442 Transactions of the Prussian Gardening Society. 



" My experience enables me to say, that forest trees in ge- 

 neral may be planted with success, in mild weather, from the 

 time that they throw their leaves till the bud be again consi- 

 derably swelled." 



Mr. Stuart prunes at all seasons, but prefers summer for 

 that operation. We give the following part of this valuable 

 paper in the author's own words, because it has reference to 

 the unmerited and ill-natured attack made by Sir Henry 

 Steuart upon practical gardeners : — 



" In March, 1804, I transplanted a tree, which, by actual measurement, 

 is now, at breast-height, 6 ft. 2 in. in circumference, above 70 ft. in height, 

 and the branches extend over a space 100 ft. in circumference. In 1808 I 

 planted several, which now measure above 70 ft. high, and 5 ft. in circum- 

 ference, at breast-height. In 1822 I planted, I think, above 100; some of 

 which are now 46 ft. high, 2 ft. 10 in. in circumference, at breast-height; 

 others 2 ft. 6 in., and so on. I cannot ascertain the exact number of trees 

 I have transplanted ; I may, however, say with safety, that I have trans- 

 planted upwards of a thousand large ones. They are of the following 

 kinds : — Oaks of different sorts, elm, beech, Spanish chestnut, walnut, 

 plane or sycamore, ash, birch, thorn, horsechestnut, woolly-leaved poplar, 

 black Italian poplar, and some fruit trees occasionally. The following are 

 the different kinds of evergreens which I have planted : — Evergreen oak, 

 evergreen cypress, Virginian cedar, yew, arbutus, Portugal laurel, laurus- 

 tinus, laurel bay, holly, and evergreen privet. Some of those which were 

 planted in 1783 now stand 20 ft. high, and measure upwards of 100 ft. 

 around the branches. Two of the evergreen cypresses are very old, being 

 above 20 ft. high, and with stems nearly 2 ft. in circumference. Perhaps 

 this paper may attract little notice ; coming, as it does, from one of those 

 whose ignorance in this mode of planting has lately been held up to the 

 ridicule of the public ; and whose labours, in the estimation of some, are 

 now superseded by the introduction of the machinery system. I humbly 

 submit it, however, to the consideration of my professional brethren : and 

 if, in their experience, it be followed, in one instance even, by the same 

 result as in my own, I shall think that I have gained a successful triumph 

 over all these ill-grounded insinuations, and shall reckon myself amply 

 recompensed for my labour. I may, perhaps, be excused for here mention- 

 ing the names of some of the young men who were employed in the trans- 

 planting operations at Pinkie, under my directions; viz. John Stewart, now 

 gardener at Galloway House; Alexander Melville, now gardener to George 

 Heriot's Hospital ; John Murray, now gardener at Chapel ; James Crib- 

 bace, now a gardening undertaker for making ponds, &c. ; Peter Clephane, 

 Nicol Cathie, Hugh Litster, John King, and George Anderson." 



(Tb be continued.') 



Art. III. Verhandlungen des Vereins zur Beforderung des Gar- 

 tenbaues in den Koniglich Preussischen Staaten. Transactions 

 of the Society for the Advancement of Gardening in the Royal 

 Prussian States. 4to. Vol. IV. Berlin, 1828. 



This volume does not contain much information applicable 

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