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plantation of shrubbery-work around the outward boundary and 

 other running plantations. 



These plantations for shady walks are highly necessary to retire 

 to occasionally for shelter from the various changes and injuries of 

 the weather; they afford shade from the scorching rays of the sum- 

 mer's sun, shelter from tempestuous winds and cold blasts, and op- 

 portunity for private and contemplative walking, almost at all seasons 

 of the year. 



But where very close and gloomy shade is required in any particu- 

 lar parts for diversity, some trees and tall shrubs should be arranged 

 nearer to the verge of the walks, backed and fronted with a variety 

 of hardy shrubs, in such order as to produce the desired effect. 



The planting in groves and avenues should consist principally of 

 the tree kind, and such as are of straight and handsome growth, 

 with the most branchy, full, regular heads, and may be both of the 

 deciduous and evergreen tribes, but generally arranged separately; 

 groves and avenues should always be in some spacious open space, 

 formed into grass-ground, either before or after planting the trees ; 

 and in planting the groves it is most eligible to arrange the trees in 

 lines, in some places straight rows, others in gentle bendings, or 

 easy sweeps, having the rows at some considerable distance, that the 

 trees may have full scope to display their branchy heads regularly 

 around ; and in some places may have close groves to form a perfect 

 shade. 



Avenues and walks of trees may be formed either entirely of de- 

 ciduous trees, or of evergreens ; but the deciduous kinds are in most 

 estimation for this purpose ; however, avenues and grass walks, 

 planted with fine evergreen trees, make a beautiful appearance, and 

 will always command admiration. In both sorts the trees are most 

 commonly disposed in rows, one on each side of the avenue, though 

 sometimes grand walks of trees may be both in single straight lines 

 and in double rows, to exhibit the greater variety; planting the 

 trees generally, both in avenues and walks, at proper distances, to 

 have full scope to branch out regularly around and display their 

 beautiful heads and foliage. 



Thickets may be composed of all sorts of hardy deciduous trees 

 planted close and promiscuously, and with various common shrubs 

 interspersed between them, as underwood, to make them more or less 

 close in different parts, as the designer may think proper. They 

 may also be of evergreen trees, particularly of the pine and fir kinds, 

 interspersed with various low-growing evergreen shrubs. 



In some open spaces of grass-ground, such as spacious open lawns, 

 or other considerable open fields, &c., you should dispose some of the 

 most beautiful trees and elegant shrubs detached, both separately as 

 standards or single objects, and in groups, from two or three, to five, 

 ten, or more, in different groups or clumps, some irregularly, others 

 in curves, straight lines, &c., for variety ; arranging both single stand- 

 ards and groups a considerable distance asunder, not to obstruct the 

 prospect, and at such varied distances as if they had grown there by 

 chance. 



It very frequently happens that on the spot or tract which is de- 



