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beneath, than that of any other tree except, as Mr. Mat- 

 thew observes, the apple and the pear. It is also, in an 

 ornamental point of view, one of the most desirable, from 

 the effect its form and varied outline, as well as its rich 

 and clustering foliage, produce in the general scenery 

 of a cultivated district. 



It may perhaps be objected to the planting of the Oak 

 as a hedgerow tree, that its success, at an early age, is less 

 certain than that of some other trees ; this, however, we 

 believe, more frequently results from a want of attention 

 to the proper selection and management of the plants, 

 than to any peculiar delicacy or aversion of the Oak 

 to transplantation. We have succeeded in transplanting 

 the Oak of considerable size, and with as great a cer- 

 tainty of success as any other tree, but, in all cases, 

 care was taken to select plants of sturdy growth, to 

 prepare the ground previously to their reception, and, what 

 is of vital importance, effectually to protect them from 

 injury, and the depredations of cattle, sheep, &c. 



Mr. Matthew, also, strongly advocates planting the Oak 

 in hedgerows, and gives some excellent directions to ensure 

 success ; in speaking of the size of plants best adapted for 

 this purpose, he recommends those of eight or twelve feet 

 high, and which have been reared in exposed situations, 

 and, he remarks, " we have experienced better success with 

 hardy plants from the exposed side of a hill, having unfibred 

 carrot roots much injured by removal, than with others 

 from a sheltered morass, having the most numerously 

 fibred and well extracted roots." We shall now succinctly 

 advert to the Oak in its ornamental capacity, or its use 

 and importance in landscape scenery, for, independently 

 of those feelings and associations naturally attached to 

 a tree that has so essentially contributed to the glory 



