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conditions of shelter, such as those afforded by 

 trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, or high elevations 

 sheltering the hollows, dales, and glens, the 

 climate becomes tempered to such a degree that 

 it is actually much warmer in winter and spring 

 than it is farther inland. 



Many examples could be quoted in confirma- 

 tion of the above. 



This part of the subject will be treated under 

 the following heads, viz. (i) Choice of positions; 

 (2) Plans and arrangement of trees and shrubs. 



CHOICE OF POSITIONS 



The configuration of the land all along the 

 coast is subject to much variation, both as regards 

 its general outline of sea - front, and also its 

 altitude, where, as a natural consequence, the high 

 hills slope to all points of the compass. When 

 preparing plans, and in arranging for planting, 

 this must be taken into consideration. 



In looking at the map it may be imagined 

 that the prevailing strong winds should come 

 directly off the sea. But it does not always 

 follow that in every case it is those portions of 

 the land that are nearest to the sea which are the 

 most exposed. For instance, there are elevated 

 headlands jutting far out to the sea, which shelter 

 the land in the lower parts of the bays from the 



