and by the various forms, diflances, and growth 

 of the trees. 



If three trees do not fland in a line, they 

 muft of courfe ftand in a triangle -, which pro- 

 duces a great variety of pleafmg forms. 



If a fourth tree be added, it Hands beautifully 

 near the middle of the triangle, of whatever 

 form the triangle may be. If it be equilateral, 

 and the tree placed exactly in the middle, 

 there are three points, as you walk round the 

 triangle, from which it will appear offenfively 

 regular. Remarks however of this kind affect 

 only young trees, while their flems are tall, 

 and limilar. As they increafe, their different 

 modes of growth the fwelling of their roots 

 the habits they contract from winds their 

 ramification their lateral branches, and other 

 accidental circumftances introduce endlefs vari- 

 eties among them ; and blot out many of thofe 

 little formalities, which attend their youth : 

 tho, after all, the artificial clump will rarely 

 attain the beauty of the natural one. 



If the clump confift of flill more trees than 



four, a greater variety among the flems will of 



courfe take place double triangles, irregular 



quincunxes, and other pleafmg fliapes, which 



N 3 may 



