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As it is, we find, that it has cilready been practised on a 

 large scale, by several of the German Princes. At Potsdam, 

 Frederick II., and at Warsaw, the last King of Poland trans- 

 ferred some thousands of large trees, in order to embellish the 

 royal gardens at those places. At Lazenki, in the suburbs 

 of Warsaw, the well-known; but unfortunate Stanislaus, dis- 

 played that taste and ingenuity, for which he was so distin" 

 guished,in laying out the palace and grounds in a style, that, 

 for luxurious magnificence, has perhaps never been surpassed, 

 since the days of the Roman emperors. To this favourite 

 spot he removed some thousands of trees and bushes, for the 

 improvement of the park, which, together with the gardens, 

 was frequently thrown open to the public. On these occa- 

 sions, the most splendid entertainments were given to the 

 court, and principal inhabitants of the capital, which are still 

 recollected Avith feelings of delight. The method of remov- 

 ing the trees was, to lop and deface them in the ordinary 

 fashion, and, of course, to curtail the roots, and then plant 

 them in an irregular way, or sometimes leaning to one side, 

 the better to imitate nature. Hence, after the interval of 

 many years, late travellers have found, at all these royal re- 

 sidences, evident marks of such operations, in the mutilated 

 appearance of the trees.* 



The Czar Peter, and the Empress Catherine of Russia, 

 made similar attempts to procure the Immediate Effect of 

 Wood, at Zarsco-Zelo, and other palaces in the vicinity of 

 Petersburg, on which operations immense sums were laid 

 out, by those magnificent princes. The trees were usually 

 raised during the winter, and removed in the time of frost, 

 with vast balls of earth adhering to the roots, and cautiously 

 placed in the same position as to the north and south, which 

 they had previously occupied. On these occasions, the tops 

 of the trees were severely reduced, and so completely disfi- 



* Note XVII. 

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