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ter of the island. Near Dunbar are several thousand acres ; 

 and there, at Linkhouse, advantage was taken of this fact un- 

 der my direction in 1804. Several long lines of hedges were 

 planted, by simply inserting elder cuttings along the edge of a 

 ditch fence. AVhere an elder fence is to be made round a gar- 

 den near the sea, ivy may be planted along with it ; which will 

 make a very thick evergreen hedge, as may be seen in the gar- 

 den of New Passage Inn, Monmouthshire. 



10. Evergreens.— Most places are deficient in this species 

 of trees and shrubs, which deserve to be very generally planted,, 

 both for their uncommon beauty in winter, and for their con- 

 trast with the yellow and russet tints of deciduous trees in au- 

 tumn and spring. They ought generally to be the prevailing 

 trees near buildings, and particularly the mansion ; both for 

 the reasons given above, and because they conceal a part or 

 parts of the edifice, disguise the real extent, and thus blend 

 them at all seasons with the surrounding scenery. The supe- 

 riority of their shelter and shade is another argument in their 

 favour. 



11. The Scotch fir deserves to be ranked among the first 

 evergreens, from its uncommon picturesqueness, and the ease 

 with which it may be grown in almost any .situation. No tree, 

 however, has been more spoken against by several writers ; but 

 any person who has seen the old Scotch firs at Thrickleby and 



