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but their Stems will be hid from 

 Sight, which will have a valtly dif- 

 ferent Effecl from the common Me- 

 thod, where the Trees are planted 

 large arid fmall without any Order ; 

 fo that many times the largeft are 

 next the Sight, and fmall ones behind 

 them, juft according as it happens ; 

 in which manner the fmall ones, be- 

 ing overhung and lhaded, feldom 

 thrive well. 



But in order to plant a Wildernefs 

 with Judgment, the ufual Growth 

 of all the different Sorts of Trees 

 mould be well confider'd, that each 

 may be placed according to the Mag- 

 nitude to which they generally 

 grow ; otherwife, if they are at firit 

 planted one above another, as before 

 directed, they will not continue to 

 grow in this Order many Years; for 

 fome Sorts will greatly outgrow the 

 others, and thereby render the Plan- 

 tation lefs beautiful ; but when they 

 ire placed according to their ufual 

 nanner of growing, they will always 

 continue nearly in the fame Order, 

 vhich renders them very entertain- 

 ing to the Sight. 



Thefe Trees fhould alfo be allow- 

 d a proportionable Diftance, ac- 

 ording to their Growth, and not 

 e crouded fo clofe as is commonly 

 racliled, whereby there are four 

 mes the Number of Trees planted 

 hich need be : and this clofe Plant- 

 ig caufes them to afpire to a great 

 I eight ; but then they want the 

 |)ble DifFufion of Branches, whjch 

 I vaftly more agreeable to the Sight, 



■ an a Parcel of thin, taper Stems, 

 I th fcarcely any Heads, as is 

 Jo often the Cafe in fome of the 

 I geft Gardens in England, where, 



■ lead of looking at a noble Parabola 

 I Trees with their fpreading glo- 

 flar Heads, a Parcel of naked 



:ms prelent themfelves to View : 

 ] where the Trees are thus croud- 

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ed, they never thrive half fo well* 

 nor will they continue half fo long, 

 as thofe which are allowed a propef 

 Diflance; for their Roots, running 

 and interfering with each other, 

 draw the Nourifhment away farter 

 than the Ground can fupply them; 

 which caufes their Leaves to be 

 fmall, and, in dry Seafons, to de- 

 cay, and fall off, long before their 

 ufual time ; and thereby renders the 

 Plantation lefs agreeable. 



In the Diftnbution of thefe Plan- 

 tations, in thofe Parts which are 

 planted with deciduous Trees, may 

 be planted next the Walks and 

 Openings, Rofes, Honeyfuckles, 

 Spiraea Frutex, and other Kinds of 

 low flowering Shrubs, which may 

 be always kept very dwarf, and may- 

 be planted pretty clofe together ; 

 and at the Foot of them, near the 

 Sides of the Walks, may be planted 

 Primrofes, Violets, Daffodils, and 

 many other Sorts of Wood -flowers ; 

 not in a ftrait Line, but rather to ap- 

 pear accidental, as in a natural 

 Wood. Behind the firft Row of 

 Shrubs mould be planted Syringas, 

 Cycifus's, Althaea Frutex, Mezere- 

 ons, and other flowering Shrubs of 

 a middle Growth ; which may be 

 back'd with Laburnums, Lilacs, 

 Gelder-rofes, and other flowering 

 Shrubs of large Growth : thefe may 

 be back'd with many other Sorts of 

 Trees, rifing gradually to the Mid- 

 dle of the Quarters, from whence 

 they mould always Hope down every 

 Way to the Walks. 



By this Diftribution you will have 

 the Pleafure of the flowering Shrubs 

 near the Sight, whereby you will be 

 regaled with their Scent, as you p2fs 

 through the Walks ; which is feldom 

 obferved by thofe who plant Wilder- 

 dernefles ; for nothing is more com- 

 mon than to fee Rofes, Honey- 

 fuckles, and other fmall flowering 

 5 D Shrubs, 



