INTRODUCTION. 



THE special object of this book is to treat of 

 the planting of trees in masses. It is not de- 

 signed so much for the amateur, or the orna- 

 mental planter, as for the one who is desirous of 

 cultivating trees on the large scale, and with a 

 view to profit rather than to adornment or mere 

 aesthetic effect. It aims to meet the want of 

 land-owners, more especially of those whose lot 

 is cast in portions of the country destitute or 

 nearly so of trees, and who feel the need of 

 them, whether for fuel, as a source of lumber, 

 for shelter, or for companionship, but who are 

 inexperienced in the cultivation of trees, and so 

 far ignorant of their qualities and adaptations to 

 various soils and climates, that they are at a loss 

 what to plant, or as to the best method to be 

 pursued in their cultivation. It does not, there- 

 fore, undertake to discuss the respective merits 

 of the wide range of ornamental trees, properly 



