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trees as were found durable, required to keep up ex- 

 tenfive and regular courfes of feminary and nurfery. 



It was foon found necefTary to eftablifh nurferies in 

 various parts of the demcfne, in order to fave the ex- 

 pence of carriage, and alfo to give the young plants a 

 habit, from their infancy, to bear the different ex- 

 pofures they were intended for, with a certainty of 

 luccefs. This fcheme was found to anfwer completely j 

 indeed, upon fo large a fcale, it would be wrong to 

 confine the nurfery to one or two particular fpots. 



The Right Hon. John Fofter, no doubt, was the firft 

 who eflabliftied nurferies and feminaries, to any great 

 extent, in his own demefne at Collon, in the county of 

 Louth ; and it is to him alone we are indebted for 

 this, and many other falutary inftitutions. 



The late Lord Mountjoy was one of Mr. Fofter's 

 earlieft pupils, with refpeft to planting; and time and 

 perfeverance have (hewn, that his Lordfhip made a ra- 

 piu progrefs, not in planting alone, but in various other 

 improvements, fuch as draining, enclofing, laying down 

 grounds of various dtfcriptions, embanking, &c. Thefe, 

 with ftvcral other improvements (many of which fall 

 within the plan fuggefted by the Society), I fhall in this 

 place endeavour to make clear. 



At the commencement of the improvements, vaft 

 quantities of fcedlings were ordered from Scotland and 

 other parts. This was done with a view of faving, or 

 rather gaining two. feafons, as the plants, fo purchafed, 



were 



