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position in the assemblage. Upright and conical-shaped trees 

 will often be required as accompaniments to Grecian buildings ; 

 and there is none so desirable, from its erect form, for this pur- 

 pose, as the new Lucombe oak, which is highly ornamental, and 

 at the same time, from its rapid growth, is, besides, valuable as a 

 timber tree. To break the round-headed and lumpish character 

 which a great many shrubs assume, I would strongly insist on 

 the judicious introduction of the upright cypress, and the Irish 

 yew: either, when placed behind some dwarf round-headed shrubs, 

 or boldly taking a leading and prominent position as advance- 

 guai'd, will have an admirable effect; the latter (the Irish yew) 

 more particularly, from its dark-green dense foliage. Pleasing 

 variety will be produced by drooping evergreens ; Jimiperus re- 

 panda and recurva will effect this. The escallonias, ribeses, 

 and berberises will add much to the beauty of the shrubbery ; 

 and the two following favourites ought not to be forgotten : 

 Acacia dealbata, for the extreme elegance of its foliage ; and 

 Cassinia rosmarinifolia [ ? leptophylla It. Br.'] for its abundance 

 of white blossoms, which are powerfully scented like the haw- 

 thorn ; and I find it hardy. For rare and valuable plants, the 

 pines and araucarias should have a place. To a mind imbued 

 with any feeling on this subject, the Coniferae alone will afford 

 much food for pleasing reflection. 



These cursory hints are unnecessary to those of your readers 

 who have studied this subject ; but to the uninitiated they may 

 be acceptable ; and if so, I shall be amply compensated for the 

 time they have occupied in committing them to paper. 



Bidon Gardens, Nov. 1837. 



[In addition to the remarks by Mr. Glendinning, we would re- 

 mind our readers of what we have said in the preceding Volume 

 on the necessity of planting all trees and shrubs of any size on a 

 raised knoll, or protuberance, higher or lower, according to the 

 depth to which the soil has been trenched ; or, if the soil has not 

 been dug or trenched, according to the depth to which the pit in 

 which the tree or shrub is to be planted is dug. The object is, 

 to keep the collar of the stem above the surface of the soil, so that, 

 when the ground is finally settled, it may stand upon a knoll, or 

 little hill, at least an inch or two above the surrounding surface ; 

 and thus the stem will rise from its roots like a column from its 

 base, instead of the stem appearing like a post which had been 

 driven into the ground. This is a point of very great im- 

 portance for the health and effect of the plant, and one which 

 has hitherto been scarcely ever attended to. — Cojid.'} 



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