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to give a just idea of the beauty, or the nature of the habits, of any 

 of the beautiful exotic trees introduced during the last century. 

 It therefore follows that, in the formation of lawns and shrub- 

 beries, attention is requisite in order to give trees and shrubs 

 their proper place, either in the shrubbery or on the lawn ; as 

 sacrifice, in some way or other, must attend an opposite pro- 

 cedure. A simple rule, if acted upon, would, I think, be suf- 

 ficient to cure this unscientific mode of planting ; namely, sup- 

 posing, on a lawn, after the clumps and shrubberies are formed 

 agreeably to the taste of the designer, there should be room 

 enough for a dozen or two of lawn shrubs and trees : it should 

 then be his first object to select his plants for the lawn, making 

 choice of the handsomest, most rare, and appropriate for that 

 purpose ; and, in planting, to keep the largest and most robust- 

 growing kinds at the greatest distance from the house. If the 

 lawn be too small for him to introduce all he could wish, let 

 him begin by making choice of the most select sorts, and 

 descend, by degrees, to those of less value. I do not mean it 

 to be understood that, upon lawns of great extent, specimens of 

 kinds which may be considered common, but at the same time 

 ornamental, should be entirely excluded ; as, at proper distances 

 from the house, in many instances, they might be valuable. 

 Nor, on the other hand, is it intended to exclude altogether 

 such as may be considered as the best kinds of lawn plants 

 from the shrubbery : only let it be observed that, in all cases, 

 handsome lawn plants or trees should take the precedence of 

 common trees upon the lawn, and especially near the house ; 

 and that no lawn plant or tree should find a place in the shrub- 

 bery prior to having one, at least, of its species planted on the 

 lawn. Perhaps it might be almost impossible, in some cases, to 

 strictly adhere to this system ; but I think, as a general prin- 

 ciple, it should be carried out as far as possible. 

 Portland Place, Nov. 1836. 



Art. III. On a netv Mode of grafting ike Vine. By Wm. Gowans, 

 Cadder Gardens, near Glasgow. 



I FELT somewhat interested in an article which appeared in 

 this Magazine (Vol. XII. p. 171.), entitled "A new Method of 

 grafting, or rather budding. Vines. By Mr. George M'Leish." 

 Through the Glasgow Horticultural Society, I had, so early as 

 September, 1834, transmitted to the London Society a commu- 

 nication, for which I received their large silver medal of that 

 year, describing a mode of detached vine grafting far more 

 simple and perfect, and far more likely to be successful, tlian 

 that proposed by Mr. M'Leish. The following extract from 



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