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ment to the country; but the Scotch firs do not 

 average more than five cubical feet, whilft the pi- 

 nafters are full forty ; fome of them I have mea- 

 fured, and found to be upwards of feventy feet. 



When new plantations are made, it is always 

 belt to make them in as large a body as the ground 

 will admit of, and if there is time to clean the land 

 well, I recommend fuch plantations to be made 

 from feed in drills, rather than with feedlings, keep- 

 ing the ground clean till the plants get high enough 

 to protect themfelves : but it fometimes happens 

 that fingle trees are planted with propriety in parks 

 and lawns, upon frnall fwells and eminent fpots, 

 where a large plantation would be too heavy. In 

 luch cafes it is a good practice to open a very large 

 hole, at lealt fix feet in diameter, and full eighteen 

 inches deep, in the fpring, and the enfuing winter 

 put three or four plants of different forts into each 

 hole ; guarding them with a triangle frame, which 

 will be more durable than a fquare, and much 

 cheaper than a circle ; and, the fluff being found, 

 this may be erected five feet high, with pales fix 

 inches apart, ail workmanfhip and nails included, 

 for /$s. 6d. each. The reafon for putting four 

 plants into a hole, is not only to have the greater 

 chance of railing one good tree, but it will fome- 

 times happen, that two or three of them will unite 

 and mix their branches together, and form a moll 

 beautiful head of different tints, and by extending 



their 



