330 HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN. 
head Rede egotism, without the risk of being laughed at for 
arrogating to himself and to his subject more importance e than they 
serve, and, certainly, without running the risk of a c e of 
plagiarism, claim for himself all the merit of an original discoverer 
Without, however, such lofty bang omtess, we ful 
The art of the gardener and forester portant, and it is 
multifarious ri annot each of! us do everything; some of 
us have a reputation for succeeding in one oe others are 
most successful in another, and some of us could at one time 
what we afterwards very generally fail in, and we compelled to 
admit that we hae tint the gate o’t. 
“One science only wil _ ean fit ; 
So vast is art, so narrow hum wit, 
Not only bounded is ‘peculiar eres 
But oft in those confined to single parts.” 
I have sometimes heard men say they were hae expert a 
everything; but it is not an unfair rule which places ies acts 
of all work at least as low as their neighbours. When w confine 
had unu sual e experience, we may very often do ont in our genera- 
: ? : ow 
“Hints on Planting Evergreens” may be of useful application. 
Much credit is undoubtedly due to Sir Henry; for it does appear 
from his book that, at great expense, and by the accumulating ex- 
perience of years, he has at length active the seat! though in very 
unpropitious circumstances, of applying, with much greater success 
than they did, the direct ctions of our grandfathers “hor transplanting 
trees; and I think it is equally certain, their operations have int the 
detail been, in some soo can mproved. 
But it is now time, ea rse ore than eines that I should turn to 
the Ano object of this 
asons already fecctitioasded by different authors for 
panting evergreens are very various. In general, however, we 
nd that the popular grr is to plant early i in autumn or "late 
in spring, that is, in August and September, or in the end of March, 
in a or sho in May. 
speaking of the common laurel and Portugal laurel, 
ys, “When a large plantation of laurels i i intended, the w ork of 
transplanting may be done at any time during winter, ‘ics 
p secre ather ee smi “October:i is the best season.”—Marti 
dition of P Milher 
othe Pia ee that the * — season for yeins gis 
Arbutus is September”; “ holly, autumn, in dry land, but in 
cold wet soil they may be transplanted with great safety in spring ; 
“* Jaurestine, Micpyenass is the best time; they may also be 
