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by several gentlemen who possess sound practical 

 knowledge bearing on seaside planting, gained 

 from a wide and long experience. This should 

 give confidence to readers, particularly to those 

 who wish to plant trees and shrubs by the sea- 

 shore, and do much to prevent a recurrence of 

 the many unfortunate mistakes which have been 

 experienced in times past, and which have proved 

 sources of discouragement to many who have 

 wished to beautify their surroundings and to 

 shelter themselves from the winds. 



It must be acknowledged that there are diffi- 

 culties which have to be met, but these are not 

 insuperable, as the photographic illustrations taken 

 from such bleak positions as the Scarborough 

 cliffs, the neighbourhood of Robin Hood's Bay, 

 Whitby, and Mulgrave, conclusively prove. 



The author's grateful thanks are due to Mr. 

 Frank Sutcliffe for the many beautiful photographs 

 with which this work is illustrated, and in which 

 he has taken a deep interest ; to the Rev. the 

 Marquis of Normanby for permission to photo- 

 graph in the plantations at Mulgrave, and to Mr. 

 Christopher Richardson, Field House, Whitby, 

 for a similar kindness ; to Mr. George L. Bee- 

 forth, F.A.S., The Belvedere, Scarborough, and 

 to Mr. John Warren Barry, M.A., Fyling Hall, 



