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short of their growth, they are run up into 

 poles, and the groves are already past their 

 prime ; but the temptation to plant for such 

 a purpose no longer exists, now that experience 

 has justified the experiment. If, however, we 

 still have not patience to wait, it is possible to 

 secure both a present and a future effect, by 

 fixing first on a disposition which will be beau- 

 tiful when the trees are large, and then inter- 

 mingling another which is agreeable while they 

 are small. These occasional trees are hereafter 

 to be taken away ; and must be removed in 

 time, before they become prejudicial to the 

 others. 



The consequence of variety in the disposition 

 is variety in the light and shade of the grove ; 

 which may be improved by the choice of the 

 trees. Some are impenetrable to the fiercest 

 sunbeam ; others let in here and there a ray be- 

 tween the large masses of their foliage ; and 

 others, thin both of boughs and of leaves, only 

 checker the ground. Every degree of light and 

 shade, from a glare to obscurity, may be man- 

 aged, partly by the number, and partly by the 

 texture of the trees. Differences only in the 

 manner of their growths have, also, correspond- 

 irg effects; there is a closeness under those 

 v. uose branches descend low, and spread wide ; 

 a space and liberty where the arch above is 



