ing poplar, bends it only in eafy motion, while 

 a ferene fky indicates the heavens to be at 

 peace, there is nothing to ad in concert with 

 the motion of the tree: it feems to have 

 taken it's form from the influence of a fea air, 

 or fome other malign impremon; and ex- 

 hibiting an unnatural appearance, difgufts. 

 One thing more I mould mention with regard 

 to the Italian poplar, which is, that altho it 

 fometimes has a good effect, when {landing 

 lingle ; it generally has a better, when two or 

 three are planted in a group. 



The walnut is not an unpi&urefque tree. 

 The warm, ruffet hue of it's young foliage 

 makes a pleating variety among the vivid green 

 of other trees, about the end of may : and 

 the fame variety is maintained in fummer, by 

 the contraft of it's yellowifh hue, when mixed 

 in any quantity, with trees of a darker tint : 

 but it opens it's leaves fo late, and drops them 

 fo early, that it cannot long be in harmony 

 with the grove. It ftands beft alone ; and 

 the early lofs of it's foliage is of the lefs 

 confequence, as it's ramification is generally 

 beautiful. 



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