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cultivated in England. Evelyn, Wise. Important Improvement by- 

 Lord Fitzharding. Idea of the practice of that period, p. (56. — Brown 

 invents the Transplanting Machine. Cursory Account of his Method, 

 p. 70. — Landscape Gardening first introduced into Scotland. Its pro- 

 gress in that country, and in Ireland. White, Robertson, Hayes, p. 72. 

 — Ingenious system of Boutcher of Edinburgh, p. 74. — Marshall the 

 best English Planter of that day. His superior method of Removing 

 Trees, p. 76. — Strictures of Miller, on the Lightening and Lopping 

 practice, p. 79. — Low state of the Art of Removing Trees in England. 

 Mason, Pontey, Forsyth. No Improvement down to the present pe- 

 riod, p. 80. — Splendid Horticultural Achievement of Dr. Graham of 

 Edinburgh, p. 81. — Progress of Landscape Gardening on the Conti- 

 nent of Europe, in France, Germany, Poland, Russia. Striking con- 

 trast between French and English tastes, p. 86. — Superior intelligence 

 of the Polish nobility. Frrderick II., Stanislaus, Czar Peter, p. 88. 

 — The Art in all countries vague and uncertain, and without a founda- 

 tion in Fixed Principles, p. 90. 



SECTION III. 



ATTEMPT TO SUGGEST A NEW THEORY, OR PRINCIPLE OF THE ART. 



Superior merit of Miller as a Phytologist. His disapprobation of 

 the practice of transplanting trees, young or old, p. 92. — Objections to 

 the Removal of Large Trees stated and answered, p. 94. — Attempt to 

 discover a New Theory of the Art. Deduced from the laws that regu- 

 late Organic Creation, p. 97. — Striking analogy between the Animal 

 and Vegetable Kingdoms, p. 101. — Enunciation of the Proposition, 

 p. 102. — Characteristic distinctions between Sheltered and Exposed 

 Trees. Young Trees and Old impossible to be removed on similar 

 Principles, p. 103. — Surprising effects of Shelter and Exposure. The 

 Law of Nature on this subject. The Protecting and Non-Protecting 

 Properties, p. 104. — General Conclusions respecting the new Theory, 

 p. 107. — 111 success of General Planting, owing to a want of the know- 

 ledge of Scientific Principles, p. 110. 



