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If the place is old and well wooded, the road may pass through a piece 

 of wood. An entrance, however, should be as cheerful as possible, which 

 a long grove can never be ; though, by passing through trees occasionally, 

 great variety is given, and the pleasure of the drive increased. Of course, 

 there is no objection to an avenue of any kind, because that supposes the 

 trees to be at a good distance apart, and not too close to the road. Be- 

 sides, an avenue consisting of two or more rows of trees is by no means a 

 track cut through a forest. What should be avoided is a road running into 

 a wood composed of thick foliage, where a sufficient number of trees are 

 not removed to allow the sky to be seen in almost all parts. A pair of 

 trees here and there, with the road going between them, will be very good ; 

 even three or five trees can be thus managed with advantage : but there 

 should not be enough to make the road dark. 



A growing custom is to make avenues by clumps of several trees, some- 

 times as many as seven or nine, disposed in groups at about seventy yards 

 apart. Of course, in time, most of the trees must be thinned out, that is 

 to say, entirely removed, to allow those remaining to expand into their 

 proper proportions. 



When trees become large, and touch each other, they exercise a most 

 prejudicial effect by cutting the branches of their neighbors when swaying 

 with the wind. This is reciprocal, and two trees are injured in every such case. 



Avenues should not be designed to bear towards a dip in the land, un- 

 less there is an elevation beyond capable of bearing an object or forming 

 a vista. — Adapted from " Garden Architecture and Landscape Gardening'''' 

 by yohn Arthur LLughes. 



