INDEX,' 



PART FIRST. 



FOREST AND FRUIT TREES. 



Page 

 The Holly, 11 



Composition of Strip for Shelter, . . . . 14 

 Recovery of one that has been Mismanaged, . . .21 



Hedges made Hare tight 26 



Provocations of a Bad Fence, ...... 27 



Garden Wall Heritors, . . ... . 29 



Figure of the Garden Cure of its Formality, . . .31 

 Stiffness of Plantations how Remedied, 32 



Transplanting of Forest Trees Sir II. Stewart Relief to 



the Bareness of Scotland, 33 



Temporary Paling and Expedient in case of deep Snow, . 39 

 Gardening at Great Heights with Bad Soil and Climate," 41 

 Natural Beauty of Church and Manse hence encouragement, 43 

 The Village Gardener His "Workmanship. . . .46 



Use of this Book The Minister his own Gardener, . 50 



The Bite, '52 



Multitude of Motives, . .... 55 



The Mechanical Turn, 64 



Training of Trees upon a Wall, 65 



Apples and pears, .65 



Cherries, 68 



Peaches, Apricots, Plums, 69 



Usual State of Trees on first taking possession of a Manse 



Garden, 71 



Recovery of Pear Trees, 



Apple Trees, 74 



Plum Trees, 75 



Planting of Wall Trees, . 77 



Soil, Preparation of, 



Flags beneath Fruit Trees, Vanity of, . ; .79 



Paradise Stocks, use of, 80 



Wall Fruit Border, 80 



Selection of Trees for wall, 



Particular Rule for Cherries, 86 



List of Trees for Wall, 



Espaliers, Use of, Defended, . . . 



Hails for Espaliers, 



Espaliers neglected How Recovered, . ' 



Pruning of Forest Trees Theory how Determined Note , 96 



