116 OF FOREST TREES. SECT. X. 



filling up with others that are worfe, to within about 

 eight or nine feet of one another. They will at this- 

 diftance come to fair timber, or may be thinned at 

 pleafure; and even among thefe, a final! crop of un- 

 derwood might be had w T hich would fhelter the timber 

 plants, and help to draw them up ftrait.. 



As to little plantations, of thickets, coppices, clumps y 

 and rows of trees, they are to be fet clofe according to 

 their nature, and the particular view the planter has, 

 who will take care to confider the ufual jfize they 

 attain, and their mode of growth.. An advantage at 

 home for made or fhelter,. and a more diftant objeft 

 of fight, will make a difference- For fome immediate 

 advantage, very clofe planting may take place, but 

 good trees cannot be thus expected; yet if thinned in 

 time, a ftrait tall ftem is thus procured, which after- 

 wards is of great advantage, 



JFor little duwp&i or grwpei of foreft trees, (as elms) 

 there may be planted three or four in a fpot, within 

 five or fix feet of one another ; and thus be eafily 

 fenced : having the air freely all round, and a good 

 foil, filch clumps produce fine timber. 



Single trees of every fort, grow off apace, and are 

 more beautiful than when in the neighbourhood of 

 others, and particularly firs, pines, larches, limes,, 

 walnuts and chef nuts: the edible fruited chefnut is- only 

 good for timber; but the horfe is very ornamental, 

 flourifliing however only on high dry ground. As to , 

 rows of trees, whether fingle or double, when planted 

 for afcreen, they may be fet about feven or eight feet 

 afunder, upon an average, according to their nature, 

 taking care to prune them occafionally, from too gall- 

 ing an interference. 



Avenues are now feldom planted^ but when they 

 are, two good rows of elms,, limes, chefnufs, &c. fhould 

 be fet at the width of thehoufe, at full thirty feet diftance 

 in the rows : to thicken which, intermediate plants 

 way be fet; and alfo. art inner. row, to be removed 



when 



