PBEFACE. 



THE want of a little manual, which should contain 

 good practical instructions on planting, and at the 

 same time serve as a guide in making a proper 

 selection of plants for different soils and situations, 

 has been long felt. "When and how r to plant ? and 

 what kinds of trees and shrubs are most suitable for 

 this or that situation ? are questions, which in some 

 form or other, are often addressed to us ; and the 

 enquiries refer more particularly to evergreens 

 especially to Coniferse. 



The increasing frequency of such enquiries, and 

 our being unable to give really useful replies to 

 each applicant in the compass of a mere letter, 

 have induced us to publish this little book, which 

 it is hoped will, in some degree at least, fulfil the 

 object intended. 



With the exception of a few deciduous Conifers, all 

 the plants described are evergreen. "We have confined 

 our observations to them, principally because they 



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