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robes, they look down on all the boasted pride of 

 man, and verify, that " Solomon in all his glory was 

 not arrayed like one of these/' He must be void of 

 feeling and hard-hearted indeed, that would not be 

 sorry to see these noble productions of nature that 

 has bid defiance to the ravages of centuries, yet re- 

 turning to their original nothing, especially when he 

 calls up a single reflection on his own momentary ex- 

 istence. 



No. XVI. 



Explanation of the Plates. 



Plate I.— The Great Chesnut Tree on Mount Et- 

 na. See No. XIV. page 81. 



Plate II. Fig. 1. — This is intended to represent a 

 pollard tree, which is an excellent method of thin- 

 ning out groves of old full grown trees, where orna- 

 ment and screen is absolutely necessary to be kept 

 up. See No. IV. p. 52. It may be only neces- 

 sary here to remark, that this is also an excellent 

 method when trees of a large size are to be trans- 

 planted into exposed situations, to pollard them one 

 or two years before removing them, and allowing the 

 scions to make some progress in growth after the 

 top has been amputated, in the same manner as pre- 

 paring the roots in transplanting old trees. {See Fo- 

 rester's Guide,) It may be also necessary to re- 

 mark, that if the trunk of the tree is solid where 

 cut over, it should always be dressed up to a 

 point in the centre to make the wet run freely off it, 

 and also to prevent any dust or rubbish from lying 

 on or getting in betwixt the bark and the trunk so 



