HEDGE-ROW TIMBER, &C. 



injured even by the bite of the cattle in 

 passing them. Wherefore, the most proper 

 time to plant, is after the park is drained, 

 improved, and laid down. 



Nor will ordinary skill in transplanting 

 be generally found sufficient. There is a 

 wide difference between planting a small 

 and a large plant, in respect to necessary 

 care and attention, not only in the act of 

 removal, but also in the preparation. 



SECTION II. 



On the proper Kinds for Hedge-row and detached Trees; 

 Nursing, and preparing them for Removal. 



1st. OF THE KINDS. For hedge-row tim- 

 ber, the Oak, the Elm, the Beech, and die 

 Ash, may be esteemed the most valuable ; to 

 which, if ornament be studied, may be 

 added, the Horse-Chesnut, the Sycamore, 

 the Lime-Tree, the Poplar, &c. The Oak, 

 in this situation, would become excellent 

 ship-tirmber, if properly trained for the pur- 



