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variety. Likewise placing the various sorts at such proportionable 

 distances and dispositions, according to their various growths, as 

 each may have full scope to spread its head ; and so as the pros- 

 pect of one, may be no interruption or impediment to the growth 

 and appearance of another, but all so judiciously arranged as to set 

 off each other, and appear distinct, and to proper advantage from 

 the contiguous lawns, walks, and other divisions. 



In planting any continued or running plantation, where shady 

 walks are designed, particular care is requisite in arranging a due 

 share of the taller trees and shrubs nearer the walks and in such 

 order as to produce, the desired effect ; particularly in the continued 

 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 

 summer's sun, shelter from tempestuous winds and cold blasts, 

 and opportunity for private and contemplative walking, almost at 

 all seasons of the year. 



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

 ticular 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 ever-green 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 regu- 

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

 a perfect shade. 



As to avenues and walks of trees, they may be formed either 

 entirely of deciduous trees, or of ever-greens ; but the deciduous 

 kinds are in most estimation for this purpose : however, avenues 

 and grass walks, planted with fine ever-green trees, make a beau- 

 tiful 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. 



