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value has been put, there is groat beneficial effect. Cot which eomething 

 considoral)le should iiave boon allowed ; first, in the direct shelter given 

 to the ground by this plantation ; and secondly, by the immediately in- 

 creased value in pasture, in consequence of the grass-produce round 

 each tree, to a wide distance, being doubled. This the manuring and 

 pulverizing of the soil, at the time of planting, completely brought about, 

 in the instance adduced ; and, as those enriched spaces nearly touch, 

 the pasture of the entire ground planted was fairly doubled, and must 

 continue so for many years, until the roots exhaust the ground, or the 

 branches overshadow it. On the other hand, although the expense of 

 renewing the railing has been stated, yet no charge is made for keeping 

 up the fence, for thirty years. Other items might be mentioned, such 

 as the inconsiderable value of the thinnings of the wood, under this 

 head ; because the opening up must be performed at an early period, 

 and continued to wide distances, on account of the severe exposure of 

 the site, and the conferring on the trees that are to remain the protecting 

 properties. 



The truth is, that it is utterly impossible to procure such profusion 

 of park-wood, as is desirable round a nobleman's or gentleman's resi- 

 dence, at a moderate cost, except by the transplanting machine. The 

 ordinary modes of planting in very large masses, and afterwards cutting 

 out the wood required, cannot be done without immense expense. But 

 the reason why the expense, when laid out, often escapes observation, 

 is, because it is laid out gradually, during a long course of years, and 

 is therefore seldom paid by one generation. Perhaps the better way 

 would be, to adopt the late Mr. White's system, and plajit the entire 

 surface. That would be a strong measure, where much revenue was 

 to be sacrificed, although I have little doubt that it would pay the second 

 generation, if larch were made the staple of the wood. Yet two gene- 

 rations could perhaps not easily be found, who would consent either to 

 sink so large a capital as must inevitably be sunk, if the land were 

 valuable, or to live for thirty or forty years in the midst of a thicket. 



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I regret lately to learn, that this gentleman, in the severe summer of 

 last year (1826), had the misfortune to lose a good many of his trees, 

 from not being aware of the necessity of watering abundantly during 

 the first season, and securing the roots ivith shoivs or moss, against the 

 drought. Although half a century might pass away in our variable 

 climate, without the recurrence of a similar season, yet I think it of 



