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tree-box ; for although they are not flow- 

 ering-trees, they are beautiful ever-greeny 

 and will grow to a great fize in poor dry 

 grounds. The mountain afh and crab- 

 tree will alfo grow in fuch places : if thefe 

 four are properly planted they will be fuffi- 

 cient to add great beauty to a plantation 

 that is feen at a diftanee. 



THE hollies mould be planted at four 

 feet diftance to prevent their burning and 

 to make them grow tall ; there may be 

 ten of them in a clump. 



THE trees round them fhould be at ten 

 feet diftance at leaft, as they are (low grow- 

 ers for feveral years ; then at fome hun- 

 dred yards, according to the largenefs of 

 the plantation, three or four crab-trees, 

 which mould be planted at ten or twelve 

 feet diflance, that they may fpread and 

 have large heads. The trees round them 

 fhould not be too clofe to them, at leaft 

 ten feet diftance, as it would draw them 

 up and fpoil their beauty ; then fome 



tree- 



