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which are generally deemed of a nobler character, 

 such as the Horse-chesnut, the Beech, the Elm, the 

 Ash, and the Oak. On the contrary, the latter are 

 to be considered ultimately as the principal part 

 of the plantation ; but the introduction of the former 

 in considerable numbers in the first instance, is the 

 only means by which a speedy cover can be obtained. 

 Instead of impeding the others, they will, as has al- 

 ready been observed, serve the purpose of nurses, 

 and may be gradually and slowly removed after the 

 seventh or eighth year, till no more of them remain by 

 the sixteenth or eighteenth, than may be subservient 

 to variety, or suit the fancy of the proprietor. In 

 land eminently qualified for the elm, ash, and horse- 

 chesnut, the poplars, &c. may be introduced pretty 

 sparingly, as these species are themselves quick 

 growers ; but when the soil is of a quality that suits 

 better with the beech and oak, a much greater num- 

 ber should be used. 



CHOICE OF PLANTS. 



Another point of very great importance to be ob- 

 served in planting, with a view to speedy effect, is 

 to make use of no plants of any kind, but such as 

 are in a healthy and vigorous state. A plant that 



