ORNAMENTAL PLANTATIONS. [NffV* 



PLANTING GROUNDS, &c. 



Such grounds as are of a very dry nature, and 

 which have been prepared for planting in the 

 fumine* months, may now be planted. We hav 

 often noticed the impropriety of planting at this 

 feafon, or indeed at any feafon, when the ground 

 is in a very wet ftate. 



Deciduous fmgle trees, or fmall groups of trees 

 }n dry fituations, may now be planted in the park 

 or the lawn. Thefe, as formerly noticed, fhould 

 6e prepared trees from the nurfery. In cafe of 

 planting groups, let them be irregular 5 circular 

 or fquare groups are alike bad reprefentations of 

 nature, which is in the prefent cafe the only 

 pattern. 



Hedge-row trees may now alfo be planted. 

 Indeed, the fituation of fuch is commonly dry ; 

 therefore they may generally be planted in this 

 month. In planting hedge-row trees, variety 

 ftiould be ftudied as far as is confident with the 

 jiature of the thing. Such kinds as the Sycamore, 

 Am, Beech, Oak, and others, fhould be planted 

 here. The kinds to be ufed fhould not be planfc- 

 gd alternately, but perhaps two of the fame fon 

 herej three of the next kind following; and per- 

 Jiaps one of each kind alternately next ; and fo 

 n, in an irregular manner. The necefiity of pro- 

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