 be the most powerful and decided witnesses in its 

 favour, for the purposes for which it is here 

 recommended. 



