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of tearing ii|) (he trees liy the roots, and rapidly conveying 

 them to tlieir new destinations, captivated the hvely fancy of 

 the Irish planters. Mr, Hayes is loud in its praise, and de- 

 cidedly prefers the compendious process of the " Scottish 

 Engineer," to the more elaborate preparations, and tedious 

 contrivances of Evelyn and Fitzharding.* Thus, it hap- 

 pened oddly enough, that the Scotch, who themselves knew 

 nothing of transplanting, should give notable lessons in the 

 art, and have the honour of introducing it to notice and po- 

 pularity in the sister kingdom ; 



Qui sibi scmitam non sapiunt, akcri monstrant viam. 



From this time, however, it appears, that it has made no ad- 

 vances among the Irish, as Walker, and others of their late 

 writers, pass over the subject without notice. 



The principal English authors, who, of late years, have 

 treated of the art, are Boutcher and Marshall; and being 

 both men of practical skill, as well as various knowledge, 

 what they have written is deserving of particular considera- 

 tion. About the time when Brown's reputation was at its 

 height, that is, between 1750 and 1780, Boutcher, Nursery- 

 man in Edinburgh, one of the most intelligent Arboricul- 

 turists that this country has produced,! with the view of pro- 

 moting the fashionable art of the day, struck out what he 

 conceived to be a considerable improvement in the method of 

 removing large trees of all sorts. His theory was, to equalize, 

 by a gradual and certain process, the roots and the branches 

 of trees relatively to each other, so as to enable both to per- 

 form their functions successfully, and at any given period. 



With this view, he commenced his training on plants just 

 out of the seed-bed, and began to fit them, from the second 

 year, for their ultimate destination in the lawn or park. 

 After standing in the nursery, in the ordinary way, for a few 



* Prac. Treat, on Planting, p. 41, &c. 

 t See Note II. on Sect. I. 



