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the fine old trees here, in order to preserve them as 

 long as possible from decay. 



No. III. 



Left side the Approach Gate to the Mansion, within 



the Gate. 



At the back of the gate-house or lodge, takeaway 

 the ash that is whipping, destroying, and overtopping 

 a fine ornamental beech ; as the beech will be by far 

 the most ornamental and long-lived tree, it should 

 get scope, and the ash never will be a proper tree, 

 from the manner it has been abused in the pruning. 

 Farther on the left is a clump of fine old trees, many 

 of which have also been abused in the pruning. As 

 these trees not only afford shelter to the adjoining 

 fields, &c. but are also beautifying and ornamental to 

 the place — not a single tree should be cut out of them. 

 When any of the hard wood trees die in the top, it 

 should be immediately cut over as a pollard. The 

 whole of the hard wood trees that are abused in the 

 pruning should be examined carefully, and all the 

 spoiled places and blemishes dressed properly up and 

 covered over, so as not to admit of water into the 

 bowels of the tree. Several fine pollard trees of beech 

 are to be seen here, which proves to a demonstra- 

 tion, that pollarding such trees as I refer to, will 

 be a means of preserving them as ornamental trees 

 for ages, after it may be supposed they were lost for 

 ever ; and in this and all such places, to preserve a 

 tree for ornament is of the very greatest importance. 

 A little farther on, left side, close to the approach, is 



