68 SYLVA FLORIFERA. 



practised in this country, because it is not the 

 custom ! 



" Let not thy servile care 



Too close a copy of our fathers bear ; 



Give new resources to the rustic art, 



Try other schemes, and other views impart." 



The best time for planting truncheons of 

 alder is in February, or the beginning of 

 March : they should be sharpened at the end, 

 and the ground loosened with an iron crow 

 before they are thrust into it, to prevent the 

 bark being torn off. They must be planted 

 at least two feet deep. When the alder is 

 cultivated by layers, the operation should be 

 performed in October, and in twelve months 

 it will be ready to transplant. * 



Aiton enumerates five different species of 

 alder, most of which afford several varieties. 



Monsieur Noisette has lately introduced a 

 new species of this tree, which has very large 

 leaves, and which he names maritima macro- 

 phyla. 



* His Grace the Duke of Devonshire planted 19,612 

 alders, between the years 1816 and 1819. 



