196 SHRUBS AND TREE?;. 



As to the order and diftance of planting in 

 (hrubberies, ihe ground for detached clumps 

 particularly fhould be dug in a fwelling man- 

 ner, and for running (hrubbery plantations, 

 may either be level, or fometimes more or 

 lefs floping, and in both of which, the fhrubs 

 may be planted from four, or five, to fi.v, 

 eight, or ten feet apart, in different com- 

 partments ; in fome places the more common 

 fhrubs may be planted in a thicketty order 

 three, four, or five feet diflance, others of 

 the more confpicuous, and ornamental kinds 

 fhould be planted at wider diilances, from 

 fix, to eight, or ten feet ; and always place 

 the taller fhrubs more or lefs backward, 

 according to their growth, and the lovvell 

 towards the front in a fomewhat regular gra- 

 dation, and in fome compartments permit 

 the clofe planted fhrubs to meet and cover 

 the ground, in others, containing the more 

 curious forts, keep the (hrubs to fume regular 

 order for the different fpecies, Szc. to appear 

 diftindl, in which they will have a more 

 agreeable effeft. 



Relative to the culture of the flirub planta- 

 tions in plcafure-grounds, thofe planted in 

 compartments of dug ground Ihould be kept 

 clear from weeds by hoeing in Summer, and 

 the ground digged annually in Winter, or 

 Spring, till the branches of the trees and 

 flirubs meet and overfpread the fwrface ; 

 though where the f^lrubs are planted wide» 

 keep the ground clean in Summer, and 

 digged every Winter ; and when defigned to 



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