342 HISTORY OF THE ROVAL BOTANIC GARDEN. 
years before it is necessary to remove any of them. At the end of 
the first or second year, as it may be found necessary, every other 
i should be taken out, and, in some cases, every other noe in 
a be again thinned upon the same plan; and this ehinsiing 
may be repeated yearly for several years, till the plants that still 
—— attain a considerable size ; and, core they have never 
been removed since the first planting, they are nearly as well 
prepared: for removal as if they had been fanaa times removed 
uring the interval; for, by taking out the alternate rows and the 
alternate plants in the rows, the roots of such as remain must have 
been partly cut every year, thus compelling them to make fresh 
fibres, which is the object sought from their repeated removal. 
Every person that has had any experience in planting evergreens 
are at last planted out; that this risk is i lessened by their 
ha apes been frequently omen eto befor Every person that 
a great extent of ground to plant with eeryrenie should get a 
sebseains from the nurseries every year and nurse them as | have 
’ made, he will have it in his power to add infinitely to their beauty, 
by forming an underwood = holly, — laurel, common 
laurel, and arbutus. These would prove ornamen tal in the 
highest manatee, would be excellent shelter, an exceedingly good 
cover for game, and, after they arrived at a certain age and size, 
would neontice ‘abundance of fruit or berries ; ant if it = ascer- 
other birds are), then they would produce food for them i a time 
when other food is scarce. I know that oe in general 
are too enlightened ae gle cirioee -minded o suppose that the 
practice | have recommended (even sheiahe it me adopted, oe 
fear it will not sk n any way, hurt their trade 
opinion that the trade would be much benefited and the poaaiee 
improved t, because that every an immensely 
them die and many others pew sickly for ye em seh planting. 
they cease to order more. I ha crear: to se ata ackeatleuie! s seat 
i month of July, 182 25. In the spring of = year they had 
had got sale 
nursery, and when I saw them in July there did not appear to be 
100 plants alive out of the whole, and not more than one-half of 
them were in good health—the others could not attain, for several 
years, the size they had reached when they were planted. 
