138 ORNAMENTAL PLANTATIONS. 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTATIONS. 



Under this head, we {hall confider all planta- 

 tions near a refidence, which may be termed both 

 ornamental and ufeful ; as groves, fcreens, mafles, 

 detached trees, hedge-rows, ftripes for the divi- 

 fion of farm, &c. 



ON PREPARING THE GROUND FOR GROVE OR 

 SCREEN PLANTATIONS. 



The preparation of the ground, for any fort of 

 plantation, is a matter of much importance. Ac- 

 cording to the qualities of the foil, and the manner 

 in which it is prepared previous to planting, we af- 

 terwards perceive the good or the bad effects of 

 management on the plants. A middling foil, well 

 prepared, will often produce better growths, for 

 feveral fucceflive years, than a good foil which 

 has been prepared in a fuperficial manner. In fo 

 far as regards plantations of the defcription under 

 view, it is generally a matter of confiderable mo- 

 ment to have them reared fpeedily ; confequent- 

 ly, we mufl have recourfe to effectual preparation 

 of the ground in the firft place : And a choice of 



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