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staked out, as much as possible indicating all their essential 

 outlines; and, besides the stakes which are used, there should 

 also be pegs put in to designate the height of the water, without 

 which such a work need not be begun, and the quickest way to 

 ascertain the level for these pegs is by means of the water-level. 



5. The places made for the entrance and outlet of the water 

 must be regulated according to the depth of the lake or piece of 

 water, so that no unnecessary or expensive labour in the ground- 

 work may be undertaken ; and the bed of the lake should rather 

 incline towards the place for the outlet of the water, so that it 

 can be laid dry either for catching the fish or for clearing away 

 the mud. It is also desirable to let the lake have several places 

 for the outlet of the water, because, by this means and the 

 operation of various currents of wind, the water is preserved 

 much cleaner. 



6. Rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds in gardens, should never 

 be more than 3 ft. or at most 4 ft. deep, so that every danger of 

 drowning may be prevented ; and, above all, there should be 

 nothing in a garden that is dangerous to those who walk there. 



( To be continued. ) 



Art. VII. On Trans-planting large Trees. By James Munko. 



When mv method of preparing large trees for transplanting 

 was published in the Quarterly Journal of Agriculture for March 

 1833, it will be in your recollection, that, on republishing the 

 essence of that paper in the Gardener's Magazine, you concluded 

 your remarks by expressing a hope that some one of your readers, 

 who might have the opportunity, would give this mode of pre- 

 paring a more extensive trial, and report to you thereon. 



On reading your request, I felt anxious to repeat my experi- 

 ment on a larger scale, and on different kinds of hard-wooded trees. 

 I was also persuaded that my mode of preparing was susceptible 

 of improvement, whereby the expense of performing the work 

 might be materially diminished. Therefore, in the spring of 

 1833, I solicited, and readily obtained, permission of Lord Pan- 

 mure to practise on some trees in the ornamental plantations 

 about Brechin Castle, being, at that time, in the immediate 

 neighbourhood ; and having had at all times access and oppor- 

 tunity to observe the progress of my improvements. On the 

 25th of April, 1833, I selected for my purpose two oaks, one elm, 

 one sycamore, and one beech, for the dimensions of which, with 

 other particulars, I refer to the following table : — 



