194? THE PRACTICAL PLANTER. 



pose ; so might the Elm. But no tree, in 

 the character of hedge-row timber, becomes 

 so soon graceful as the Beech, or afterwards 

 maintains such unrivalled dignity in bleak si- 

 tuations. The Ash becomes hardy timber ; 

 but is trained with some difficulty, and gets 

 knotty. 



For detached trees, the Oak, the Elm, the 

 Beech, the Birch, the Sycamore, the Lime- 

 Tree, the Platanus, the Poplar, the Willow, 

 the Horse Chesnut, the Spanish Chesnut, the 

 Service, the Hawthorn, the Holly, the Wal- 

 nut, the Larch, the American Spruce, the 

 Wey mouth Pine, &c. may all be planted 

 according to taste, and will generally suc- 

 ceed. But those which may be expected to 

 become most graceful in this character are, 

 the Oak, the Beech, the Sycamore, the 

 Lime-tree, the Horse Chesnut, the Spanish 

 Chesnut, and the American Spruce. 



2dly, NURSING. Until the plants are four- 

 years old, and have stood two seasons in nur- 

 sery rows, the reader is referred to the Third 

 Chapter of this work, whether in respect to 

 the preparation of a Nursery, or the treat- 

 ment of the plants. It will there be found, 



