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to the mansion, there are a number of very fine 

 tall magnificent trees, and for the most part they 

 are very healthy ; still there is also manifest the 

 greatest want of care and attention in not dressing 

 up the wounds and broken branches on them, in 

 order, as long as possible, to preserve the health and 

 growth of these fine trees ; which, from the situation 

 they occupy, when a single tree is taken away, it 

 makes a dreadful blank, and such as may reasonably 

 be supposed will take at least three lifetimes to re- 

 place. I may remark, that had these trees, and the 

 others I have just been describing, been thinned in 

 time, say when they first arrived at a height of six- 

 teen, or not exceeding twenty feet, they, by getting 

 scope to branch out, would have been much larger, 

 more ornamental, and more beautiful trees. I would 

 here beg leave, as I go along, to observe once for all, 

 that whenever a plantation is intended for standing 

 ornamental timber trees, they should be thinned out 

 regularly and gradually, first at the height of six, or 

 not exceeding eight to nine feet ; at the height of 

 twelve, or not exceeding sixteen feet ; (say eight or 

 ten years after) to eighteen feet, tree from tree, at 

 the height of from twenty to twenty-four feet, to 

 thirty-six feet, tree from tree, or as near as can be, 

 at which, if in a very exposed situation, they .may 

 stand as a finished grove or lawn of timber trees, 

 taking special care always to leave the best and most 

 healthy long-lived trees ; if underwood is necessary, 

 keep the ground always full with underwood from 

 the cuttings. But to return from the height, — these 

 trees having arrived at the length of time they have 

 stood in such an exposed situation, it would be im- 



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