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turn it into a lawn of trees, which should be done by 

 taking away some of the bad looking and worthless 

 of the trees, and dressing up properly those that re- 

 main. There appears to have been some very fine 

 large old trees taken out here, from their stools, 

 which have been left above the surface, uncommon- 

 ly high ; these old roots should be grubbed out ; it 

 would give more pasture and a much better look to 

 such a field, nothing on the river side should be 

 touched. The best and largest of the trees have 

 been formerly cut here, but let it be understood what 

 I mean should come out, is the very worst of the 

 trees, leaving as many of the best trees as are neces- 

 sary for the purpose of having a fine show of lawn 

 timber trees. All trees in a lawn w^here the surface 

 is even and always in pasture or pleasure grounds, 

 should be singled out to about 40 feet, tree from tree, 

 and that too as regular as possible. 



No. XXXVII. 



Meadow. 



On the south-west side of this bank are some very 

 fine evergreen trees of Scotch and silver firs, which 

 are great beauties so near the mansion i also some 

 hardwood trees, all of which should stand as orna- 

 mental trees. There is a bank of wood at the foot 

 of the pond requiring a little thinning ; also some 

 draining to obtain good trees, which is a great object 

 so near the pleasure ground. One or two badly top- 

 ped dying ash trees may be taken out, as has al- 

 ready been noticed; nothing is more ornamental 



