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Ko. 6. Silver Dale, — Beauties of old trees covered with ivy, 60 



7. A Young Plantation to be reared up for standing- trees, 61 



8. Field Trees, . . . . 62 



9. Large trees of Plane, Ash, and Ehn growing natural from 



the old stool in detached parks, . . 63 



Two common Willows or Saugh trees of extraordinary 

 growth, — great profits from rearing such trees, — Dun- 

 troon Castle, ..... 64? 



10. Island Mackasl<an, the property of Neill Malcolm, Esq. 



surrounded by the sea, . . .65 



Wonderful growth of trees on such exposui-e, . ib. 



11. A neglected Coppice Wood, . . 66 

 Example of good results of thinning neglected Coppice 



Woods, .... 68 



12. Rearing up unenclosed Natural Stools, . . 69 

 Example of immense profits from rearing up natural shoots 



for standing timber trees, with the cheapest method of 

 enclosing such, in particular lands, . . 70 



The propriety and advantage of rearing vast quantities of 



trees for the Navy from all such natural stools, 72 

 Supineness of Proprietors in not attending to their own 

 interest in rearing trees of this description both as em- 

 bellishments and value to their properties, . ib. 



13. From the late Lord Meadowbank's Instructions to Fores- 



ters, corresponding with the Author's ideas, . 73 



Statute of Henry VIII. as to leaving standards amongst 



Coppice, . . . . . 78 



Copy of Acts of Parliament regarding the destroying of 



trees, . . . ib. 



14. Great Chesnut Tree on Mount Etna, . . 81 

 Fine Spanish Chesnut Trees at Inverary Castle, . 82 



15. Beautiful Old Scotch Firs on the Artificial KnoU, called 



Alexander M'Donald's Camp, . . 83 



16. Explanation of the Plates, ... 85 



17. Great utility of Roads or Rides through Woods, . 87 



18. Forester at no loss to discover a Proper Method of Im- 



provement, ..... 89 



Miserable state of a neglected Wood, with means for its 

 recovery, . . . .90 



19. Trees in Fields or Single Rows, . . 92 



20. Injury of Growth of Trees by Sheep or Cattle getting in, 93 



21. Advantage of draining Woods and Woodlands, . ib. 



22. A Glen,— Plant Willow where damp and cannot be 



di-ained, ..... 94 



